Weekly Runs in Downtown Saco, Maine
6:00 pm Thursday Evenings
Open to the public and all paces and abilities are welcome! Running and exploring with friends around the streets and trails of Saco!
Meeting Spot:
We will gather pre and post run in Pepperell Square! Look for us near Quiero Cafe. Our run leader(s) will try to be there several minutes early to welcome everyone. Parking options and details are described below.
Parking Options:
Free parking is available near Pepperell Square on both Free Street and Middle Street (one minute walk to the square). Saco also has metered parking all around the downtown area. Plan to give yourself extra time to look for parking if you are driving to the runs.
Who We Are:
Move Free aims to spread our love for movement and the outdoors, while bridging the gap between outdoor recreation and outdoor conservation by supporting our community and educating people on the steps they can take to give back to our planet. Our Move Free Run Club is just one of the many ways we hope to inspire adventure and foster this passion for nature with others. We welcome all people regardless of race, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity & expression, age, or ability. Everyone deserves the opportunity to Move Free.
Come join us on the trails and roads.
Come join us on the trails and roads.
Distance & Pacing:
Please know that distances and paces are flexible, and what's most important is that everyone enjoys themselves and feels welcomed! Before our runs we will discuss distance and route options and make sure everyone has someone to run with. We aim to stay together throughout our runs and will regroup as needed. Distances from 1 to 6 miles can be accommodated with pace between 9 and 12 minutes per mile.
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Land Acknowledgment:
"You’re giving a piece of yourself to the land by engaging with it, by running on it and giving it your energy, giving it your time, giving it that space and acknowledgement.” Dinée Dorame, citizen of the Navajo Nation
Running on Native lands gives us all the opportunity to connect with and reflect on the history of the land and the communities who have lived here for centuries.
The Pequawket are a Native American subdivision of the Abenaki people who formerly lived near the headwaters of the Saco River in Carroll County, New Hampshire and Oxford County, Maine. Pequawket is also the Abenaki name for Fryeburg, Maine, and the Abenaki name for Kearsarge North mountain. The Wabanaki also has ties to the area of Saco, Maine, and we recognize and honor the current Tribes who comprise the Wabanaki Confederacy (the Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Maliseet, and Micmac peoples) as distinct, sovereign, legal and political entities with their own powers of self governance and self determination, who have stewarded much of what we call Maine throughout the generations. We respect the traditional values of these Tribes and affirm their inherent sovereignty in this territory. We support their efforts for land and water protection and restoration, and for cultural healing and recovery. We pause in remembrance of the Tribes of the Wabanaki Confederacy whose lives and land were taken through genocidal strategies of colonial settlement of this land. We pay respect to elders both past and present, and we commit to the ongoing work of decolonization in Maine and beyond. This land acknowledgement is just the start of the conversation and our work at Move Free. We are continuing to educate ourselves and learn about the ways we can help decolonize the outdoors.
Running on Native lands gives us all the opportunity to connect with and reflect on the history of the land and the communities who have lived here for centuries.
The Pequawket are a Native American subdivision of the Abenaki people who formerly lived near the headwaters of the Saco River in Carroll County, New Hampshire and Oxford County, Maine. Pequawket is also the Abenaki name for Fryeburg, Maine, and the Abenaki name for Kearsarge North mountain. The Wabanaki also has ties to the area of Saco, Maine, and we recognize and honor the current Tribes who comprise the Wabanaki Confederacy (the Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Maliseet, and Micmac peoples) as distinct, sovereign, legal and political entities with their own powers of self governance and self determination, who have stewarded much of what we call Maine throughout the generations. We respect the traditional values of these Tribes and affirm their inherent sovereignty in this territory. We support their efforts for land and water protection and restoration, and for cultural healing and recovery. We pause in remembrance of the Tribes of the Wabanaki Confederacy whose lives and land were taken through genocidal strategies of colonial settlement of this land. We pay respect to elders both past and present, and we commit to the ongoing work of decolonization in Maine and beyond. This land acknowledgement is just the start of the conversation and our work at Move Free. We are continuing to educate ourselves and learn about the ways we can help decolonize the outdoors.
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