The Cape Elizabeth Police Department is prepared for the deluge of people the annual race brings: “We’ve been doing this for over 20 years now, so we have it down. The framework’s there,” Chief Paul Fenton says.
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The crowds return on the 25th anniversary of Beach to Beacon
The Cape Elizabeth 10K road race attracts its biggest field of runners since 2017 on a day that featured tight races won by Ethiopia’s Addisu Yihune and Kenya’s Hellen Obiri.
TD Beach to Beacon 10K
Celebrating 25 years of TD Beach to Beacon – where athletes of all abilities shine.
For 25 years, the legacy runners have never missed Beach to Beacon
On Saturday, 93 registrants plan to extend their streaks of participating in every Beach to Beacon 10K since the race started in 1998.
Joan Benoit Samuelson: ‘Idyllic childhood,’ lifelong friends in Cape Elizabeth
The Beach to Beacon 10K founder Saturday will welcome thousands of racers to “some of the most beautiful roads I’ve run on anywhere in the world.”
Longtime friends have fueled the success of Beach to Beacon for 25 years
Race founder Joan Benoit Samuelson and race director Dave McGillivray have helped to make the Cape Elizabeth 10K one of the premier road races in America.
Volunteers needed for Beach to Beacon
The annual TD Beach to Beacon 10K in Cape Elizabeth is returning Aug. 6 after a two-year hiatus caused by the pandemic and volunteers are being sought to serve as host families, flag intersections and work at the Kids Fun Run. Joan Benoit Samuelson, Olympic marathon gold medalist and Cape Elizabeth native, founded the race […]
Cape Elizabeth residents want smaller crowds, no big changes at Fort Williams
Residents called for higher fees for out-of-town visitors and no major upgrades to the park in a public survey.
Maine road races taking steps toward a comeback in 2021
Running events in the state have largely disappeared since the pandemic hit. But some races already have opened registration for their 2021 events, as state officials review their COVID-19 safety guidelines for road races.
At 86, he’s determined to keep streak going at Beach to Beacon
Dan Foley, who has run in each of the 10K races since it started in 1998, doesn’t let this year’s cancellation get in his way.