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For Immediate Release
August 01, 2010
Contact:
Jason Wolfe
(520) 399-5097
Beryl Wolfe
(520) 399-5770
E-mail: jason@wolfenews.com
Web Site: http://www.beach2beacon.org
PRESS KIT: Variety of materials re: 2010 TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race
Contents: Fact Sheet; 12-year Timeline; 2009 Results; Past Champions; Race Fun Facts (new), Joan Benoit Samuelson Bio; Dave McGillivray Bio; History of Race Beneficiaries; About the Title Sponsor
Fact Sheet
13th Annual
TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10k Road Race – 2010
Date of Race: Saturday, August 7, 2010
Title Sponsor: TD Bank www.TDBank.com
Distance: 10 kilometers (6.2 miles)
Size of Field: 6,000
Mission of Race: The TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, provides a cash donation of $30,000 to a different Maine charity each year as a way to support and benefit the state.
2010 Youth Beneficiary: Junior Achievement of Maine (JA) is the 2010 race beneficiary. JA provides economic education programs that help inspire Maine children to develop the skills, attitudes and behaviors of success in a global economy. Offered in more than 100 schools across Maine, JA programs reached almost 9,000 students in 2009. Through JA classroom programs and Job Shadow experiences, JA of Maine brings volunteers from the community face to face with students to make economic concepts relevant, raise aspirations, and challenge the students to excel. For more information, visit www.maine.ja.org.
History: TD Bank and Joan Benoit Samuelson, winner of Olympic gold in the first women’s marathon in 1984 and Maine’s most recognizable athlete, founded the race in 1998 as a way to support Maine children by creating a world-class event for the state. The race draws top elite athletes from around the globe as well as top Maine and New England runners. Event features 800+ volunteers and thousands of spectators.
Races: 10K Wheelchair division at 7:55 a.m., and runners at 8:05 a.m. A children’s 1K race will take place on Friday, Aug. 6 at Fort Williams.
Purse: More than $60,000 in prize money
Race Director: Dave McGillivray, Sports Enterprises, Inc. (DMSE)
Race President: Dave Weatherbie, Cape Elizabeth
Start/Finish: Picturesque 6.2-mile course in Cape Elizabeth, beginning at Crescent Beach along Route 77 and ending 6.2 miles later in Fort Williams at the stunning Portland Head lighthouse.
Website: www.beach2beacon.org or www.wolfenews.com for press info and news.
12-year Timeline
1998 – Inaugural year for the race, founded by Joan Benoit Samuelson and called the Peoples Beach to Beacon 10K after the title sponsor. The race had a field size of 3,000 and drew 2,408 finishers.
1999 – Field size increases to 4,000 and the race becomes the first road race in Maine history to top 3,000 finishers as 3,248 crossed the line. Khalid Khannouchi of Morocco sets a course-record 27 minutes, 48 seconds, the first recorded sub-28- minute 10K ever run in Maine.
2000 - Two-time defending champion Catherine Ndereba of Kenya edged U.S. Olympian Libbie Hickman in a finish that required a ruling by a team of judges, including referee Steve Vaitones, a certified USA Track & Field official. Both runners, with identical official times of 32:19, thought they had won, but Vaitones and the other judges determined Ndereba crossed the finish first. Adding drama to the race was the fact that Ndereba fell at about the 1.5-mile mark, got stepped on and scraped her knee and shoulder, but still managed to get back up and grit out a victory.
2001 - Honorary guest for the 2001 Peoples Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race was Sir Roger Bannister, the legendary British runner who on May 6, 1954, ran the world's first recorded sub-four-minute mile. The then-25-year-old native of Harrow on the Hill, England, completed the distance in 3:59.4 at Oxford.
Race Director Dave McGillivray was named the world's outstanding race director for 2000 for his direction of the third Peoples Beach to Beach 10K Road Race by Road Race Management, Inc. and Lynx System Developers, Inc., based in Woburn, Mass., began providing a FinishLynx, a versatile digital photofinish and timing system.
2002 - Field expands to 5,000 to accommodate more runners and commemorate the 5th year of the race. The race also introduces the Corporate Challenge where teams of at least four employees from New England corporations and businesses compete using net times and adjusted by age and gender under the WAVA (World Association of Veteran Athletes) system. Joan Benoit Samuelson runs with a group of New York City firefighters to commemorate the 5th year.
2003 - Gov. John Baldacci was the first sitting Maine governor to run in the race, still called the Peoples Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race. Baldacci ran as part of the Seeds of Peace team. Also, 16-Year-Old Eric Giddings of South Portland is the Maine winner and Gilbert Okari of Kenya (27:28) shattered the four-year-old course record by 20 seconds.
2004 – The race again boasted the year’s fastest time in a 10K road race in the world when Kenya’s Gilbert Okari broke the tape at 27:35. In all, four men record crossed in under 28, almost unheard of on the international road race circuit.
2005 – Name changes to TD Banknorth Beach to Beacon. Among runners from Maine, Stanford-bound Eric Giddings of South Portland set a new Maine record with a time of 30:34 while still a teenager at 18 and dressed in his South Portland High School Red Riots singlet.
2006 – Race fills in just 46 days – eclipsing last year’s record by almost two weeks – despite an expansion of the field by 500 slots to a total of 5,500.
