Each race has a plot, from a women’s course record to a non-Kenyan champ to a hand-clasp at the finish.
Glenn Jordan
Glenn Jordan joined the Portland Press Herald in 1994 to cover the fledgling Portland Sea Dogs. A native of Vermont, he studied philosophy in college and worked at two newspapers in New Hampshire and one in Connecticut before moving to Maine. He spent his first two years of marriage living in the keepers quarters of the Portland Head Light and has three grown children. In addition to baseball, he has covered nearly every sport played in Maine, from biathlon and curling to running and sailing. Currently he works part-time and can be found near cross country trails in fall, swimming pools and ski slopes in winter and tennis courts in spring. All other times, he’s probably on a pickleball court. He is a two-time USA Pickleball national medalist (silver and gold) and played for both the Austin Ignite and Indianapolis Drivers in 2023, helping Indy win the inaugural National Pickleball League championship over Austin in a league for senior pros aged 50 and over.
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Beach to Beacon: They’re elite on the street
It’s Beach to Beacon day, and that means some of the world’s best runners are in town.
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Notebook: Setup presents a tough course
CAPE ELIZABETH – The four-day transformation is nearly complete. Yellow signs on telephone poles warn motorists of road closures. White tents and green nylon mesh fencing have sprung up throughout Fort Williams Park. Portable toilets stand like sentinels between Crescent Beach State Park and Ram Island Farm Road. “This infrastructure is massive,” said Dave McGillivray, […]
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Former champs optimistic about Beach to Beacon
Eleven years after they both won Beach to Beacon, Catherine Ndereba and Khalid Khannouchi returned to Cape Elizabeth for another run on the 10-kilometer course stretching from Crescent Beach to the Portland Head Light. Ndereba and Khannouchi were among two dozen elite athletes attending a press conference Friday morning under a tent alongside Inn by […]
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Beach to Beacon: Hunting season in Maine – for records, that is
Maine’s top runners will be gunning for record-breaking times at this year’s Beach to Beacon.
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Early morning run leads to wake-up call
Things were going so well for Kathy Tarpo in her first year as the Beach to Beacon host family coordinator. She successfully placed 31 elite athletes with 26 families. Even Catherine Ndereba and Khalid Khannouchi, returning after absences of five and six years, are back with their original host families. Then came a Thursday morning […]
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This family runs to its reunion
For Della Hitchcox and her relatives, Beach to Beacon is more than just a race
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Betty Blakeman Memorial: The pro and the prodigy
Ben Cox overpowers Mike Hill in the men’s final, and Meghan Kelley, 12, takes the women’s title.
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Blakeman Memorial:Newcomer adds bit of intrigue to an old standby
The field for one of Maine’s premier tennis tournaments could be stronger than usual.
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Portland pitcher puts on a clinic
Stephen Fife proves the value of throwing strikes in dominating New Britain.