The

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Beach to Beacon 10K is a

road running Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road. This differs from track and field on a regular track and cross country running over natural terrain. These events are usually classified as long-distance ac ...

event that takes place along the coastline of

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. It begins at Crescent Beach State Park and ends at the

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. 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 Catherine Nyambura Ndereba (born 21 July 1972) is a Kenyan marathon runner. She has twice won the marathon at the World Championships in Athletics and won silver medals at the Summer Olympic Games in 2004 and 2008. She is a ...

and

Meb Keflezighi Mebrahtom "Meb" Keflezighi (; Ge'ez: መብራህቶም ክፍልእዝጊ, ''Mebrāhtōm Kifl'izgī''; born May 5, 1975) is a retired Eritrean-born American long distance runner. He is the 2004 Olympic silver medalist in the marathon and fin ...

, as well as Chicago Marathon winner

Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot Robert "Mwafrika" Kipkoech Cheruiyot (born 26 September 1978 in Kapsabet, Kenya), sometimes known as Omar Ahmed, is a Kenyan marathon runner and is the former record holder and four-time winner of the Boston Marathon. Early career Cheruiy ...

. It was founded by U.S. women's marathon runner

Joan Benoit Samuelson Joan Benoit Samuelson (born May 16, 1957) is an American marathon runner who was the first women's Olympic Games marathon champion, winning the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. She held the fastest time for an American woma ...

, 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. From 1998 to 2004, the event was sponsored by the local People's Heritage Bank. Since 2005, the race has been organised and sponsored by Toronto, Ontario-based

. The 2009 race event registration filled in just 1 hour 45 minutes. The race is managed by DMSE, Inc. whose president,

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, 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 Lineth Chepkurui (born 23 February 1988 in Bomet) is a Kenyan long distance runner. At the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, 2008 World Cross Country Championships Chepkurui finished eleventh in the individual race, however this was not ...

improve the women's course record by almost half a minute. This number was again improved in 2011, as 5,876 runners were at the starting line.Kogo and Kiros cruise to 10Km wins in Cape Elizabeth
IAAF (2011-08-07). Retrieved on 2011-08-10. Three-time winner

Gilbert Okari Gilbert Okari is a retired Kenyan professional long-distance runner. He competed at the professional level in distances 5k through Marathon. Okari has won 26 major races and earned over US$280,000 in prize money. Professional career Throughout ...

is the men's record holder with his time of 27:27.5 from 2003. The 2020 edition of the race was cancelled due to the

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, with all registrants automatically receiving full refunds and the option to register early for the 2021 edition.

Past winners

2005 WC Marathon Women 456 Catherine Ndereba

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(2012-08-16). Retrieved on 2012-08-22.
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