Russia’s Alevtina Ivanova broke the women’s record, running away from the field with a time of 31:26 to claim her first Beach to Beacon title after finishing second and third that last two years and breaking Kenyan Catherine Ndereba’s five-year-old record of 31:33.
2007 – Special 10th edition of the TD Banknorth Beach to Beacon again fills in record time. This race featured Joan Benoit Samuelson running a leisurely 42:00 pace alongside friend Jacqueline Gareau, the 1980 Boston Marathon champ. Each runner in the field of 5,500 who completed the race received a commemorative medal. More than 110 runners ran for the 10th time, including Larry Wold, TD Banknorth in Maine president.
Kenya's Duncan Kibet out kicked a fast field to win the men’s crown as the popular Meb Keflezighi, the U.S.'s top distance runner, finished fourth. Luminita Talpos of Romania dominated the women’s race, winning for the first time in five tries.
2008 - Ed Muge sprinted to the finish to earn the men’s crown and ageless Edith Masai cruised to victory in the women’s race in the 11th edition of the race. Muge of Kenya (27:52.4) edged Ethiopia’s Maregu Zewdie (27:53), the world’s top-ranked road racer, down the homestretch in thrilling fashion. But the day belonged to the 41-year-old Masai, who dominated her younger competitors in 31:55.6, which also shattered the course record in the Master’s category for women.
The two Kenyans were among the record-setting 5,258 runners from 14 countries and 41 U.S. states who finished the race on a cool, humid and foggy morning.
In the Maine races, Kristin Barry, 34, of Scarborough (34:37) shattered the longest standing course record, set by Julia Kirtland of South Harpswell with a 34:56 in 1998, the race’s inaugural year. And in winning the Maine race, Ben True, 22, of North Yarmouth (31:02), also was the first American finisher in the race, finishing 11th overall.
2009 - Ed Muge of Kenya (28:05) repeated as the men's champ and Kenya's Irene Limika (32:06) cruised in for the women's title, but a pair of Mainers stole the show for the 12th running of the TD Bank Beach to Beacon.
Ben True of North Yarmouth (29:10) and Sheri Piers of Falmouth (34:17) shattered course records to easily win the Maine titles and each finished 10th overall - a first for Maine runners in the international road race. Both course records are likely to stand for some time.
A record-setting 5,624 runners, from 16 countries and 43 U.S. states, finished the race on a warm and sunny morning.
The summer of 2009 marked the 25th anniversary of race founder Joan Benoit Samuelson's historic gold medal performance in the first Olympic women's marathon. At the Beach to Beacon, the ever-modest Samuelson was a fixture at the finish line cheering and greeting recreational runners.
TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race
2009 RESULTS
TOP MALE FINISHER:
Ed Muge of Kenya, 28:05
TOP FEMALE FINISHER:
Irene Limika of Kenya, 32:06
TOP MALE MASTERS FINISHER:
James Koskei of Kenya, 30:01
TOP FEMALE MASTERS FINISHER:
Susannah Beck of Brunswick, Maine, 35:31
TOP MALE MAINE FINISHER:
Ben True of North Yarmouth, 29:10 (course record)
TOP FEMALE MAINE FINISHER:
Sheri Piers of Falmouth, 34:17 (course record)
TOP MALE WHEELCHAIR FINISHER:
Tony Nogueira of Glen Ridge, N.J., 23:34
TOP FEMALE WHEELCHAIR FINISHER:
Jacqui Kapinowski of Point Pleasant, N.J., 42:33
SENIOR DIVISION (50+)
Brian Pilcher of Ross, Calif. (33:51)
Jeanne Hackett of Scarborough, Maine (39:39)
TD BANK BEACH TO BEACON 10K ROAD RACE
Past Champions
2009
Elite Male: Ed Muge of Kenya, 28:05
Elite Female: Irene Limika of Kenya, 32:06
Masters Male: James Koskei of Kenya, 30:01
Master Female: Susannah Beck of Brunswick, Maine, 35:31
Maine Male: Ben True of North Yarmouth, 29:10 (course record)
Maine Female: Sheri Piers of Falmouth, 34:17 (course record)
Male Wheelchair: Tony Nogueira of Glen Ridge, N.J., 23:34
Female Wheelchair: Jacqui Kapinowski of Point Pleasant, N.J., 42:33
Senior Division (50+): Brian Pilcher of Ross, Calif. (33:51)
Jeanne Hackett of Scarborough, Maine (39:39)
2008
Elite Male: Ed Muge of Kenya, 27:52
Elite Female: Edith Masai of Kenya, 31:57
Masters Male: Dan Franek of South Portland, Maine, 32:55
Master Female: Edith Masai of Kenya, 31:57 (course record)
Maine Male: Ben True of North Yarmouth, 31:02
Maine Female: Kristin Barry of Scarborough, 34:37
