Parking and Logistics Outlined for Peoples Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race August 5 in Cape Elizabeth

Runner Registration Aug. 3 and 4 at Cape Elizabeth Middle School

CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine á When 4,000 runners and 6,000 spectators arrive at the Peoples Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race on Saturday, August 5, they will be greeted by volunteers directing traffic, parking attendants filling up fields and additional police and rescue to assist with the event.

The following is information that runners and spectators may find useful as they prepare for race day:

All roads connected to the race course, including Shore Road, will close at 7:30 a.m. and remain closed until the race is completed around 10 a.m. Runners are required to be at the start line by 7:30 a.m. The race begins on Route 77, near Crescent Beach State Park, and heads into Cape Elizabeth. Runners eventually turn right onto Old Ocean House Road, and later return to Route 77 before turning right onto Shore Road. Runners then enter Fort Williams Park at the first entrance and reach the Finish Line at the Portland Headlight in the park.

Parking for the 4,000 runners will be provided at the Sprague Fields located at Fowler and Ram Island Farm roads. Carpooling is recommended. There is no parking for runners at the Finish Line at Fort Williams, which will be restricted parking for media, sponsors, staff and a limited number of spectators, who are advised to carpool and arrive prior to 7:30 a.m. Shuttle buses, which will operate from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., will be provided to take runners back to the start.

Also, the runner registration preceding the race on August 3 and 4 at the Cape Elizabeth Middle School will feature an expo of products and services, including a socks giveaway by Colorado-based SmartSocks. For each pair of socks taken off and donated to Goodwill, SmartSocks will give runners a free pair of high quality wool socks.

This is the third year for the popular race, which requires more than 500 volunteers and an extraordinary effort on the part of the town of Cape Elizabeth. Peoples Heritage Bank, the state's largest bank, sponsors and coordinates the race founded by Joan Benoit Samuelson of Maine, a running legend who won the first Olympic women's marathon. She serves as a spokesperson for the bank's Peoples Promise Program for youths in Maine.


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