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Saturday, July 20 Centreville Summerfest 5k Run/Walk, Centreville, NB . Registration: 8:00 a.m. at Centreville Community School. Race start: 8:30 a.m. (all times Atlantic). Fee: $20 (CDN). Contact Tamara Tompkins (506-276-3671) or clerk@aernet.ca FMI Saturday, July 20 Potato Blossom 5-Miler, Fort Fairfield . Start times: 5-mile walk: 8:30 a.m.; 5-mile run: 9:00 a.m. Location: Across from Hillside IGA on Main St. Contact Paul Lamoreau (207-764-6517) FMI *Saturday, July 20 Mojo Time Trial, Presque Isle . P art of the 2013 Maine TT Series. Course is flat to gently rolling, 7-mile out and back (14 mi. total), on Parsons Rd. Helmets required. Registration: 8:00 a.m. at Mojo. Race start: 9:30 a.m. Fee: $25. Contact Mark Fullen (207-760-9500) or info@mojooutdoorsports.com FMI Saturday, July 20 Aroostook River Regatta, Fort Fairfield . Registration: 3:00-4:45 p.m.; start time: 5:00 p.m. at Forbes Landing, 6 mi. north of Fort Fairfield on Rt. 161. Finish: public boat land

Sunday, July 14 MWSC Arooskis Gulf Hagas Hiking Trip, Brownville.  Known as the Grand Canyon of Maine, Gulf Hagas is located near Brownville in the Katahdin Ironworks region. Spend the day exploring waterfalls and old growth forest as we hike through one of Maine's wilderness treasures. Fee: $7/Maine residents, $12/non-residents. Contact Mike Smith  mikes@mainewsc.org  FMI Saturday, July 20 Centreville Summerfest 5k Run/Walk, Centreville, NB . Registration: 8:00 a.m. at Centreville Community School. Race start: 8:30 a.m. (all times Atlantic). Fee: $20 (CDN). Contact Tamara Tompkins (506-276-3671) or clerk@aernet.ca FMI Saturday, July 20 Potato Blossom 5-Miler, Fort Fairfield. Start times: 5-mile walk: 8:30 a.m.; 5-mile run: 9:00 a.m. Location: Across from Hillside IGA on Main St. Contact Paul Lamoreau (207-764-6517) FMI *Saturday, July 20 Mojo Time Trial, Presque Isle. Part of the 2013 Maine TT Series. Course is flat to gently rolling, 7-mile out and back

Wednesday, July 3, 2013 Miracle Mile: Makenna and Maggie's Race for Research, Houlton. 1-mile downhill race for runners and walkers. Registration: 5:00 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church. Awards ceremony with refreshments after the event at Gateway Crossing and Riverfront Park. Visit www.facebook.com/MiracleMileRace4Research FMI Thursday, July 4 First Annual 4 th of July Off-Road 5k Walk/Run, Limestone. Registration: 9:00 a.m. behind Limestone Community School. Walk/run start: 9:30 a.m. Fee: $10; includes t-shirt to first 50 participants. Contact Limestone Recreation Department (207-325-4791) or  rec@limestonemaine.org FMI Friday, July 5 Musterd Mile, Caribou. 1-mile run on Sweden Street for all ages. Registration: Caribou High School; 6:00 p.m. Race start: 7:00 p.m. Contact Bruce Freme (207-496-8731) FMI Saturday, July 6 Ashland Area XC SC Adventure 7K Challenge Race, Ashland. Run a culvert obstacle course, ford rivers, crawl ditches, and more; it’s not “Tough Mounta