Cleaning up against a first-rate field (archive)
Duncan Kibet of Kenya bides his time and reels in a fast group of runners to win the Beach to Beacon.

Close ... close ... and now a win (archive)
Luminita Talpos of Romania, who has flirted several times with Beach to Beacon victories, finally comes through.

Taye, 'in a league of his own' (archive)
Ayalew Taye "just ran his race" Saturday, surprising even officials on his way to the Maine men's title.

LeVan cruises to third consecutive title (archive)
Emily LeVan is happy with her training run, a first-place finish five seconds off the course record.

STEVE SOLLOWAYWhen good and better means bad (archive)
For some runners, improving on last year's time doesn't necessarily
mean it was a good race.

Doak sets record in close-fought race of champions (archive)
Patrick Doak tops Tony Nogueira by 15 seconds, and sole female entrant April Coughlin places fifth.

Governor proves he's still in the running (archive)
Running again in the Beach to Beacon 10K after a year's absence,
Gov. John Baldacci cut more than 7 minutes off his personal
record for the 10-kilometer race.

A decade of delight (archive)
Two new champions highlight the 10th running of the Beach to
Beacon 10K.

It's their day in the sun (archive)
Meb Keflezighi and his family left a war-torn land, and now he's a
top U.S. distance runner.

Running decision: all out or slow for charity (archive)
The slower Joan Benoit Samuelson runs today race, the better it will
be for the race's beneficiary, STRIVE.

Special touches for 10th Beach to Beacon 10K (archive)

A start as important as a finish (archive)
A group of at-risk teens have earned the right to be an integral
part of the Beach to Beacon.

A legend who stays in the running (archive)
Race founder Joan Benoit Samuelson keeps a steady pace with all the changing phases of her life.

Plenty of talent at the front of the pack (archive)
The top American male is in this year's field, and Meb Keflezighi should be among the leaders.

A limited field, but still loads of speed (archive)
Even with some of the top runners competing in New York, there's plenty of talent in the B2B field.

You can't always count on the favorites (archive)
It's never easy to predict who will be the top male runner from Maine at the Beach to Beacon.

In the long run, she's right on time (archive)
Emily LeVan likes longer distances than 10K, but she's still the one to beat at the Beach to Beacon.

Race details (archive)

Maine women to watch (archive)

Past champions (archive)

It's just two more reasons for people to live in Maine (archive)
To win the $1,000 prize and reign as the state's top road runner, it's simple: Be a resident.

A summer tradition (archive)
From the moment Joan Benoit Samuelson announced on that
October day 10 years ago the birth of the Peoples Beach to
Beacon 10K road race -- now the TD Banknorth Beach to Beacon
10K -- it was big news. And it's never failed to live up to its
premise or promise. Here's a look back at some of the key
moments in the history of Maine's largest road race.

Women's runners to watch (archive)

Men's runners to watch (archive)

Maine men to watch (archive)

Ten years in, firmly a Maine tradition (archive)
For the 10th time in 10 years, 112 runners will run the B2B, Maine's
can't-miss race of the year.