Male Wheelchair: Patrick Doak of Concord, Mass., 23:35
Female Wheelchair: Jacqui Kapinowski of Point Pleasant, N.J., 40:29
Senior Division (50+): Man - Norm Larson, 52, of Burlington, Vermont, 33:51; Woman - Ellie Tucker, 53, of North Yarmouth, Maine, 41:27
2007
Elite Male: Duncan Kibet of Kenya, 27:52
Elite Female: Luminita Talpos of Romania, 32:20
Masters Male: Jason Cakouros of Milton, Mass., 32:43
Master Female: Mimi Fallon of Walpole, Mass., 37:51
Maine Male: Ayalew Taye of Cape Elizabeth, 30:47
Maine Female: Emily Levan of Wiscasset, 35:01
Male Wheelchair: Patrick Doak of Concord, Mass., 23:27 (course record)
Female Wheelchair: No entrants
2006
Elite Male: Tom Nyariki of Kenya, 27:48
Elite Female: Alevtina Ivanova of Russia, 31:26 (course record)
Masters Male: Wayne Levy of Newton, Mass., 32:52
Master Female: Mimi Fallon of Walpole, Mass., 37:32
Maine Male: Donny Drake of Portland, 31:16
Maine Female: Emily Levan of Wiscasset, 35:40
Male Wheelchair: Patrick Doak of Concord, Mass., 23:59
Female Wheelchair: No entrants
2005
Elite Male: Gilbert Okari of Kenya, 27:38
Elite Female: Lornah Kipligat of The Netherlands, 31:34
Masters Male: Mbarek Hussein of Albuquerque, N.M., 29:40
Master Female: Ramilia Burangulova of Gainesville, Florida, 34:38
Maine Male: Eric Giddings of South Portland, 30:34
Maine Female: Emily Levan of Wiscasset, 35:52
Male Wheelchair: Tony Nogueira of Glen Ridge, N.J., 25:35
Female Wheelchair: Laurie Stephens of Wenham, Mass., 30:23
2004
Elite Male: Gilbert Okari of Kenya, 27:35
Elite Female: Susan Chepkemei of Kenya, 31:35
Masters Male: Michael Payson of Falmouth, Maine, 31:54
Master Female: Valentina Yegorova of Russia, 34:36
Maine Male: Ethan Hemphill of Freeport, 31:35
Maine Female: Susannah Beck of Yarmouth, 35:22
Male Wheelchair: Tony Nogueira of New Jersey, 25:11
Female Wheelchair: Laurie Stephens of Wenham, Mass., 33:32
2003
Elite Male: Gilbert Okari of Kenya, 27:28 (course record)
Elite Female: Catherine Ndereba of Kenya, 31:53
Masters Male: Andrew Masai of Kenya, 29:24
Master Female: Carmen Ayala-Troncoso of Austin, Texas, 35:11
Maine Male: Eric Giddings of South Portland, 31:18
Maine Female: Maggie Hanson of Bowdoinham, 35:47
Male Wheelchair: Kamel Ayari of New Rochelle, N.Y., 25:00
Female Wheelchair: April Coughlin of Syracuse, N.Y., 33:32
2002
Elite Male: James Koskei of Kenya, 28:11
Elite Female: Adriana Fernandez of Mexico, 31:56
Masters Male: Eddy Hellybuck of New Mexico, 29:49
Master Female: Elana Fidatof of Romania, 34:14
Maine Male: Andy Spaulding of Freeport, 31:26
Maine Female: Christine Snow-Reaser of Dayton, 36:30
Male Wheelchair: Tony Nogueira of New Jersey, 24:12
Female Wheelchair: Laurie Stephens of Massachusetts, 33:11
2001
Elite Male: Evans Rutto of Kenya, 28:30
Elite Female: Catherine Ndereba of Kenya, 31:33
Masters Male: Andrew Masai of Kenya, 29:37
Master Female: Judy St. Hilaire of Massachusetts, 33:53
Maine Male: Andy Spaulding of Freeport, 31:29
Maine Female: Christine Snow-Reaser of Dayton, 36:13
Male Wheelchair: Tony Nogueira of New Jersey, 24:59
Female Wheelchair: Laurie Stephens of Massachusetts, 30:51
2000
Elite Male: Joseph Kimani of Kenya, 28:07
Elite Female: Catherine Ndereba of Kenya, 32:19
Masters Male: Andrew Masai of Kenya, 29:12 (course record)
Master Female: Judy St. Hilaire of Massachusetts, 33:37
Maine Male: Todd Coffin of Freeport, 31:36
Maine Female: Julia Kirtland of South Harpswell, 35:35
Male Wheelchair: Tony Nogueira of New Jersey, 24:34
Female Wheelchair: Laurie Stephens of Massachusetts, 30:25
1999
Elite Male: Khalid Khannouchi of Morocco, 27:48
Elite Female: Catherine Ndereba of Kenya, 32:05
Masters Male: John Tuttle of Georgia, 30:08
Masters Female: Marina Belyaeva of Russia, 33:37
Maine Male: Bob Winn of Ogunquit, 31:11
Maine Female: Julia Kirtland of South Harpswell, 35:07
Male Wheelchair: Jason Fowler of Massachusetts, 29:10
Female Wheelchair: Laurie Stephens of Massachusetts, 28:01 (course record)
1998
Elite Male: Johannes Mabilte of South Africa, 28:18
Elite Female: Catherine Ndereba of Kenya, 32:15
Masters Male: Steve Plasencia of Oregon, 29:37
Masters Female: Kim Jones of Washington, 34:35
Maine Male: Bob Winn of Ogunquit, 30:52 (course record)
Maine Female: Julia Kirtland of South Harpswell, 34:56
Male Wheelchair: Tony Nogueira of South Harpswell, 24:32
