Runners are encouraged to arrive by 6:30 a.m. to avoid heavy traffic. Roadside parking is not allowed. Race officials also ask that no walkers, joggers, spectators or bicyclists be in the road along the course after 8 a.m. as the roads must be clear for the elite athletes and other registered runners.

Parking for all runners will be at the start at the Sprague Fields, located on Fowler Road and Ram Island Farm roads. Please try to carpool and arrive early. There is no parking for runners at the finish at Fort Williams. Fort Williams will be restricted to sponsors, press, volunteers, staff and a limited number of spectators. Anyone parking at Fort Williams is asked to arrive before 7:15 a.m. since Shore Road closes at 7:30 a.m. Entrance to the fort from South Portland, however, will remain open throughout the morning. Shuttle buses will operate from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to take runners and others back to the start area, school parking lots and satellite locations.

Runner drop off is at the Gull Crest Fields parking lot a half-mile from the intersection of Spurwink Road and Route 77. Look for flaggers to direct you. Runners are required to be at the start line by 7:30 a.m.

At the end of the race, shuttle buses will transport runners back to the start. Runners must leave by 1 p.m. in order to catch a shuttle back to the start.

Parking spaces will be available again this year at Cape Elizabeth high and middle schools on a first-come basis. Runners will be shuttled from the middle school to the start between 6 and 7:30 a.m., and then back to the middle school at the end of the race.

Satellite parking and shuttle bus services to the start line will also be provided from two locations outside Cape Elizabeth – parking lots at South Portland High School, 737 Highland Ave., and the Hannaford corporate offices, 145 Pleasant Hill Road in Scarborough. Shuttle buses will run from these locations to the start from 6:30 to 7:15 a.m., and return to these locations by bus from Fort Williams after the race.

For more information, call the 24-hour Race Hotline at 888-480-6940 or visit ?www.beach2beacon.org

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Parking Notes & Road Closures

Parking along the course is extremely limited, and carpooling is encouraged. The following roads will be closed in preparation for the race.

1) Route 77, from Sprague Hall to Kettle Cove Road-from 6-10 a.m.

2) Route 77, from Kettle Cove Road to Old Ocean House Road-from 7:30-10 a.m.

3) Crescent Beach State Park-from 7:30-8:30 a.m.

4) Route 77, at Hillway-from 7:30-10 a.m.

5) Old Ocean House Road-from 7:30 a.m.-10 a.m.

6) Shore Road from Key Bank to Fort Williams-from 7:30-11 a.m.

7) Scott Dyer Road (eastbound-except for shuttle buses)-from 6:45-8 a.m.

8) Fowler Road-from 7:15-10 a.m.