Men’s winner Micah Kogo of Kenya beat the sprinkles to break tape in 28 minutes, 3.2 seconds, his second victory in three years at the Beach to Beacon 10k held August 3 in Cape Elizabeth, Maine.
Women’s winner Joyce Chepkirui held off a surprising and determined Gemma Steel of Great Britain for a 12-second victory in 31:23.2.
“There just seemed to be renewed energy here this year,” said the race founder, Joan Benoit Samuelson, the Olympic champion and Cape Elizabeth native.
“It’s always a great event but it just seemed like a lot of people were so happy to be here. I saw a lot of first-time runners, a lot of legacy runners (who have run all 16 Beach to Beacons) and a lot of families running together.”
The 6.2 mile course begins at Crescent Beach and winds along tree-lined streets with ocean vistas ending up at Fort Williams at the historic Portland, Maine lighthouse.
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