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Celebrate the 218th birthday of Portland’s No. 1 bard, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, with an in-person 2.5K run or 2.5K walk on our scenic route on Congress St., Portland, Maine, or take the plunge for our one-of-a-kind virtual 2.5K swim (or sign up for both!) in support of Equality Community Center. Our in-person 2.5K event will be take place Sunday, Feb. 16. The virtual 2.5K swim* may be completed any time before and including Feb. 16, but virtual results cannot be reported until Feb. 16 between 9 a.m. and 11:59 p.m. Upload your virtual swim result (or simply acknowledge you’ve completed your event) and photos to our RunSignUp page (choose your swim result set) and be eligible for one of our many prizes:
For swimmers: a trophy plaque to the male and female participant with overall fastest 2.5K swim times.
For runners and walkers: New Running Shoes from Fleet Feet Maine Running Company to a male and a female participant chosen at random from reported finishers.
Other prizes: My First Race Award (participants 10 and under); Longfellow Canine Look-Alike Award; Victorian Winter Running Attire Award (a vintage clothing favorite); cash prizes for course record M/F/NB; 1st and 2nd M/F/NB in 10-year groups; plus special prizes for completing both the in-person 2.5K run or walk and the virtual 2.5K swim events.
Sign up for the in-person 2.5K run/walk or the virtual 2.5K swim, or both! Get friends or family together and create a team! This is the 13th running of Longfellow Frostbite 2.5K, a legacy race of Maine Track Club. MTC Longfellow Frostbite 2.5K is an event in the 2025 Maine Track Club Grand Prix Series.
* 54.5 laps in a 25-yard pool, or 50 laps in a 25-meter pool, or 2.5K open water documented as one continuous swim by a smart watch record or as timed by a race-approved swimming coach.