Eventual winner of the TD Beach to Beacon 10K Stephen Kosgei Kibet of Kenya, center, tries to split his way between American Eric Jenkins of Portsmouth, N.H., and fellow Kenyan Daniel Salel, at right, during the latter stages of the race Saturday. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

Kenya's Stephen Kosgei Kibet wins Saturday's Beach to Beacon 10K in Cape Elizabeth. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

Bill Sandreuter of North Yarmouth stretches out as runners mill around him before the start of the TD Beach to Beacon 10K Saturday. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

Daniel Salel of Kenya stays away from the pack just after the start of the TD Beach to Beacon 10K on Saturday. Salel finished third. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

Eric Jenkins of Portsmouth, N.H., at far right, leads the pack of elite men during the early stages of the TD Beach to Beacon 10K on Saturday. Jenkins finished as the first American male and placed fourth overall. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

The Elite men runners race in Saturday's Beach to Beacon 10K race in Cape Elizabeth. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

Behind the starting line at the 18th Annual Beach to Beacon runners stretch and prepare for the 8:05 start.

Ethiopia's Wude Ayalew is the first woman finisher in Saturday's Beach to Beacon 10K race in Cape Elizabeth. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

Stephen Kosgei Kibet of Kenya leads Moses Kipsiro of Uganda, at left, and fellow Kenyan Daniel Salel, at right, after turning onto Shore Road during the TD Beach to Beacon 10K on Saturday. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

Runners cool off in front of the misting fans after the TD Beach to Beacon 10K on Saturday. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

Diane Nukuri, bib No. 107, and Gemma Steel of Great Britain, bib No. 100, were among the elite female leaders early on in the TD Beach to Beacon 10K on Saturday. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

Frank Femia of Portland, center, and James Winkler of Cape Elizabeth, at left, stand at attention in patriotic garb during the national anthem before the start of the TD Beach to Beacon 10K on Saturday. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

The wheelchair athletes race down the course at the TD Beach to Beacon 10K on Saturday. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

The early morning sun casts shadows of the elite male runners in the TD Beach to Beacon 10K on Saturday. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

Daniel Salel of Kenya braced for the heat as he began to break away from the pack early on in the TD Beach to Beacon 10K on Saturday. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

Howard Kramer of Dave McGillivray Sports Enterprise makes a last-minute tweak to the banner at the finish line of the TD Beach to Beacon 10K.

Micah Kogo of Kenya, at far right, leads a pack of elite male runners during the early stages of the TD Beach to Beacon 10K on Saturday. Third from the right is eventual winner Stephen Kosgei Kibet. Kogo finished fifth. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

Daniel Salel of Kenya makes his way along the course in hot conditions during the TD Beach to Beacon 10K Saturday. Photo by Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

Eventual winner Stephen Kosgei Kibet of Kenya begins to lead the pack of elite male runners toward the end of the TD Beach to Beacon 10K on Saturday. Other elites trailing him include, from left, Moses Kipsiro of Uganda, Micha Kogo and Daniel Salel of Kenya, and first American male finisher Eric Jenkins of Portsmouth, N.H. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

Eventual winner Stephen Kosgei Kibet of Kenya begins to lead the pack of elite male runners toward the end of the TD Beach to Beacon 10K. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

Stephen Kosgei Kibet of Kenya starts to pull away from fellow countryman Daniel Salel toward the end of the TD Beach to Beacon 10K Saturday. Photo by Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

Stephen Kosgei Kibet of Kenya wins the 18th annual TD Beach to Beacon 10K road race Saturday. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer

Runners make their way up the hill at Fort Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth after finishing the TD Beach to Beacon 10K Saturday. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

Norma Huntley of Buxton cools off in a misting fan at Fort Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth after finishing the TD Beach to Beacon 10K Saturday. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

Cousins Baxter Stuart, 5, of Brewer, and Matilda Malkasian, 6, of Grafton, Mass., cool off in front of a misting fan at Fort Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth after the TD Beach to Beacon 10K Saturday. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

Runners look for their finish times at the results board of the Beach to Beacon. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

Laurinda Snow of Dover, N.H., had her arms full of free gifts from a number of vendors after she ran the TD Beach to Beacon 10K Saturda. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer

Eric Jenkins is the first American to cross the finish line of the TD Beach to Beacon 10K Saturday. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer

Karen Rand McWatters, formerly of Westbrook, is greeted at the finish line by race founder Joan Benoit Samuelson at the TD Beach to Beacon 10K Saturday. McWatters is a survivor of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, having lost the lower portion of her left leg. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer

Wude Ayalew of Ethiopia was the women's winner of the TD Beach to Beacon 10K Saturday. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer

Lily and Glenn Jordan after finishing the TD Beach to Beacon 10K Saturday. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer

Ben Decker of Yarmouth is the first from Maine to cross the finish line of the TD Beach to Beacon 10K Saturday. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer

Wude Ayalew of Ethiopia is the first female to cross the finish line of the TD Beach to Beacon 10K Saturday. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer

Alexi Pappas is the first American woman to cross the finish line of the TD Beach to Beacon 10K Saturday. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer

Erica Jesseman of Scarborough is the first Maine woman to cross the finish line of the TD Beach to Beacon 10K Saturday. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer

James Senbeta of Champaign, Ill., is the first in the wheelchair category to cross the finish line of the TD Beach to Beacon 10K Saturday. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer

Christina Kouros of Cape Elizabeth is the first female in the wheelchair category to cross the finish line of the TD Beach to Beacon 10K Saturday. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer

Stephen Kosgei Kibet smiles as the winner of Saturday's Beach to Beacon 10K. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer

The elite runners take the lead in the annual Beach to Beacon 10K road race. John Ewing/Staff Photographer

Runners race in Saturday's Beach to Beacon 10K road race. John Ewing/Staff Photographer

Kenya's Stephen Kosgei Kibet, 1, moves into the lead he would carry to the finish line for his first win in the Beach to Beacon 10K. John Ewing/Staff Photographer

Stephen Kosgei Kibet crosses the finish line to win Saturday's Beach to Beacon 10K. John Ewing/Staff Photographer

Moses Kipsiro of Uganda outsprinted Daniel Salel of Kenya to take second in Saturday's Beach to Beacon. John Ewing/Staff Photographer

The first woman runner was #104, Wude Ayalew, John Ewing/Staff Photographer

Dottie Gray, 90, from Kirkwood, Missouri, gets a little help from staff after completing her 15th Beach to Beacon race. John Ewing/Staff Photographer

Race winner Stephen Kosgei Kibet gets a massage following the race. John Ewing/Staff Photographer

Maine women runners Erica Jesseman, left, and Kristin Barry share a hug following Saturday's Beach to Beacon 10K. John Ewing/Staff Photographer

Race winner Stephen Kosgei Kibet. John Ewing/Staff Photographer

James Senbeta from Illinois was the top finisher in the wheelchair race. John Ewing/Staff Photographer

Spectators begin to line a hillside near the finish line as the runners near the finish in Cape Elizabeth. John Ewing/Staff Photographer

Karen Rand McWatters, a survior of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, ran the race this year. John Ewing/Staff Photographer