Thanks to everyone who joined us in Portland on Monday, December 31 for the Natural Resources Council of Maine’s 11th annual Polar Bear Dip & Dash. You can still donate in support of your favorite team or individual! Race results will be available at https://www.3craceproductions.com/prevresults.php. See photos and video from Maine Running Photos. NRCM’s chilling and thrilling 5k and polar bear Read More
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Dip & Dash
Want to help raise awareness about climate change? Join NRCM’s annual Polar Bear Dip & Dash on December 31st—a 5k morning run followed by a noontime polar plunge into Casco Bay. It’s fun for a great cause! Learn more and register at https://nrcm.salsalabs.org/dipdash. To view more tips, click here. To subscribe to our Tip of the Read More
May 15, 2016: Not Your Ordinary 5K, Augusta
Thanks to all who joined us on Sunday, May 15, 2016 for our third annual Not Your Ordinary 5K in Augusta See full race results here. Not Your Ordinary 5k is a timed run or walk with challenges along the route. This out-of-the-box fundraiser pushes you and your teammates to complete challenges that may include puzzles, Read More
December 31, 2015: Polar Bear Dip & Dash in Portland’s East End
NRCM’s 8th annual Polar Bear Dip & Dash Thursday, December 31, 2015 Portland’s East End! Thanks to all who earned bragging rights while helping us raise awareness about climate change and funds in support of our work to keep Maine a special place! Energy efficiency, clean air, and renewable energy sources are a priority for NRCM. Read More
Polar Bear Dip & Dash: It’s Just “Mind Over Matter”
My breath rose in clouds in front of my face as I rubbed my double-mittened hands together and looked up at the enormous digital clock above the city buildings: 10:45am. Fifteen minutes until the race start. Then…the time display was replaced by the temperature: 5 degrees. It was December 31st in 2013, and I sat in the Read More
Challenges Greet Participants at Not Your Ordinary 5K Race in Augusta
Fundraiser for the Natural Resources Council of Maine tests racers’ camping knowhow, knowledge of nature. By Keith Edwards, Staff Writer Kennebec Journal news story AUGUSTA — Duncan Hayes, 13, grimaced as he strained to deflate an inflatable pillow as quickly as possible, while his teammate, Casey Gallant, 12, fought a fight any frequent camper knows Read More
A Different View of the Dip & Dash
I have been one of the people who has attended each of NRCM’s seven polar plunges on East End Beach in Portland. I was there when about a dozen people raced into the icy cold Atlantic to kick off NRCM’s 50th anniversary year in 2009, and I was there for this past event when more Read More
NRCM’s 7th Annual Polar Bear Dip & Dash Race Results and Photos
Thank you to the more than 200 participants who dipped and dashed to make NRCM’s 7th annual Polar Bear Dip & Dash another great success! Together you raised more than $21,000 to support NRCM’s work to reduce climate change pollution. Many thanks also to our business sponsors and volunteers, and all of you who came to Read More
Dip and Dash Participants Take Plunge into Portland Harbor
By Troy R. Bennett, BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story PORTLAND, Maine — Screams, whoops and primal hollers rang out over Portland Harbor on Wednesday as unseasonably-dressed swimmers hoofed it into the sea to raise money for the Natural Resources Council of Maine. The seventh annual Dip and Dash drew nearly 200 participants. Runners Read More
