Bedan Karoki checks his time shortly after the start of the 17th annual TD Beach to Beacon 10K in Cape Elizabeth on Saturday. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer

Men's winner Bedan Karoki talks to the crowd during the awards ceremony at the TD Beach to Beacon 10K in Cape Elizabeth on Saturday. Tim Greenway/Staff Photographer

Will Geoghegan of Brunswick receives congratulations from Meb Keflezighi, this year's Boston Marathon winner, after Geoghegan finished the 17th annual TD Beach to Beacon 10k road race as the top Maine male on Saturday. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

Christina Kouros keeps her eyes on the finish line as she came in first, and was the only entrant, in the female push rim wheelchair category at the 17th annual TD Beach to Beacon 10K Saturday. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

From left, Lanny Carroll and Nancy Carroll of Naples, Fla., and Stacy Rodenberger of Portland, stretch after running in the 17th annual TD Beach to Beacon 10K on Saturday. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

Bedan Karoki of Kenya crosses the finish line as the winner at the 17th annual TD Beach to Beacon 10K road race at Fort Williams Park on Saturday. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

Joan Benoit Samuelson gives a hug to Gemma Steel of Great Britain after Steel finished first in the women's division of the 17th annual TD Beach to Beacon road race on Saturday. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

Gemma Steel of Great Britain is the top woman's finisher Saturday in the Beach to Beacon 10K in 31:28.

Kenyans Stepen Kosgei Kibet, left, and Bedan Karoki run head to head on Shore Road as they lead the 17th annual TD Beach to Beacon 10K road race in Cape Elizabeth on Saturday. Karoki pulled away to win the race with a time of 27:37. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer

Runners line up before the start of the 17th TD Beach to Beacon. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer

Bedan Karoki wins the 17th Beach to Beacon on Saturday in Cape Elizabeth in a time of 27:37.

Runners line up before the start of the 17th TD Beach to Beacon on Saturday in Cape Elizabeth

Wheelchair participants pull away from the starting line during the 17th annual TD Beach to Beacon 10K in Cape Elizabeth on Saturday. Photo by Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer

The 17th Beach to Beacon begins in Cape Elizabeth on Saturday.

Runners line up before the start of the 17th TD Beach to Beacon Saturday in Cape Elizabeth.

Bedan Karoki pulls away from Stephen Kosgei Kibet on Shore Road in Cape Elizabeth during the 17th TD Beach to Beacon 10K road race on Saturday in Cape Elizabeth. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer

A mass of runners leaves the starting line during the 17th annual TD Beach to Beacon 10K in Cape Elizabeth on Saturday. Photo by Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer

Men's winner Bedan Karoki leads the pack during the TD Beach to Beacon 10K in Cape Elizabeth on Saturday. Tim Greenway/Staff Photographer

Will Geoghegan of Brunswick receives congratulations from Joan Benoit Samuelson as the first Maine runner to finish the TD Beach to Beacon 10K in Cape Elizabeth on Saturday. Tim Greenway/Staff Photographer

Approximately 6,500 racers participated in Saturday's Beach to Beacon in Cape Elizabeth on Saturday. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer

Betsy Bodor of Scarborough hands a runner's bag to Catherine Daggett of Westbrook at the starting line area of the 17th annual TD Beach to Beacon 10K in Cape Elizabeth on Saturday. Photo by Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer

Runners make their way along the course shortly after the start of the 17th TD Beach to Beacon on Saturday in Cape Elizabeth. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer

Bedan Karoki of Kenya crosses the finish line as the winner at the 17th annual TD Beach to Beacon 10K road race at Fort Williams Park on Saturday. Photo by Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

Runners make their way along the course shortly after the start of the 17th TD Beach to Beacon. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer

Elite women runners lead a mass of runners away from the start of the 17th annual TD Beach to Beacon 10K in Cape Elizabeth on Saturday. Elite women from left are Frances Koons (116), Kaho Tanaka (115), Diane Nukuri-Johnson (113), Blake Russell (110), Jordan Hasay (108), and Shalene Flanagan (102). Photo by Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer)

Runners make their way along the course shortly after the start of the 17th TD Beach to Beacon. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer

