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For one runner, back to where it began

CAPE ELIZABETH – A cool breeze and overcast skies greeted the elite runners assembled beneath a large white tent near Inn by the Sea for the traditional Friday press conference heralding today’s 14th running of the Beach to Beacon 10K road race. By the time it was over, and the runners were assembling on the […]

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Steve Solloway: The motives behind the Kenyans’ mastery

“As the morning hours pass over cup after cup of chai, various farm animals and local athletes wander in and out of the compound to graze and greet the Kimbia crew. With all due respect, in Iten, world-class runners are almost as ordinary as sheep and goats.” For most of his 21 years, Anders Samuelson […]

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Cape Elizabeth, one step at a time

They will cross the finish line at Fort Williams in Cape Elizabeth in relative anonymity, greeted perhaps by a few family members or friends. No one will proclaim their names over the loudspeaker. But the Beach to Beacon 10K will be the culmination of a goal for some first-time runners.

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Photo: Where it all begins

Workers with Dave McGillivray Sports Enterprises paint the starting line for the 14th annual TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K road race on Route 77 in Cape Elizabeth today. A field of 6,000 runners will take part in the race on Saturday.