4 events in Augusta, Maine

The 10TH Annual Womens Clinic is brought to you by The Central Maine NEMBA Dirt Divas; a women's group dedicated to helping more women get involved in the sport of mountain biking. The goal of this clinic is to give women riders valuable skills for their riding and build a better community of female riders in the region.

Your registration fee is refundable when you arrive. Donations are appreciated and all funds go directly into local bike trails.

The groups will be separated based on self-determined riding level. This is not a determination of fitness, but more of your comfort on a bike and technical riding ability in mixed terrain.

Beginner: This is for riders that have perhaps recently purchased their first mountain bike, are getting back to the sport after a long hiatus, or want to work on some basic riding skills. The instructors will be using a mix of "trail in a track"(nordic trail) and some of the singletrack on the lower(flatter) portions of the mountain. Bike fit, body position, braking, shifting, using your momentum, and riding over small obstacles will be some of the key points that are covered.

Intermediate: This is for those riders that have a couple seasons of riding under their belt and have started to venture out to the various trails in the region with more regularity. You probably find yourself able to ride most trails in the region but there are features and areas that still give you trouble and you'd love some extra skills for navigating trickier sections, climb uphill corners, traverse technical rock features, ride bridges, or just feel more comfortable when the terrain gets challenging.

Advanced: You consider yourself a solid rider and you easily navigate most all of the trails you regularly ride. You enjoy big power moves, technical descents, and anything that you might not make. Your skill level is probably dictated seasonally by your fitness and as you get stronger you find yourself getting faster and more comfortable. This clinic will be more of a rolling ride/clinic where regular stops will be made to "session" challenging features, technical climbs, drops, berms/cornering, and practice descending skills.

After a very successful 2025 race, we are excited to invite you to another live Save Your Breath and Silent Auction Event for 2026. There will be lots of auction items to bid on again. Due to its popularity we have retained a virtual run for those who would rather run their race their way or cannot travel to Augusta to participate in the live chip timed event by Brian Berkemeyer at"Run In A Race." New this year is a timed walk. Yes, walkers who wish to be timed will receive a race bib. You must be registered as a time walker to receive the bib. We had lots of inquiries last year about a time walk. Details are below on numerous discount codes that are offered for this upcoming event.

Enjoy the music at the start/finish line before and after you take part in this fast and relatively flat out and back 5k on the rail trail between the Y and the picturesque adirondack chairs in Hallowell.

The award ceremony and silent auction will be held, yet again, at YMCA and will begin once all participants have returned to the gym. All winners must be present to receive their award. All participants will receive a finishers medal.

Event tee shirts will be ordered on September 18th. Any registrations after that date will not receive an event tee shirt.

This event is a fundraiser to help support Free ME from Lun Cancer's mission ~ research, help uninsured high risk patients get access to early lung detection via low dose CT scans, help single family low income homeowners get access to radon air abatement systems, transportation to medical appointments and treatment for our rural communities, and patient support and care. Please consider making an extra donation when you register or set up a fundraising page so that your family, friends and coworkers can support your run.

We have a number of discounts we are able to provide this year which are listed below. If you qualify, please reach out too Deb at [email protected] to receive the coupon code. Coupon codes cannot be combined.

1. Those raising $150.00 or more will be eligible for a free registration. You MUST set up a registration page and raise the money before registering for the event. Once you have raised $150, please reach out to Deb to receive your coupon to register for the event.

2. ALL member of running clubs will receive a $10.00 discount towards their registration.

3. We also have a $10.00 off coupon for those who choose not to receive an event tee shirt before the tee shirt deadline.

4. Seniors and Veterans get $10.00 off their registration. Student registration is $25.00.

PLEASE REACH OUT TO DEB TO RECEIVE THE DISCOUNT COUPON OF YOUR CHOUCE BEFORE REGISTERING. She can be reached at [email protected] or 207-215-9035.

This is the only event we will be holding to support our foundation's programs. On-line donations are processed at 4%. This supports RunSignUp portal. Free ME from Lung Cancer will be absorbing the race processing fees again this year.

We are all looking forward to seeing you all down at the finish on October 18th. Any questions please contact Deb Violette at 207-215-9035.We are all looking forward to seeing you all down at the finish line on October 18th. Any questions please contact Deb Violette at 207-215-9035.