Beach to Beacon race

The Beach to Beacon race,

is a 10 kilometer (6.2 mile) road running event that takes place along the coastline of Cape Elizabeth, Maine. It begins at Crescent Beach State Park and ends in Fort Williams Park at the Portland Head Light. 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 and Meb Keflezighi, as well as Chicago Marathon winner Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot. It was founded by U.S. women's marathon runner, Joan Benoit Samuelson, 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. The road race has gained notability and now boasts 7,000 runners each year. The event was sponsored by then, People's Heritage Bank, which changed parent companies. Now the event is formally known as the TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10k. The 2009 race event registration filled in just 1 hour 45 minutes.

Results

Men's Division

Year	Champion	Time	Nationality
2009	Edward Muge	28:05	Kenya
2008	Edward Muge	27:53	Kenya
2007	Duncan Kibet	27:51	Kenya
2006	Tom Nyariki	27:46	Kenya
2005	Gilbert Okari	27:38	Kenya
2004	Gilbert Okari	27:35	Kenya
2003	Gilbert Okari	27:28	Kenya
2002	James Koskei	28:11	Kenya
2001	Evans Rutto	28:30	Kenya
2000	Joseph Kimani	28:07	Kenya
1999	Khalid Khannouchi	27:48	Morocco
1998	Johannes Mabilte	28:18	South Africa

Women's Division

Year	Champion	Time	Nationality
2009	Irene Limika	32:06	Kenya
2008	Edith Masai	31:56	Kenya
2007	Luminita Talpos	32:20	Romania
2006	Alventina Ivanova	31:24	Russia
2005	Lornah Kiplagat	31:34	The Netherlands
2004	Susan Chepkemei	31:35	Kenya
2003	Catherine Ndereba	31:53	Kenya
2002	Adriana Fernandez	31:56	Mexico
2001	Catherine Ndereba	31:33	Kenya
2000	Catherine Ndereba	32:19	Kenya
1999	Catherine Ndereba	32:04	Kenya
1998	Catherine Ndereba	32:15	Kenya

(source:wikipdia)