The culmination of the annual 10K road race from Crescent Beach State Park to Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, produced a set of quantifiable outcomes in 2023. These outcomes encompass the finishing times and rankings of elite runners, age group winners, and all other participants. They also include details like records broken, national representation, and charitable contributions associated with the event.
This information provides a performance benchmark for runners, allows for tracking of individual and overall trends in competitive running, and documents the charitable impact of this significant Maine sporting event. The race, established in 1998 by Olympic Marathon Gold Medalist Joan Benoit Samuelson, has grown into a world-class event, attracting elite athletes and thousands of recreational runners while supporting important local causes. The documentation of the race’s results preserves its history and contributes to its ongoing legacy.