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First Virtual Will to Run 5K and 10K Challenge A Success!
On Sept 18th-Sept 25th A Running Passion launched its first annual virtual Will to Run 5K and 10K challenge. Over 250 participants from 29 states across the country participated in their own virtual 5K, 10K, or both as part of the challenge. All participants received a tech-t-shirt, and those participating in the 10K and challenge…
2020 Coach Will Fulford Scholarship Recipients Announced!
We are pleased to announce this year’s Coach Will Fulford Scholarship recipients. In addition to our Biddeford and Kennebunk recipients, we awarded seven scholarships to student-athletes throughout Southern Maine, this year, totaling $12,500. In the last four years, A Running Passion has awarded just under $43,000 (total) to 23 student-athletes in southern Maine. Each student…
Catching Up With Past A Running Passion Referral Athlete Nyagoa Bayak
We recently got to catch up with Nyagoa Bayak, one of the first student-athletes we worked with through our referral program. A Running Passion was able to sponsor several trips for Nyagoa to attend high school track and field nationals. Nyagoa is from Westbrook, ME and recently finished her first year at Louisiana State University.…
2020 Scholarship Application is Now Available
Do you know of a deserving young senior cross country or track and field athlete who is getting ready to head off to college in the fall? It’s that time of year again where we want to know about them and help them with their next step forward in college with a scholarship! A Running…
2020 A Running Passion Newsletter Released
Social distancing by pulling ahead. Despite social distancing we’ve been after it. Check out our current newsletter to see updates on one of our scholarship winners, news about our upcoming events, program updates, spotlight on one of our major sponsors, and more! Check out what is new with A Running Passion by clicking the link…
Fifth Annual Irish Eyes are Miling Raises $1600 for ARP
On Sunday March 1st, 2020 the University of New England Athletic Department in conjunction with A Running Passion put on the fifth Annual Irish Eyes are Miling fun run and race. This years competition included a kids 300m fun run, a competitive mile run and a noncompetitive mile run and walk. 118 participants came out…
A Running Passion Named a Maine Marathon 2019 Beneficiary
We could not be more thankful to be named a 2019 beneficiary of the Maine Marathon! We were pleasantly surprised to get an e-mail last week stating that we were the next organization in line with votes to receive funds from this year’s race. The Maine Marathon and Gorham Savings Bank presented A Running Passion…
A Running Passion Outfitting Student Athletes for the Fall Cross Country Season
A Running Passion started our student athlete referral program last year. In a working collaboration with Fleet Feet Maine Running in Portland this fall we have already outfitted 2 student athletes from Westbrook and 1 student athlete from Biddeford. In addition, we are currently working on another referral. Our referral programs help these student athletes…