Newcomers surge to Beach to Beacon victories
Habtom Samuel of Eritrea crosses the finish line at the TD Beach to Beacon 10k on Saturday in Cape Elizabeth after pulling away from Patrick Kiprop, who had led for most of the race. Samuel won the race in 27:40. (Greg Rec/Staff Photographer)
Prior to competing in his first TD Beach to Beacon 10k, Habtom Samuel said he had a pair of goals: Break the course record and win the race.
Samuel fell short of the course record on a beautiful Saturday morning, but he accomplished his second goal by winning the race in 27 minutes, 40 seconds.
Samuel, of Eritrea, a country in the Horn of Africa, edged Patrick Kiprop by eight seconds.
Pamela Kosgei of Kenya crosses the finish at Beach to Beacon to win the women’s overall title. (Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer) Purchase this image
Pamela Kosgei of Kenya won the women’s race in 31:51. Saturday marked her first road race, but she did win the 10,000 meters in 2025 while at the University of New Mexico.
Miguel Jimenez-Vergara won the men’s wheelchair division in 22:36, while Hoda Elshorbagy won the women’s wheelchair divison (26:25).
Ruth White of Orono earned the Maine women’s title (34:05) while Alec Troxell of Portland took home the Maine men’s title in 29:15.
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Drew Bonifant covers sports for the Press Herald, with beats in high school football, basketball and baseball. He was previously part of the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel sports team. A New Hampshire. More by Drew Bonifant
