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For Immediate Release
May 18, 2001

Contact:
E-mail: beryl@wolfenews.com

Beryl Wolfe
(207) 775-5115

Web Site: http://www.beach2beacon.org

Peoples Beach to Beacon 10K Entry Forms Available in Peoples Heritage Bank Branches Statewide

Runners may also register via the Internet

Printed registration forms for runners entering this year's Peoples Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race August 4 in Cape Elizabeth are now available at the more than 60 Peoples Heritage Bank branches statewide.

Runners also can register online at the race's new web site address, http://www.beach2beacon.org, or through the bank's site at http://www.peoplesheritage.com.

The 2001 field size for the popular race will again be capped at 4,000. The scenic course will be the same as last year, beginning at Crescent Beach along Route 77 and ending 6.2 miles later at the Portland Headlight lighthouse at Fort Williams Park. The event also features a wheelchair division and a children's 1K race.

Now in its fourth year, the race draws some 6,000 spectators and attracts elite runners worldwide as well as top runners locally and across New England. It was founded by Peoples Heritage Bank and bank spokesperson Joan Benoit Samuelson, a Mainer and running legend whom in 1984 won the gold medal in the first Olympic marathon for women.

In addition to Peoples, other major race sponsors this year include Nike, Poland Spring, MBNA and WCSH TV-6, which will have live cut-ins of the start and finish and air a half hour show on the night of the race.

The youth organization chosen by the bank to be the 2001 race beneficiary is the Kids First Center, a statewide program dedicated to supporting Maine parents and children who are going through the often-difficult transition of divorce or separation. The Kids First Center will receive $30,000 in race proceeds.

For additional information or entry forms for the race, or to find out more about volunteer opportunities, persons may call the toll-free hotline at (888) 480-6940.

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