Female Wheelchair: Leann Shannon of Florida, 28:38
TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K Fun Facts
(provided by race announcer Andy Schachat)
Year by Year Breakdown of Finishers:
Year Finishers Cumulative Total
1998 2,408 2,408
1999 3,248 5,656
2000 3,429 9,085
2001 3,718 12,803
2002 4,109 16,912
2003 4,273 21,185
2004 4,353 25,538
2005 4,305 29,843
2006 4,810 34,653
2007 4,839 39,492
2008 5,248 44,740
2009 5,618 50,358
Average number of finishers per year: 4,197
The following runners reached milestones in the history of the race:
1999: 5,000th finisher: Cheri Wessel, Hershey, Pennsylvania
2001: 10,000th finisher: Ron Fleurent, South Portland, Maine
2002: 15,000th finisher: John Morton, Ottawa, Ontario
2003: 20,000th finisher: Carl Curtsinger, Mt. Washington, Kentucky
2004: 25,000th finisher: Bonnie Cassidy, Ellicott City, Maryland
2006: 30,000th finisher: Ryan Dyer, Gorham, Maine
2007: 35,000th finisher: Michael Welch, South Portland, Maine
2008: 40,000th finisher: Tom Gilman, Falmouth, Maine
2009: 45,000th finisher: Adam Potter, Wells, Maine
2009: 50,000th finisher: Michael Moore, Orange, Connecticut
The TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K has Achieved the Following Milestones in the History of Maine Road Races:
1998: the first road race to have more than 2,000 timed finishers
1999: the first road race to have more than 3,000 timed finishers
2001: the first road race to have more than 3,500 timed finishers
2002: the first road race to have more than 4,000 timed finishers
2006: the first road race to have more than 4,500 timed finishers
2008: the first road race to have more than 5,000 timed finishers
2009: the first road race to have more than 5,500 timed finishers
• From 1998-2004 and 2006-2009 the TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K was the largest race in Maine history. The 2005 race was the only one that did not exceed the number of finishers from the year before.
• The 12 largest road races in Maine history are the 12 TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K races.
• For the past five years, the TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K has been the largest road race in northern New England (Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont)
Total Miles Run
Number of finishers x 6.2 miles: 312,220
Average number of miles per year: 26,018
The following runners reached the following milestones
2000: 50,000th mile: Theo Berez, Camden, Maine
2002: 100,000th mile: Jennifer Cohen, Brunswick, Maine
2004: 150,000th mile: Christopher Pezzullo, Cape Elizabeth, Maine
2006: 200,000th mile: Jessica Shaknis, Portland, Maine
2008: 250,000th mile: Diane Gagnon, Old Orchard Beach, Maine
2009: 300,000th mile: David Lewis, Little Hocking, Ohio
(Results provided by Granite State Race Services)
Weather Fact
It has never been raining at the finish line when the runners crossed the finish line, and has never rained during the awards ceremony.
JOAN BENOIT SAMUELSON
RACE FOUNDER
Joan Benoit Samuelson, Maine’s most recognizable athlete who continues to serve as an inspiration for women runners around the world, founded the TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race, then known as the Peoples Beach to Beacon, in 1998 to benefit children’s charities in Maine.
With the help of the bank, Joan’s efforts quickly elevated the annual race to world-class status. Today, the TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K is a ‘must’ event on the calendars of elite runners around the globe as well as recreational runners throughout New England.
Joan ran the same ocean-side roads while growing up in Cape Elizabeth, just setting out on her path to history. While a senior at Bowdoin College, Benoit entered the 1979 Boston Marathon as a virtual unknown and won, setting a record for American women. Following surgery on her Achilles tendons, she again won the Boston Marathon in 1983. In Los Angeles in 1984, the eyes of the world were watching Joan when she won the first ever women's Olympic Marathon. She has remained a dominant figure and a role model in the running world and women’s athletics ever since.
Below is more specific information about Joan’s athletic achievements and civic involvement:
MAJOR ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS
1972-75 All American Honors at Cape Elizabeth (Maine) H.S.
