2018 Gorham Savings Bank Maine Marathon

A Maine Track Club Event

Marathon, Half Marathon, Relay | Sunday, September 30, 2018 at 7:45 a.m. | Portland, Maine

Moses Gitau emerged from a race-long duel with Bryan Morseman to win the closest finish in event history, and Christine Hein became the race’s oldest marathon champion at the 27th Gorham Savings Bank Maine Marathon, Half Marathon and Marathon Relay.

Gitau, a 32-year-old Kenyan who’s based in Mexico, finished in a time of 2 hours, 27 minutes and 37 seconds, just one second ahead of Morseman, a prolific marathoner from Bath, N.Y., who has won nearly 60 marathons.

Hein, 43, led from start to finish as she captured the women’s title in 2:54:49, more than three minutes ahead of runner-up Rebecca O’Hanley, 28, of Rockport, Mass. (2:58:29).

A course record fell in the half marathon, as Gitau’s training mate, Stephen Njoroge, not only defeated two-time defending champion Jonny Wilson of Flagstaff, Ariz., but also took Wilson’s record. Despite going off course briefly at the half marathon turnaround, Njoroge, 28, finished in 1:06:33 – five seconds better than Wilson’s record time from 2016. Wilson, a Falmouth native, settled for second place this time, in 1:07:54.

A year after winning the women’s marathon, Tracy Guerrette, 38, of St. Agatha returned and won the half marathon with a time of 1:19:07, with a margin of more than a minute over three-time Maine Marathon champion Leah Frost of Portland.

Hein and Guerrette joined Kristin Barry as the only women in event history to win both the marathon and half marathon.

Race photos

Race photos were be uploaded soon after the race at MaineRunningPhotos.com. Photos also will be available later in the week at RunSignUp.com, searchable by name or bib number and linked to each participant’s personal results page.

Awards

Awards not claimed on race day will not be mailed to winners. For local runners, awards will be made available for pickup at FleetFeet Maine Running in Portland.

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Save the date—the 28th running of the Maine Marathon will be October 6, 2019!

Our commitment to the community

40% to charity

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Greater Portland Health is a federally qualified health center whose mission is to provide high-quality, patient-centered healthcare that is accessible, affordable, and culturally sensitive.

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Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Maine sponsors facilities that provide comfort for the families of pediatric patients and supports programs that directly improve the health and well-being of all children.

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The mission of the Locker Project is to connect food-insecure children in Maine with nourishing food to improve their learning capacity, health, and future. The Locker Project manages food pantries in pre-schools and K-12th grade schools.

Your race fees help our community! Since 1997, the Maine Marathon, Half Marathon and Marathon Relay and its participants have raised more than $4,000,000 for charity. Each year, about 40% of gross revenue is donated to charities.

Every year, event organizers designate a local charity as the main beneficiary of race proceeds, and entrants are invited to make additional donations to that charity. This year, 3 Maine charities were chosen: Greater Portland Health, the Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Maine, and The Locker Project. See a complete list of our past charity beneficiaries.

We make it easy for you to help out even more. When you signup to race, you can setup your own donation page.