The Mount Desert Island Marathon, hosted by Crow Athletics, has been voted the "Most Scenic & Runner-up Best Overall Marathon" by Runner's World, and "Best Marathon in the Northeast" by Competitor Magazine, and is quickly gaining world-wide attention.

Mount Desert Island Marathon Half Marathon

Post-Race Review/ Results

The first female finisher of the Mount Desert Island Marathon, Jenna Krajewski, entered the contest on a lark the day before the race. She was in the area hiking and decided to enter for fun. The China, Maine, resident took the top women’s slot in the event on Sunday and set a new course record of 3 hours 3 minutes and 2 seconds, beating the old record set in 2007 by Judi Chiavetta by over one minute.

Lark leads to Mount Desert Island marathon victory

The Mount Desert Island Marathon is in it's seventh year and one name has claimed the top spot five out of those seven years. David Herr continues to dominate the men's marathon and his winning time of 2 hours 36 minutes and 45 seconds. His dominance in the race has only been surpassed by the course record of 2 hours 32 minutes and 14 seconds which is held by 2005 champion Judson Cake who opted not to run the race this year.

Herr, Krajewski tops at Mount Desert Island Marathon

Human Interest Story

The seventh annual Mount Desert Island Marathon kicks off on Sunday, October 19 at 8 a.m. for runners and 7 a.m. for walkers.More than 900 runners have registered. The registration fee for the race is $70 from now until race day. Participants must attend the pre-race expo at the Atlantic Oakes Hotel in Bar Harbor to receive race numbers.

Mount Desert Island marathon set for Sunday

Pre-Race Review/ Lineup

Maine’s fall foliage is hitting its peak and hundreds of marathoners from across North America will hit theirs at Sunday’s Mount Desert Island Marathon.
The 26.2-mile journey from downtown Bar Harbor to down-town Southwest Harbor starts at 8 a.m. Defending champion David Herr of Vermont returns to defend his title, but some of Maine’s finest runners, including Eric Rudolph, Andy Beardsley, Steve McCarthy and Robbie Gomez are aiming to unseat the 43-year-old four-time champ.

Vermont’s Herr favored in seventh Mount Desert Island Marathon

Challenging but scenic course for a well run race.

Marathon Summary

Marathon Results