‘It’s really the only right decision,’ race founder Joan Benoit Samuelson says of calling off one of Maine’s premier summer events.
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Beach to Beacon officials to decide soon on status of 2020 race
The 10K road race in Cape Elizabeth is scheduled for Aug. 1, but a decision to possibly postpone or cancel the race should come by the end of April.
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Beach to Beacon: Ryan Smith looks to defend Maine title, reach Olympic trials with help from a friend
Auburn resident Ryan Smith and Auburn native Robbie Hollis train together multiple times a week. While both are at different phases of their training, both are expecting big things at the Beach to Beacon and beyond.
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Beach to Beacon: Smith top Maine male; Robertson, Tuei win overall titles
Race founder Joan Benoit Samuelson congratulates Ryan Smith of Farmington after he finished as the top Mainer in the 21st annual TD Beach to Beacon 10K road race Saturday in Cape Elizabeth. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) CAPE ELIZABETH — For Ryan Smith, the goal was to finish as the top Maine male finisher at the […]
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Records fall at Beach to Beacon High School Mile
Lisandro Berry-Gaviria of Bowdoinham makes a final push across the finish line with second- and third-place finishers Griffin Alaire of Wells and Alex Troxell of Portland close behind during the the B2B High School Mile on Friday. (Ben McCanna/Portland Press Herald) Helen Shearer digs in to win the B2B High School Mile on Friday at […]
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Gold-medal triathlete Gwen Jorgensen running Beach to Beacon as part of shift to marathons
Gwen Jorgensen, center, runs during the women’s 10,000-meter run at the U.S. Championships in Des Moines, Iowa, in June. (AP file photo) The Beach to Beacon 10K race brings elite runners to Cape Elizabeth every year, and 2018 is no different with Olympian Molly Huddle and former winner Ben True running Saturday. This year’s race […]
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A year later, Maine running rivals still reliving dramatic Beach to Beacon finish
Rob Gomez has been celebrated for his unselfishness at last year’s TD Beach to Beacon 10K road race, and understandably so. Gomez helped fellow runner Jesse Orach to his feet and pushed him across the finish line, allowing Orach to win the title as the top Maine finisher. Race founder and Olympic gold medalist Joan […]
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Ben True returning to Beach to Beacon, Huddle making debut
North Yarmouth native Ben True crosses the finish line to win the men’s division of the 19th annual TD Beach To Beacon 10K road race in Aug. 2016 in Cape Elizabeth. (AP file photo) Ben True, who became the first American runner to win the TD Beach to Beacon in 2016 and finished second in […]
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Registration for 4,000 Beach to Beacon 10K bibs set for March 16
General registration for the 2018 TD Beach to Beacon 10K will take place on March 16, race organizers announced Friday. Four thousand race bibs will be available on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 7 a.m. One day earlier, Cape Elizabeth residents will be able to register for 600 bibs, also starting at 7 a.m. […]
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Samuelson sets unofficial record in 20th Beach to Beacon
Former Olympian Joan Benoit Samuelson, right, is congratulated by Deena Kastor, winner of bronze medal in the women’s marathon at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece, after finishing the 20th annual TD Beach To Beacon 10K road race Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017, in Cape Elizabeth. CAPE ELIZABETH — Olympic marathon gold medalist Joan Benoit Samuelson […]