Ginger, Don, Carol, David & Allyn will be reporting later
Don & Ginger will have great seats to cover this event on Sat.
WORKU AND CHEPKOECH LEAD THE PACK IN 26TH RUNNING OF THE TD BEACH TO BEACON 10K
Luke Marsanskis of Cumberland and Veronica Graziano of Falmouth are top Maine runners.
CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine (August 3, 2024) – Gabresilase Tadese Worku of Ethiopia (28:12) and Faith Chepkoech of Nairobi (32:05) are the winners of this year’s running of the TD Beach to Beacon 10K. Severe weather overnight delayed the race for an hour, but the rain let up moments before the race started. Maine’s largest road race included more than 6,000 runners and elite runners from around the world.
In the men’s race, a pack of four runners including Worku ran side by side until the 5k mark. Worku gradually pulled away from the pack and finished thirteen seconds ahead of Peter Mwaniki Aila of Kenya (28:25). Matthew Kimelli, also of Kenya (28:31) finished third. Worku finished third in the 5,000 meters at the FBK games in the Netherlands last month and sixth in the 10k at the Ethiopian Trials in June.
As for the women, a pack of eight runners remained bunched together at the 5K mark after Portland native Emily Durgin (32:31) who now lives in Arizona took the early lead. A group of four runners then separated from the pack before Chepkoech pulled away in the final mile. Kenyans swept the top three positions with Enda Kiplagat (32:17) finishing second and Cintia Chepngeno (32:20) took third. Durgin finished fifth overall, with Susana Sullivan of Reston, VA (32:22) coming in as the top American, and fourth overall. The 2024 TD Beach to Beacon 10K was only Chepkoech’s second race ever in the United States. She won a 10k road race earlier this year in Spain, running a personal best time of 29:50.
As for the Maine finishers, Veronica Graziano of Falmouth (35:51) was the top female. Alexis Wilbert of Cumberland (36:02) finished eleven seconds behind in second. Ruth White of Orono (36:06) rounded out the top three. The 18-year-old won the Maine Women’s Division race last year, however her time this year is 50 seconds faster than in 2023.
In the Maine men’s race, Luke Marsanskis of Cumberland (29:12) brought home top local honors, finishing more than two minutes ahead of the second-place runner, Ryan Jara of Gorham (31:24). Matt Rand of Portland (31:26) came in third.
In the Men’s Wheelchair Division Jeyna Senbeta of Chicago, IL (24:40) finished twenty seconds ahead of two-time defending champion Hermin Garic of Utica, NY (25:00). 12-time race champion Tony Nogueira of Glen Ridge, NJ (27:15) came in third.
In the Women’s Wheelchair Division Hannah Babalola of Chicago, IL (29:43) led the way. Hoda Elshorbagy of Urbana, IL (29:49) came in second, six seconds behind. Yen Hoang of Champaign, IL (30:35) finished third.
In the Men’s Masters Division, Lamont Marshall of Jamaica (32:52) finished first. Justin Freeman of Hanover, NH (33:10) came in second. Rob Gomez of Porter, ME (33:14) finished at the top Mainer, came in third overall.
In the Women’s Masters Division, 44-year-old Edna Kiplagat (32:17) who finished second in the women’s race overall, won the Masters division. Christie Lambrew of Hampton, NH (36:28) came in second, while Heather Gallant of Wayne, ME (37:53 finished third. Kiplogat’s time was thirty-five seconds faster than the winner of the Men’s Masters Division.
In the Seniors Division, Burr Duryee of Cape Elizabeth (35:05) finished at the top of the men’s race, ahead of Rico Portalatin of Milo (35:21) and Robert Ashby of Brunswick (36:11).
Christie Lambrew of Hampton, NH (36:28) took home top honors in the Senior Women’s Division. Sheri Piers of Falmouth (37:57) and Karolyn Bowley of Middletown, RI (39:11) rounded out the top three.
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