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About RaceIndexOur methodologyData coverageCyclingTriathlon
  • 5K
  • 4.8 km
  • South Portland
  • Event weekend starts
  • Past event

Tri for a Cure (South Portland) 5K

This race edition

Race date
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Race timezone
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Edition status
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Entry options

2026 edition

Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.

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Decision summary

Tri for a Cure (South Portland) 5K at a glance

Typical conditions
52/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
36 verified facts

Stored GPS route

Quick answers

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Tri for a Cure (South Portland) 5K route map

raceindex.org has a GPS course file for Tri for a Cure (South Portland) 5K, so runners can inspect the route line on the map. Elevation charts and ascent figures appear only when that file includes usable elevation data.

How hilly is the Tri for a Cure (South Portland) 5K?

The Tri for a Cure (South Portland) 5K is described as flat. The course notes also call it 15-mile lollipop-shaped bike on flat-and-rolling urban roads via Fort Road and Route 77 in Scarborough.

Where does the Tri for a Cure (South Portland) 5K route go?

The Tri for a Cure (South Portland) 5K route starts at Opening Ceremony at 7:30am, race begins at 8:00am ('feet in the water') and finishes at Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) campus, South Portland. Underfoot, expect swim in a protected ocean cove (~62F, wetsuits used); bike and run on paved urban roads and paved pathways. It passes Spring Point Lighthouse, Bug Light Park, Casco Bay, Southern Maine Community College and Cape Elizabeth shoreline. 15-mile lollipop-shaped bike on flat-and-rolling urban roads via Fort Road and Route 77 in Scarborough.

What should runners know on race day for the Tri for a Cure (South Portland) 5K?

Bike course is open to regular automotive traffic with traffic laws enforced; police-monitored at the Route 77 turn from Sawyer Road; run has a monitored intersection at Broadway and Benjamin Pickett.

Race character

Scenery

  • Coastal
  • City
  • Parkland
  • Waterfront
  • Historic

Atmosphere

  • Charity
  • Community

Terrain

  • Road
  • Trail
Elevation character
Flat
Technicality
Non Technical

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

Field size
over 1,200 women annually

Entry requirements

Entry status
Past event: The listed edition date has passed.
Sold out
Yes
Qualification status
USAT Sanctioned all Women's (and non Binary inclusive) triathlon; no qualifying standard entry is open with a fundraising commitment.
Entry restriction
women-only

Race day logistics

Closed roads
Bike course is open to regular automotive traffic with traffic laws enforced; police-monitored at the Route 77 turn from Sawyer Road; run has a monitored intersection at Broadway and Benjamin Pickett.
Expo / packet pickup
Expo Day held July 11, 2026, 10:00am-2:00pm at Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) campus

Access and course status

Start
Opening Ceremony at 7:30am, race begins at 8:00am ('feet in the water')
Finish
Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) campus, South Portland

Course facts

Course type
Laps
Surface
Swim in a protected ocean cove (~62F, wetsuits used); bike and run on paved urban roads and paved pathways
Landmarks
Spring Point Lighthouse, Bug Light Park, Casco Bay, Southern Maine Community College, Cape Elizabeth shoreline
Notable features
  • Every participant must raise a $500 fundraising minimum (by July 9, 2026) in addition to the $75 registration fee
  • proceeds benefit the Maine Cancer Foundation
  • 1/3-mile counter-clockwise triangular ocean swim in a protected cove at Spring Point Lighthouse
  • 15-mile lollipop-shaped bike on flat-and-rolling urban roads via Fort Road and Route 77 in Scarborough
  • primarily flat 3-mile run loop on SMCC campus roads and paved paths including the Bug Light Park trail

What are typical race-day conditions?

  • 22°CTypical temperature
  • 16 kphTypical wind
  • 3 mmTypical rainfall
  • 52Favourability /100
Typical conditions for the race date and locality, warmer than the endurance-optimal window. These are climatological norms, not a forecast, and are shared across every distance at this event.

How we calculated this

Published facts and derived model outputs on this page are tied to stored sources or a published, version-locked methodology. We show the provenance so runners, coaches and organisers can check it. Data on this page is current as of .

Derived numbers use scoring-methodology-v1.0.

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