1975 Wins the regional Junior Olympic mile championship in 5:03.8
1976 Wins the Portland Boys Club 5-mile race
1976 Wins prestigious, 7.1-mile Falmouth Road Race on Cape Cod
1978 Sets world record in Boston’s Bonne Belle 10K race (33:16)
1979 Boston Marathon winner, World Best, (2:35:15)
1983 Boston Marathon winner, New World Best, (2:22:43)
1984 Wins the first U.S. women’s Olympic Marathon trials
1984 Olympic Gold Medalist in Los Angeles — First Women’s Olympic Marathon, still an Olympic record (2:24:32)
1984 Philadelphia Half Marathon winner
1984 Jesse Owens Award recipient
1984 Inductee, Maine Sports Hall of Fame
1985 Chicago Marathon winner, time stood for 18 years as an American record (2:21:21)
1985 Receives Sullivan Award as country’s Top Amateur Athlete
1987 Honorary Degree Recipient, Williams College
1988 Tufts Jumbo Award recipient
1990 Kiputh Award, Yale University
1990 Honorary Degree recipient, Colby-Sawyer College
1990 Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary Club International
1992 Wins the Columbus (Ohio) Marathon
1993 Sara Orne Jewett Award, Maine Women’s Fund
1994 New England Women’s Leadership Award recipient
1994 First woman inducted into the National Alumni Hall of Fame of the Boys and Girls Club of America
1995 Honorary Degree recipient, Mount Ida College
1996 Finishes 13th in the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials
1997 Creates the former Peoples Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race in Cape Elizabeth, Maine
1998 Wins the USA Track and Field Master’s national championship for women 40-and-over in the 5K
1998 Inductee, National Distance Running Hall of Fame
1998 Presides over the first Peoples Beach to Beacon 10K (now the TD Banknorth Beach to Beacon), a road race branded one of the world's best by runners
1998 Road Runner’s Club of America, Women’s Master Runner of the Year
1998 Qualifies for U.S. 2000 Olympic Marathon trials at New York Marathon
1999 Honorary Degree recipient, Thomas College
1999 Inductee, International Scholar Athlete Hall of Fame
1999 Inductee, International Women’s Sports Foundation Hall of Fame
1999 Presides over the second TD Banknorth Beach to Beacon 10K. With a field of 4,000, including many of the world’s best distance runners, it eclipses the first
2000 Finishes 9th in the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials
2000 Presides over the third TD Banknorth Beach to Beacon 10K
2001 Presides over the fourth TD Banknorth Beach to Beacon 10K
2001 Qualifies for U.S. 2004 Olympic Marathon trials at New York Marathon
2002 For the first time, runs in the TD Banknorth Beach to Beacon 10K
2002 Sets national 45-49 age group record – 2:42.28 – at Chicago Marathon
2004 Injury prevents entry into U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in St. Louis, plans run in 2008 trials.
2005 Receives Selma Black Award from Northeastern University.
2005 Qualifies for U.S. 2008 Olympic Marathon Trials at Twin Cities Marathon in Minnesota.
2006 Receives honorary degree from the University of New England
2007 US Track and Field Outstanding Athlete of the Year award for 50-54 age group
2007 For the second time, runs the TD Banknorth Beach to Beacon 10K, this time in a leisurely pace alongside friend Jacqueline Gareau, the 1980 Boston Marathon champ. They finish in 42 minutes,
2008 Voted into the Olympic Hall of Fame; set a record in her age group in the 2008 Olympic trials
2008 Set U.S. Masters 50+ 5K Record – 17:24 in the USA 5K in Providence, Rhode Island on Sept. 21, 2008.
2009 Set U.S. Masters 50+ Indoor 3000m Record – 10:22.68 in Landover, Maryland on March 20, 2009
2009 RRCA (Road Runners Club of America) Female Master Runner of the Year
COMMUNITY AND CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
Committees and Boards:
1985-Present Advisory Board, Gulf of Maine Aquarium
1986-1993 Samantha Smith Center
1985-Present Friends of Casco Bay
1990-1991 Bowdoin College Fund Director - Chair
1990-1997 Honorary Board, Big Sisters Association of Boston
1991-1995 Foundation for the Advancement of Education
1994-1997 Freeport Recreation Committee
1995 Nominating Committee, YWCA of Portland, Maine
1995-Present Advisory Board, Maine’s Women Fund
1995-1996 Co-Chair, Casco Bay Area YMCA Capital Campaign
1995-Present Bowdoin College Board of Trustees
1995-Present Governor’s Council for Physical Education and Sports
1997-Present Governor’s Executive Council, Communities for Children
1997-Present Founder and Chair, Peoples Beach to Beacon 10K
1999-Present National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Board of Directors
2002 Honorary member American Running Association Gala
2002 Girl Scouts of Kennebec Council Woman of Distinction Award
2003-Present Named Co-Chair of Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness, Sports, Health & Wellness
Public Service, past and present:
Natural Resources Council of Maine; Maine Lung Association; Alzheimer’s Foundation; M.S. Society; Special Olympics; Freeport Public Schools; Massachusetts Association for the Blind; New England Women’s Leadership Award Nominating Committee; Maine Honorary Chair, March of Dimes Walk America; Maine Amateur Athletic Foundation, Board of Directors; Dana Farber Cancer Research Institute
Joan Benoit Samuelson resides in Freeport, Maine with her husband,
Scott Samuelson, and their children, Abby and Anders.
DAVE MCGILLIVRAY
RACE DIRECTOR
Dave McGillivray first gained national prominence in 1978 when he ran across the United States to raise money for charity. Since then, McGillivray, 55, has accomplished numerous other inspirational and charitable feats, as well as earned a reputation as one of the world’s premier race directors.
In 2005 McGillivray was inducted into Running USA’s Hall of Champions. In 2000, McGillivray received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Competitor Magazine for his more than 20 years of service to the sport of road racing and triathlons. Later in 2000, he won a prestigious national award from Road Race Management for his direction of the TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K, then the Peoples Beach to Beacon. He is also Race Director of the B.A.A Boston Marathon and president of DMSE SPORTS, a nationally recognized event management company.