The lead pack of elite runners rounds a corner onto Old Ocean House Road in Cape Elizabeth during the 17th annual TD Beach to Beacon 10K in Cape Elizabeth on Saturday. Photo by Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer

From left, elite women runners Jordan Hasay, (108), Aselefech Mergia (104), Gemma Steel (105) and Shalene Flanagan (102) lead a pack at about the halfway point of the 17th annual TD Beach to Beacon 10K in Cape Elizabeth on Saturday. Photo by Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer

Jessica McCauley of Yarmouth, front, and Alicia Mooradian of Falmouth stretch before the start of the 17th annual TD Beach to Beacon road race in Cape Elizabeth on Saturday. Photo by Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer

Gemma Steel beats out Shalene Flanagan for the top finisher in the women's division at the 17th annual TD Beach to Beacon 10K on Saturday. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

Tony Nogueira of New Jersey competes in the TD Beach to Beacon 10K on Saturday. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

Ben True of Hanover, N.H., a North Yarmouth native, takes a moment after finishing third in the 17th annual TD Beach to Beacon 10K on Saturday. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

Will Geoghegan of Brunswick celebrates as he crosses the finish line as the first Maine male to finish in the 17th annual TD Beach to Beacon 10K on Saturday. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

Bedan Karoki and Patrick Makau, both of Kenya, hold hands after collapsing at the finish line of the 17th annual TD Beach to Beacon 10K Saturday. Karoki finished first, and Makau finished fourth. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

Anedra Gregori of Portland, center, points to her finish time while checking the results of the 17th annual TD Beach to Beacon 10K on Saturday. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

Tim Bremm of South Portland lays exhausted on the grass at Fort Williams in Cape Elizabeth after finishing the 17th annual TD Beach to Beacon 10K on Saturday. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

Rachel Foster of Houlton holds her shoes in one hand after finishing the 17th annual TD Beach to Beacon 10k on Saturday. Foster ran the race with a broken toe, and took her shoes off because of the pain. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

A woman tries to find her finish time on the results board after running the 17th annual TD Beach to Beacon 10K on Saturday. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

A police officer keeps watch over the finish line of the 17th annual TD Beach to Beacon 10k as a giant poster of Joan Benoit Samuelson is draped over Portland Head Light at Fort Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth on Saturday. Samuelson, who founded the Beach to Beacon, is celebrating her 30th anniversary of her victory in the Boston Marathon. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

The start of the TD Beach to Beacon 10K in Cape Elizabeth on Saturday. Tim Greenway/Staff Photographer

Fans cheer on the lead runners during the TD Beach to Beacon 10K in Cape Elizabeth on Saturday. Tim Greenway/Staff Photographer

Randi Sheehan of South Portland stretches before the start of the TD Beach to Beacon 10K in Cape Elizabeth on Saturday. Tim Greenway/Staff Photographer

Michelle Lilienthal of Portland receives a hug from Joan Benoit Samuelson after setting a course record for Maine woman in 33:38 at the TD Beach to Beacon 10K in Cape Elizabeth on Saturday. Tim Greenway/Staff Photographer

Stephen Kosgei Kibe, left, and Bedan Karoki run under the American flag during the TD Beach to Beacon 10K in Cape Elizabeth on Saturday. Tim Greenway/Staff Photographer

Joseph Ekuom cools off after the TD Beach to Beacon 10K in Cape Elizabeth on Saturday. Tim Greenway/Staff Photographer

A banner of Joan Benoit Samuelson hangs on Portland Head Light during the TD Beach to Beacon 10K in Cape Elizabeth on Saturday. Tim Greenway/Staff Photographer

Brianna Scarf of Naples cools off in front of a misting fan during the TD Beach to Beacon 10K in Cape Elizabeth on Saturday. Tim Greenway/Staff Photographer

Kids with Rippleffect prepare to carry flags from around the world during the awards ceremony at the TD Beach to Beacon 10K in Cape Elizabeth on Saturday. Rippleffect received $30,000 from the event. Tim Greenway/Staff Photographer

Jennifer Rice and Frank Femin of Portland stretch before the start of the TD Beach to Beacon 10K in Cape Elizabeth on Saturday. Tim Greenway/Staff Photographer