Stephen Kosgei-Kibet of Kenya, right, crosses the finish line ahead of defending champion and Maine native Ben True, left, to win the men’s division of the 20th annual TD Beach To Beacon 10K road race Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017, in Cape Elizabeth.Mary Keitany of Kenya, crosses the finish line to win the women’s division of […]
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Beach to Beacon: Legacy runners celebrate two decades
Kelly Brown, left, and Maureen Sproul, right, with elite men’s race winner Ben True in 2016. After running the very first Beach to Beacon 10k in 1998, Peg and Peter Rearick looked at each other and decided that the course in Cape Elizabeth was too hilly, and the late-summer weather was too hot for running. […]
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Elite hosts: Cape Elizabeth residents open their homes, hearts to Beach to Beacon runners
CAPE ELIZABETH — Sheila Abourjaily has never run the TD Beach to Beacon 10K road race, but she holds one of its records: most consecutive years hosting elite runners. This year is the race’s 20th anniversary, and Abourjaily’s 19th year hosting athletes at her Salt Spray Lane home during race week. Her daughter, Erin Dawson-Chalat, […]
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Volunteers needed to help with 20th TD Beach to Beacon
CAPE ELIZABETH — The TD Beach to Beacon 10K is looking for volunteers for the 20th annual road race Aug. 5. The race was founded in 1998 by two-time Boston Marathon winner and Olympic gold medalist Joan Benoit Samuelson to benefit children’s charities in Maine. The event attracts elite and recreational runners on a course from Route […]
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Ben True is first American to win TD Beach to Beacon 10K
The North Yarmouth native became the first American and the first runner from Maine to win the TD Beach to Beacon 10K on Saturday, a month after he fell short of making the United States Olympic team by the narrowest of margins. “I’ve got to admit, it’s a little bittersweet. I kind of wish I […]
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First time’s the charm at Beach to Beacon
CAPE ELIZABETH — Legacy and elite runners get a lot of attention at the annual TD Beach to Beacon 10K road race. At the other end of the spectrum are first-time racers and casual runners — the people who usually stay in the middle of the pack or bring up the rear. When Portland resident […]
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True, Masters join Beach to Beacon elite field
CAPE ELIZABETH — Ben True, the United States 5K record holder who just missed an Olympic berth earlier this month, has been added to the world-class field for the TD Beach to Beacon 10K, race organizers announced Wednesday. True, a North Yarmouth native, and Bangor’s Riley Masters will add even more flavor to professional runners to […]
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Ethiopia’s Wude Ayalew returns to defend Beach to Beacon title
CAPE ELIZABETH — Ethiopia’s Wude Ayalew will be back to defend her TD Beach to Beacon 10K title next month. Saturday, Aug. 6, will be Ayalew’s fifth time competing at Beach to Beacon, and this time she won’t need to navigate around male runners. She’ll also be competing against a field that pared down due […]
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Beach to Beacon: Race continues to draw them in
For some, running the TD Beach to Beacon 10K is about the thrill of competition, both with other runners and with the ticking hands of time. For others, the race is about camaraderie, seeing familiar faces in a familiar — and healthy — setting each August. A select few continue to run the race, first […]
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Are you in? Beach to Beacon 10K fills in record time
For the fourth consecutive year, the TD Beach to Beacon 10K road race in Cape Elizabeth, Maine’s largest road race, filled in record time. Thursday, Cape Elizabeth residents gobbled up the 600 available resident-only slots in the field of more than 6,600. On Friday morning, 4,000 more slots were available to the general public on […]