McGillivray served as Co-Race Director of the 2004 Olympic Team Trials – Women’s Marathon, in St. Louis and Race Director of the 2008 Olympic Team Trials – Women’s Marathon in Boston on April 20, 2008. In May 2004, he led a team of 10 TREK USA runners who ran 3,372 miles through 12 states in 24 days in a relay-style format to benefit five children's charities - duplicating a feat he achieved in 1978.
McGillivray authored a book titled, The Last Pick (Rodale Press 2006), which chronicles his career while motivating and inspiring the reader to never underestimate their own ability to set goals and achieve what is thought to be the impossible. Author’s proceeds from The Last Pick will benefit the DMSE Children’s Fitness Foundation which McGillivray founded in 2004. The foundation is aimed at ending childhood obesity by funding and creating programs to inspire and cultivate a generation of healthy and successful children.
Below is more specific info about his athletic achievements and professional accomplishments:
MAJOR ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS
Run Across America — 1978
Ran 3,452 miles from Medford, Oregon to Medford, Massachusetts in 80 consecutive days to raise money for the Jimmy Fund. This run ended in Fenway Park to a standing ovation by 32,000 fans.
Hawaii Ironman Triathlon — 1980, 1983-1989
Competed eight times in the Hawaii Ironman Triathlon, the premier individual endurance event in the world. The Ironman consists of three back-to-back distance events: a 2.4-mile rough, open ocean water swim, followed by a 112-mile bike race and finished up with a full 26.2-mile marathon run.
East Coast Run to Benefit the Jimmy Fund — 1980
Ran 1,250 miles from Winter Haven, Florida to Boston, joined by Bob Hall, a pioneer in wheelchair marathoning, to raise money for the Jimmy Fund. Met with President Carter at the White House during run.
Wrentham State School 24-Hour Run — 1980
Designated as the “Run For Our Dreams Marathon,” this run traversed 120 miles in 24 hours through 31 communities in southeastern Mass., ending in Foxboro Stadium at halftime of a Pats game. Held to benefit the Wrentham State School for the Mentally Retarded, raised more than $10,000 for the handicapped.
Empire State Building Run Up — 1981
The 4th Annual Empire State Building Run-Up. Course description: 86 stories, 1,575 steps, 1,050 feet in elevation, 40' stair height. Finished in 10th place overall in a time of 13 minutes, 27 seconds.
New England Run — 1981
Triathloned (ran, cycled and swam) 1,522 miles throughout the six N.E. states, raising $55,000 for the Jimmy Fund. Unusual segments included running up and down Mt. Washington in N.H., swimming two miles across Lake Winnipesaukee, and running three miles with inmates inside Walpole State Prison.
The Occluded Run For The Blind — 1982
Ran the 1982 Boston Marathon in a time of 3:14 while completely blindfolded and while being escorted by two guides. Raised more than $10,000 for the Carroll Center for the Blind in Newton, Mass.
Martha’s Vineyard Swim — 1982
Officially completed his New England run by swimming more than seven miles from Martha’s Vineyard to Falmouth, Mass., again raising more money for the Jimmy Fund. McGillivray was greeted by thousands on shore including some of the world’s greatest runners, including Alberto Salazar.
Jimmy Fund 24-Hour Swim — 1983
Swam for 24 consecutive hours in the Olympic-size Medford HS pool, swimming a total of 1,884 lengths and covering 26.27 miles (distance of the Boston Marathon) to raise money for the Jimmy Fund.
Merrimack College New England Bike Ride — 1983
Bicycled more than 1,000 miles throughout six New England states in 14 days to raise money for a scholarship fund for Merrimack College, his alma mater.
Jimmy Fund 24-Hour Bike — 1986
Biked for 24 consecutive hours around a five-mile loop course in Medford, Mass., while simultaneously directing the annual Bay State Triathlon, being held on the same course at the same time. Covered 385 miles.
Walpole Prison Yard Marathon
Formed the first sanctioned running club inside a maximum security institution. Conducted and ran in number of distance races inside prison yard, including winning a full 26.2 mile marathon against inmates.
Annual Birthday Run — 1966 to Present
Annually and on his birthday (August 22) runs the equivalent number of miles as his age. Has not missed a birthday since the age of 12. Ran 54 miles in 2008.
B.A.A Boston Marathon — 1971 to Present
Competed in 37 consecutive races. Since 1988, because involved in directing the race, has run at night.
Competitive Experience
38 consecutive Boston Marathons, 125 marathons completed, 8 Ironman Triathlons
Personal Best: Marathon — 2:29:58; Ironman — 10:36:42
MAJOR PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
DMSE, Inc. (Dave McGillivray Sports Enterprises), Middleton, Mass.
President and Founder: DMSE, Inc. is a 29-year old special events management company which has produced or consulted on more than 850 mass-participatory athletic events throughout the world. McGillivray is also a seasoned motivational speaker who has inspired more than 1,500 audiences throughout the US and abroad.
Race Director: Has directed or consulted on more than 800 events in the last 20+ years, including the following events:
1990 Triathlon World Championship, Walt Disney World; 1993 America’s Paradise Triathlon, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands; 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games – venue management road events; 1989-present Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk; 1998 Goodwill Games; 1997-present TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K; 2001-present B.A.A Boston Marathon; 2001 Monster Challenge: Tri Boston; 2001 B.A.A. Half Marathon; 2004 U.S. Olympic Women’s Marathon Trials, St. Louis; 2008 U.S. Olympic Women's Marathon Trials, Boston.
