Beach to Beacon 10K

The TD Beach to Beacon 10K is a 10-kilometer (6.2 mi) road running event that takes place along the coastline of Cape Elizabeth, Maine. It begins at Crescent Beach State Park and ends at the Portland Head Light in Fort Williams Park.

The finish line of the race with Portland Headlight in the background.

Starting out as mainly a local event, athletes from all over the U.S. and various parts of the world now participate in the annual event, including some world-class distance runners, including Olympic Marathon Silver medalists Catherine Ndereba and Meb Keflezighi, as well as Chicago Marathon winner Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot. It was founded by U.S. women's marathon runner Joan Benoit Samuelson, who in 1984, won the first ever women's Olympic marathon. 1998 was the first year that the event was held and over 3000 runners participated in the race. The 2009 race event registration filled in just 1 hour 45 minutes.^[1]

The race is managed by DMSE, Inc. whose president, Dave McGillivray, directs the Boston Marathon and more than 30 other races each year.

A then-record 5,668 runners participated in the event in 2010, which saw Lineth Chepkurui improve the women's course record by almost half a minute.^[2] This number was again improved in 2011, as 5,876 runners were at the starting line.^[3] Three-time winner Gilbert Okari is the men's record holder with his time of 27:27.5 from 2003.

The race also features a Maine resident division. The male and female winners receive $1,000 in prize money and are regarded as the Maine road racing champions for the year.^[4][5]

The 2020 edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all registrants automatically receiving full refunds and the option to register early for the 2021 edition. Ultimately the 2021 event was also cancelled and a virtual competition was held instead. The race returned in 2022 with a COVID vaccination requirement. This requirement was subsequently dropped in 2023, as participation returned to pre-pandemic levels. ^[6][a][9]

Overall winners

Catherine Ndereba has won the women's race on five occasions.

Key:   Course record

Edition	Year	Men's winner	Time (m:s)	Women's winner	Time (m:s)
1st	1998	Johannes Mabitle (RSA)	28:18	Catherine Ndereba (KEN)	32:15
2nd	1999	Khalid Khannouchi (MAR)	27:48	Catherine Ndereba (KEN)	32:05
3rd	2000	Joseph Kimani (KEN)	28:07	Catherine Ndereba (KEN)	32:19
4th	2001	Evans Rutto (KEN)	28:30	Catherine Ndereba (KEN)	31:34
5th	2002	James Koskei (KEN)	28:11	Adriana Fernández (MEX)	31:56
6th	2003	Gilbert Okari (KEN)	27:27.5	Catherine Ndereba (KEN)	31:52.5
7th	2004	Gilbert Okari (KEN)	27:35.0	Susan Chepkemei (KEN)	31:35.1
8th	2005	Gilbert Okari (KEN)	27:38.7	Lornah Kiplagat (NED)	31:35.0
9th	2006	Thomas Nyariki (KEN)	27:47.5	Alevtina Ivanova (RUS)	31:25.7
10th	2007	Duncan Kibet (KEN)	27:51.7	Luminița Talpoș (ROM)	32:20.3
11th	2008	Edward Muge Kiprotich (KEN)	27:52.4	Edith Masai (KEN)	31:55.6
12th	2009	Edward Muge Kiprotich (KEN)	28:04.5	Irene Limika (KEN)	32:05.8
13th	2010	Gebregziabher Gebremariam (ETH)	27:40.4	Lineth Chepkurui (KEN)	30:59.4
14th	2011	Micah Kogo (KEN)	27:48	Aheza Kiros (ETH)	32:09
15th	2012	Stanley Biwott (KEN)	28:00	Margaret Wangari Muriuki (KEN)	31:52
16th	2013	Micah Kogo (KEN)	28:04	Joyce Chepkirui (KEN)	31:24
17th	2014	Bedan Karoki (KEN)	27:37.0[10]	Gemma Steel (UK)	31:26.7[10]
18th	2015	Stephen Kosgei Kibet (KEN)	28:28.2[11]	Wude Ayalew (ETH)	31:55.5[11]
19th	2016	Ben True (USA)	28:16.3[12]	Mary Keitany (KEN)	30:44[12]
20th	2017	Stephen Kosgei Kibet (KEN)	27:55[13]	Mary Keitany (KEN)	30:41[13]
21st	2018	Jake Robertson (NZL)	27:37[14]	Sandrafelis Chebet Tuei (KEN)	31:21[14]
22nd	2019	Alex Korio (KEN)[15]	27:34[16]	Joyciline Jepkosgei (KEN)[17]	31:05[16]
	2020	cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic[9]
	2021
24th	2022	Mathew Kimeli (KEN)	28:39[18]	Fantaye Belayneh (ETH)	32:07[18]
25th	2023	Addisu Yihune (ETH)	27:56[19]	Hellen Obiri (KEN)	31:37[19]
26th	2024	Tadese Worku (ETH)	28:12[19]	Edna Kiplagat (KEN)	32:17[19]

