Firebird Trail Races
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Firebird Trail Races : Windham, ME
Firebird Trail Races are a series of trail events held in Windham, Maine, with courses that use Lowell Preserve, North Falmouth Community Forest and the East Windham Conservation Area. The course base is the Lowell Preserve at the Windham Fire Station for both starts and finishes.
Distances offered:
- 50K: three 10-mile loops in Lowell Preserve and North Falmouth Community Forest
- Marathon: two loops of the 13M course
- 13M: one 10-mile loop plus an additional 5k loop in East Windham Conservation Area
The 10-mile loop is technical and mostly single track with many rocks and roots. The course will be marked with high-visibility pin flags, LEFT RIGHT and WRONG WAY signs, directional arrows, and confidence pin flags. There will be two aid stations: one at the start/finish and one at the 5-mile turnaround. Both stations will provide water, soda, chips, candy, and LMNT electrolyte drink mix, and volunteers will staff the stations. Drop bags may be left at either or both aid stations.
Each participant receives a wood carved Firebird medal and may purchase additional race swag. Top non-binary, male and female finishers in each distance receive top finisher awards. The 50K has an overall cut-off of 9 hours, which corresponds to about a 17:42 minute per mile pace. Event management does not issue refunds. Participants are asked to make a charitable donation of at least $20 between 8.25.2025 and 8.21.2026 with proof required by 8.21.2026. The organizers donate a portion of proceeds to local trail groups and participants have donated over $30,000 since 2017. A pregnancy deferral is available for future use. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