Agent: Has represented many of the top endurance athletes in the world, including:
Karen Smyers, Scott Molina, Dave Scott, Erin Baker, Mike Pigg, Ken Glah
Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) 1988-Present
Boston Marathon Race Director: Managed and oversaw all technical and operational aspects of the oldest and most prestigious marathon in the world. Successfully coordinated all of the technical aspects of the 100th running of the Boston Marathon in 1996, which attracted almost 40,000 participants. Named Race Director in 2001.
Hyde Athletic Industries 1982-1985
National Director of Promotions: Responsibilities included developing and managing the Saucony racing and triathlon teams, handling all event sponsorships and working with all the professional athletes under contract with Saucony.
Honors/Associations/Activities/Personal
• Received the Fleet Feet, Inc. Lifetime Commitment to Running Award - 2010
• Awarded the prestigious “Jimmy Award” from the Jimmy Fund of Boston for his 30-year association and his work with helping to raise money to fund cancer research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute - 2009
• Named "Hero of Running" by Runner's World Magazine - 2007
• Awarded the Lazarus House “Christ the Servant Award” in 2006 for continuous dedication to the unloved and forgotten who are served by the Lazarus House Ministries.
• Proclaimed “Honorary Citizen” of the Town of Hopkinton, Massachusetts – March, 2007
• 2000 Race Director of the Year – Road Race Management
• Received “Lifetime Achievement Award” from Competitor Magazine
• Contributing writer for CoolRunning website and for New England Runner Magazine
• Honorary Chairman, Annual Medford Recreation “McGillivray Mini-Marathon”
• Past Vice President of the Jimmy Fund Council of Greater Boston
• President, Board of Directors of Massachusetts Bay State Games
• Member of the Board of Advisors of the Sports Museum of New England
• Member of the Governor’s Committee on Physical Fitness and Sports
• Honorary Coach of the Massachusetts Special Olympics Team
• Medford Citizen of the Year
• Chosen one of Boston’s Ten Most Outstanding Young Leaders
• Voted Outstanding Young Man of America
Charity and Fundraising
McGillivray and his DMSE events have raised more than $50 million for various charities, including:
The Jimmy Fund, Carroll Center for the Blind, Cystic Fibrosis, Lazarus House, Massachusetts Dietetic Association, Massachusetts Special Olympics, Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD), Muscular Dystrophy Association, Sports Museum of New England, Wrentham State School
Motivational Speaking Engagements
Featured speaker at more than 1,500 motivational presentations during the past 28 years in every major U.S. city and internationally, including Canada, Denmark, England, France, Poland, and Sweden. Clients have included:
American College of Sports Medicine, Easter Seal Society, Johnston and Johnston, University of California, Raytheon Corp., Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Mass., Harvard Business School, New York Life Insurance Company, IBM, Walpole State Prison.
TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race
History of Race Beneficiaries
Each year, the TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, provides a cash donation of $30,000 to a different Maine charity as a way to support and benefit the state.
2010 Youth Beneficiary - Junior Achievement of Maine
This year’s beneficiary of the TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K is Junior Achievement of Maine (JA), a non-profit organization providing economic education programs that help inspire Maine children to develop the skills, attitudes and behaviors of success in a global economy.
Through JA classroom programs and Job Shadow experiences, JA of Maine brings volunteers from the community face to face with students to make economic concepts relevant, raise aspirations, and challenge the students to excel. For more information, visit www.maine.ja.org.
Located at 82 Elm St. in Portland, JA of Maine was founded in 1965 and today reaches almost 9,000 Maine students in more than 100 schools from Eliot to Houlton with its sequential and integrated kindergarten through grade 12 programs.
JA’s unique approach allows volunteers from the community to deliver its curriculum while sharing their experiences with students. Embodying the heart of JA, classroom volunteers transform the key concepts of lessons into a message that inspires and empowers students to believe in themselves, showing them they can make a difference in the world.
For more information on JA of Maine programs or to become a volunteer, call 207-347-4333 or visit online at www.maine.ja.org.
2009 Youth Beneficiary - Maine Handicapped Skiing
Maine Handicapped Skiing (MHS), a non-profit organization that promotes year-round education and training for Maine children with physical disabilities by developing skills and providing enjoyment through active recreation. Based in Newry, Maine, MHS (www.skimhs.org) provides more than 3,700 lessons in winter and summer, free of charge and with the help of more than 390 volunteers – making it the state’s largest year-round adaptive recreation program for children and adults with physical disabilities.
For more information on Maine Handicapped Skiing or becoming a volunteer, call 800-639-7770 or visit online at www.skimhs.org.
2008 Youth Beneficiary – Susan L. Curtis Foundation
The Susan L. Curtis Foundation is the sponsor of Camp Susan Curtis, a summer camp dedicated to improving the lives of economically disadvantaged Maine children ages 8-18. The organization provides traditional camping experiences interwoven with a leadership development and life skills curriculum. For more info, visit www.susancurtisfoundation.