Maine winners

Edition	Year	Men's winner	Time (m:s)	Women's winner	Time (m:s)
1st	1998	Bob Winn[20]	30:52	Julia Kirtland	34:56
2nd	1999	Bob Winn	31:11	Julia Kirtland	35:07
3rd	2000	Todd Coffin	31:36	Julia Kirtland	35:35
4th	2001	Andy Spaulding	31:29	Christine Snow-Reaser	36:13
5th	2002	Andy Spaulding	31:26	Christine Snow-Reaser	36:30
6th	2003	Eric Giddings	31:18	Maggie Hanson	35:47
7th	2004	Ethan Hemphill	31:35	Susannah Beck	35:22
8th	2005	Eric Giddings	30:34	Emily Levan	35:52
9th	2006	Donny Drake	31:16	Emily Levan	35:40
10th	2007	Ayalew Taye	30:47	Emily Levan	35:01
11th	2008	Ben True	31:02	Kristin Barry	34:37
12th	2009	Ben True	29:10	Sheri Piers	34:17
13th	2010	Pat Tarpy	29:28	Kristin Barry	34:35
14th	2011	Louie Luchini	30:36	Sheri Piers	35:11
15th	2012	Ethan Shaw	30:37	Sheri Piers	34:22
16th	2013	Riley Masters	30:19	Erica Jesseman	34:17
17th	2014	Will Geoghegan	29:53	Michelle Lillenthal	33:39
18th	2015	Ben Decker	32:49	Erica Jesseman	34:53
19th	2016	Jesse Orach	31:31	Michelle Lillenthal	34:53
20th	2017	Jesse Orach*	31:31	Emily Durgin	34:43
21st	2018	Ryan Smith	30:50	Michelle Lillenthal	36:16
22nd	2019	Dan Curts	29:26	Sofie Matson	36:01
24th	2022	Sam Mills	31:08	Aly Ursiny	36:17
25th	2023	Matt Rand	30:41	Ruth White	34:56
26th	2024	Luke Marsanskis	29:12	Veronica Graziano	35:51

• Bold denotes course record in the Maine division.
• Orach collapsed with 100 meters to go, but was helped to the finish line by fellow Mainer Rob Gomez. ^[21]

Notes

1. The 2020 edition of the race sold out in 17 minutes.^[7][8]

References

1. Maine road race fills up in less than 2 hours USA Today, March 16, 2009
2. Course record for Chepkurui in Cape Elizabeth 10K. IAAF (2010-08-08). Retrieved on 2010-08-08.
3. Kogo and Kiros cruise to 10Km wins in Cape Elizabeth. IAAF (2011-08-07). Retrieved on 2011-08-10.
4. https://www.beach2beacon.org/event-info/post-race/past-champions/ Retrieved August 9, 2023
5. https://www.beach2beacon.org/event-info/prize-money/ Retrieved August 9, 2023
6. "Vaccination Policy".
7. "Online Registration for the 2020 TD Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race Announced". 14 January 2020.
8. "Here's How Quickly the 2020 Beach to Beacon Sold Out". 12 March 2020.
9. "Race Update Announcement - TD Beach to Beacon 10k Road Race". Archived from the original on 2020-05-02.
10. "Cool Running - 17th TD Beach to Beacon 10k Race Results". Coolrunning.com. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
11. "Cool Running - TD Beach to Beacon 10k Race Results". Coolrunning.com. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
12. "Cool Running - TD Beach to Beacon 10K Race Results". Coolrunning.com. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
13. "Cool Running - TD Beach to Beacon 10K (20th annual) Race Results". Coolrunning.com. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
14. "Cool Running - TD Beach to Beacon 10k Race Results". Coolrunning.com. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
15. "Alex KORIO | Profile | World Athletics".
16. "Race Results | Granite State Race Services".
17. "Joyciline JEPKOSGEI | Profile | World Athletics".
18. "TD Beach to Beacon 10k". World Athletics. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
19. "TD Beach to Beacon 10k". World Athletics. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
20. https://www.beach2beacon.org/event-info/post-race/past-champions/ Retrieved August 7, 2023
21. https://www.wmtw.com/article/incredible-moment-mainer-helps-mainer-win-at-beach-to-beacon-10k/11642748 Retrieved August 8, 2023

External links

• Beach to Beacon 10 km. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2012-08-16). Retrieved on 2012-08-22.
• Beach to Beacon official website
• Cool Running.com