On Sunday, May 22, at 9 a.m., the starting sound will blast for the second annual Fort Edgecomb Half Marathon and 5K races.  The starting and finish line is at the Sheepscot Bay Resort, one of the race’s sponsors along with Henhouse Sugaring, also of Edgecomb.  According to the 3C Race Productions website, the event “will run a scenic and rural course through Edgecomb, Maine, on quiet country roads. Runners will be treated to views of Fort Edgecomb as well as beautiful Sheepscot Bay. The accompanying 5K (which gets underway at 9:15 a.m.) will give family and friends of the half marathoners their chance to run as well.”

The course’s water stops will be manned by Wiscasset Feed Our Scholars volunteers, recognizable in their vibrant green shirts to help runners identify direction shifts as well as water stops. For its efforts, the hunger initiative is the beneficiary of 20 percent of the race’s profits.

Feed Our Scholars, an all volunteer group, raises funds to supply weekend packs of nutritious, balanced meals for local children attending Wiscasset schools who are experiencing food insecurity.  The group also donates snacks for the elementary school students, as well as other items to help make life healthier for the children and their families.  As it did last summer, Feed Our Scholars will be providing weekend food for children taking advantage of Wiscasset’s summer feeding program.

Competitors can know that while they are being healthy as they run, they are also helping local children to have a healthier life, as well.  To find out more about the race and to register, go to http://www.fortedgecombhm.com/