2007 Youth Beneficiary – STRIVE
STRIVE is a non-profit organization that serves 400 teens and young adults with intellectual and emotional disabilities by helping them use resources and participate as viable members of the community. Founded in 1999 and based in South Portland, STRIVE offers a range of programs and services through a safe and chem-free environment. For more info, visit www.pslstrive.org.
2006 Youth Beneficiary – Cape Elizabeth Education Foundation (CEEF)
The Cape Elizabeth Education Foundation (CEEF) is a non-profit organization that enriches learning for Cape youth by funding innovative projects. CEEF also works to serve as a resource in helping other Maine towns interested in starting education foundations.
CEEF was founded in 2001 by the Cape Elizabeth community with a goal to support the community's tradition of excellence in public education and prepare students for a lifetime of success by fostering a love of learning. www.capeeducationfoundation.org
2005 Youth Beneficiary - Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Portland and Auburn/Lewiston
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Portland and Auburn/Lewiston, a non-profit youth development organization, provides programs, activities and a nurturing environment to thousands of children in Maine. Combining a safe and supportive environment, trained professional staff and a nationally-recognized “curriculum”, the Clubs focus on developing skills in teamwork, personal health and safety, conflict resolution, resisting peer pressure, and citizenship and community service. www.bgcmaine.org
2004 Youth Beneficiary – Riding To The Top Therapeutic Riding Center
Riding To The Top (RTT) provides therapeutic horseback riding services to children and adults with physical, emotional and/or learning disabilities. Formed in 1993, RTT believes that caring for horses and horseback riding are powerful tools for improving the lives of people with disabilities such as cerebral palsy, brain injury, developmental delays, autism, and for children deemed “at risk.” www.ridingtothetop.org
2003 Youth Beneficiary – Seeds of Peace
Seeds of Peace, founded in 1993 by award-winning author and journalist John Wallach, is recognized as the leading international conflict resolution program for youth. Each summer, hundreds of teens identified as their nation’s best and brightest spend a month at Seeds of Peace International Camp in Otisfield, Maine, living side-by-side with people they have been led to hate. www.seedsofpeace.org
2002 Youth Beneficiary – Opportunity Farm
Opportunity Farm opened in 1910, offering boys a safe home, a good education and hands-on farming skills. Its core mission has remained the same. While its 300 acres still includes a farm, Opportunity Farm has adapted to modern times. The dozens of boys and girls who live at the Farm, usually between the ages of 10 and 13, attend local public schools, participate in extracurricular activities and prepare for many different vocations in life. Daily life at the Farm follows the Family Teaching Program, modeled after the well-known course at Boys Town. www.opportunityfarm.org
2001 Youth Beneficiary – Kids First
Founded as a partnership between Resources for Divorced Families and the Junior League of Portland Maine, Inc., the Kids First Center fills a much-needed gap in the social services available to children and parents. Through support groups for four different age groups, children are provided with a safe and neutral place to share their experiences and talk about what’s happening to their families. Trained facilitators, who are mental help professionals, design activities that focus on helping children build self-confidence. www.kidsfirstcenter.org
2000 Youth Beneficiary – Turning Point Farm
Set on an idyllic 12-acre, 16-room farmhouse off Route 100 in New Gloucester, Turning Point Farm is for young boys and girls who have been abused or neglected and are in the care of the Maine Department of Human Services. The program is designed to allow for healing and growth while nurturing attachments with others, including animals. www.turningpointfarm.org
1999 Youth Beneficiary – Camp Sunshine
Camp Sunshine supports critically ill children and their families. The camp has the distinction as one of the only programs in the nation whose mission is to address the impact of a critical illness on every member of the immediate family—the ill child, the parents, and the siblings. www.campsunshine.org
1998 Youth Beneficiary – Big Brothers/Big Sisters
Big Brothers Big Sisters has been the nation's preeminent youth-service organization for nearly a century. The service is based on volunteers, and has been a proven success in creating and nurturing relationships between adults and children. www.SoMeBigs.org
TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race
About the Title Sponsor
TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank, is one of the 15 largest commercial banks in the United States with $160 billion in assets, and provides customers with a full range of financial products and services at more than 1,100 convenient locations from Maine to Florida. TD Bank, N.A., is headquartered in Cherry Hill, N.J., and Portland, Maine. TD Bank is a trade name of TD Bank, N.A. For more information, visit www.TDBank.com.
TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank, is a member of TD Bank Financial Group (TSX, NYSE: TD) of Toronto, Canada, a top 10 financial services company in North America and one of the few banks in the world rated Aaa by Moody's.
 TD Bank focuses on delivering legendary customer service by providing seven-day branch banking with extended hours, free Penny Arcade coin-counting machines, hassle-free products, free online banking and bill pay at www.TDBank.com, and treats for kids and dogs. Customers also have access to a network of 2,700 ATMs from Maine to Florida.
The TD Charitable Foundation is the charitable giving arm of TD Bank N.A., which operates as TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, and is one of the 15 largest commercial banking organizations in the United States. The Foundation's mission is to serve the individuals, families and businesses in all the communities where TD Bank operates, having made over $61 million in charitable donations since its inception in 2002.
The efforts of the Foundation are coordinated locally through TD Bank's community relations departments and are focused on the areas of affordable housing, education and financial literacy, and the environment. More information on the TD Charitable Foundation, including an online grant application, is available at www.TDBank.com.
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