The Breakaway 5K and Marilyn & Nat Golzbein Memorial Fun Run are the principal fundraisers supporting scholarships for Old Orchard Beach High School graduates. The scholarships are awarded by the MAPS Scholarship Foundation, a group of retired educators and former students from OOB who aspire to support the continuing education of OOB High School graduates. 100% of the proceeds directly benefit the MAPS Foundation.
In 2025, MAPS Scholarship Foundation granted sixteen $1000 scholarships to Old Orchard Beach High School graduates.
The race start location is at the corner of Walnut St. & Milliken St. in front of the public parking lot. The course follows Milliken St. and West Grand Avenues to Ocean Park and back to the finish at The Brunswick. The course is mostly flat and fast. PR's Very Possible!! Join us at The Brunswick on the beach for a post-race continental breakfast and awards ceremony!
Race T-Shirt for first 300 runners registered.
*Registration closes on Monday, August 10, 2026. No race day registrations.
Pre-race packet pick up is Friday, August 14, 2026, 4:00-6:00 pm, at the Milliken Mills parking lot, near the race start. Race day packet pick up begins at 6:00 am at the Milliken Mills parking lot. Free race day parking in the public lot on Milliken Street until 10:00 am. Free
Aug 15, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
07:45
$30.00
Aug 15, 2026
Distance — Marilyn & Nat Golzbein Memorial Fun Run
Type — Running
08:45
$25.00
Aug 15, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
4 days remaining
0.00
Aug 15, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
4 days remaining
$20.00
Aug 15, 2026
Distance — Marilyn & Nat Golzbein Memorial Fun Run
Type — Running
4 days remaining
$15.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for August in Old Orchard Beach.
Learn more about the host city, Old Orchard Beach.
Old Orchard Beach is a city of 8,800 people (2014) in the Southern Coast region of Maine. Old Orchard Beach has a seven-mile stretch of wide-open beach. There are 25 rides and arcade games at Palace Playland, its seaside amusement park. Funtown/Splashtown USA is home to one of the largest wooden roller coasters in the country, and to a ride featuring a 200-foot free-fall descent.
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