Online registration has closed for the 2007 Beach to Beacon 10k. You can request that a paper application be mailed to you, however, and if you send it in early enough you may be able to get one of the few open slots that have been held for mail-in registration. My guess is that most…
Anybody runner who lives in or near Maine, or will be vacationing here in August, should look towards running the Beach to Beacon 10k. It is a very fun race with a rolling course that nets a drop of about 25 feet from start to finish. You get to run through Cape Elizabeth, and get…
Don Penta has pictures of the Beach to Beacon finish line available over at David Colby Young‘s web journal. The pictures begin around 37 minutes into the race, and include the awards ceremony. In total, there are 660 pictures. The official pictures from the race have not been released yet. Update: Official Beach to Beacon…
WCSH6 has starting line and finish line videos of the Beach to Beacon from this past Saturday. The starting line is one video, and they have the finish line seperated out in 5 minute increments. The quality is not great, but you can hear your name announced (if they announced it) and you can make…
When you finish a race or a tough workout, remember that you need to rehydrate yourself. Otherwise, you will be tired and may get sick later in the day. A tough workout or a race can lead to overextending yourself and becoming dehydrated, no matter how well hydrated you are at the start. It is…
The 9th annual Beach to Beacon 10k was this morning, and there were some fast times posted. Tom Nyariki prevented Gilbert Okari from winning for the fourth time in a row by running over 20 seconds faster, 27:48 to 28:09. Lawrence Kiprotich was just ahead of Okari in 28:04. Donny Drake won the Maine race…
This week last year dealt mostly about steroids and baseball’s poster child, Barry Bonds. Rafael Palmeiro tested positive last year, proving Jose Conseco right. The Italian police busted up a steroid ring that was supplying steroids to US soldiers in Iraq. Barry Bonds had some fun with the media. First, he said that he was…
The Beach to Beacon 10k was yesterday, and it bears an uncanny resemblance to the Yarmouth Clam Festival Classic a few weeks ago. In Yarmouth, I ran the same time both years on the five mile course, averaging a 5:52 pace. This year at the Beach to Beacon, I ran within 1/10 of a second…
The 8th annual Beach to Beacon 10k was won by Gilbert Okari for the third time in a row. Last year he was the first male to win back to back. Lornah Kiplagat, who has been winning major races left and right, was the first woman to cross the line. Eric Giddings and Emily Levan…
Randy Judkins is trying to raise money for the Beach to Beacon road race in Cape Elizabeth next weekend. An article about him appeared in the Maine Sunday Telegram this morning. He is going to try to raise $2000 for the Boy’s and Girl’s clubs of Maine, this year’s recipient of the Beach to Beacon…