Sayo Nomura of Japan is congratulated by Joan Benoit Samuelson as she crosses the finish line.
Runners cool off in spray from misting fans after completing the race.
Katrina Gerhard of Massachusetts crosses the finish line to win the female wheelchair division.
Sandrafelis Chebet Tuei of Kenya approaches the finish line to win the Beach to Beacon.
Runners wait in the starting line area for the start of the TD Beach to Beacon 10K road race.
Jake Robertson had a commanding lead heading up Route 77.
A mass of runners begins to round the first curve on Route 77 near the start of the race.
op three male finishers Stephen Sambu, left, of Kenya who was second, Jake Robertson of New Zealand who was first, and Ben True of West Lebanon, NH, who finished third, acknowledge the crowd during the awards ceremony at the 2018 TD Beach to Beacon 10K.
Jake Robertson collapses after finishing first.
Ken and Gwen Simons of Scarborough take a selfie before the race.
Michelle Lilienthal of Portland gets a hug from Joan Benoit Samuelson after finishing the 2018 TD Beach to Beacon 10K.
Ian Smith of South Portland stretches before the start of the race.
Shadrack Kipchirchir of Colorado Springs, CO, stretches along Route 77 before the start of the race.
Kimberly Martins of Saco, left, and Louise Mills-Strasser of Long Beach, NY jump for a photograph after finishing the race.
Steve Moriarty of Cumberland celebrates after making it to the top of the hill that runners climb after finishing the 2018 Beach to Beacon 10K.
Tony Nogueira of New Jersey celebrates after winning the wheelchair division.
Patty Marte of New York City enjoys a misting fan after finishing the race.
Katrina Gerhard of Ashburnham, MA, takes the stage to accept the women's first place award after finishing the 2018 Beach to Beacon 10k in a time of 26 minutes and 49 seconds.
First Maine finisher, Ryan Smith of Farmington at the Beach to Beacon Saturday, August 4, 2018.
Sandrafelis Chebet Tuei of Kenya takes the front spot ahead of Ababel Yeshaneh of Ethiopia
Spectators cheer on runners as they cross the finish line.
Sandrafelis Chebet Tuei of Kenya is the first female finisher in the 2018 TD Beach to Beacon 10K.
Ryan Smith of Farmington is met by Joan Benoit Samuelson as he finishes first among Maine runners.
Ryan Smith of Farmington is the first Maine runner to finish the 2018 TD Beach to Beacon 10k.
A group of female elite runners, including eventual race winner Sandrafelis Chebet Tuei of Kenya, break away from the rest of the pack.
Jake Robertson of New Zealand crosses the finish line, winning with a time of 27 minutes, 36 seconds.
Runners make their way through Ft. Williams Park after completing the Beach to Beacon on Saturday.
Spectators watch as runners finish the Beach to Beacon near Portland Head Light at Ft. Williams.
Tony Nogueira of New Jersey crosses the finish line to win the wheelchair division of the Beach to Beacon.
Cape Elizabeth High School cross country teammates Dylan Palmore, Emma Clarke and Molly O’Sullivan, left to right, decorated themselves for the race.
Runners make their way up the hill in Ft. Williams Park after completing the Beach to Beacon.
Ababel Yeshaneh of Ethiopia tries to grab water while keeping pace with Sandrafelis Chebet Tuei of Kenya.
New Zealand's Jake Robertson approaches the finish line.
Joan Benoit Samuelson congratulates runners at the finish line.
Portland's Michelle Lilienthal was the first Maine female in the Beach to Beacon on Saturday.
Runners check the results board at Fort Williams Park after the race.
Shadrack Kipchirchir of USA and New Zealand's Jake Robertson congratulate each other after the race. Robertson came in first place and Kipchirchir came in fourth.
Runners led by Jake Robertson, rounds the first curve in the TD Beach to Beacon 10K road race.
Volunteer Kirstin Sandreuter of North Yarmouth hands out water to runners at Fort Williams Park.
Jake Robertson of New Zealand, seen here ahead of Shadrack Kipchirchir and Stephen Sambu, maintained a sizeable lead throughout the TD Beach to Beacon 10K road race.
Jake Robertson had a commanding lead heading up Route 77.
Jake Robertson runs past Pond Cove on Shore Road in Cape Elizabeth.
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