TEAM OF SAMUELSON, MCGILLIVRAY HAS BROUGHT BEACH TO BEACON FROM CONCEPTION TO 20TH CELEBRATION

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD

Shorthand for the TD Beach to Beacon 10K is often written as B2B.

It’s fitting, because at the heart of the race is another 2, a dynamic duo in the middle of this annual celebration of running by the sea – race founder Joan Benoit Samuelson and race director Dave McGillivray. They’ve been working together since the road race debuted in 1998.

AT 60, MAINE MARATHON LEGEND JOAN BENOIT SAMUELSON 'STILL HAS WORK TO DO'

BANGOR DAILY NEWS

Joan Benoit Samuelson has been a pioneer in the sport of running and an inspiration in women’s athletics.

HERE'S SOMETHING: NO PRAISE IS HIGH ENOUGH FOR 'JOANIE'

THE FORECASTER

Joan Benoit Samuelson is someone you really can’t say enough good things about. The humble Mainer probably hates the attention and adulation, but come on, she’s an Olympic gold medalist in the most brutal of competitions, the marathon, and now she’s synonymous with a world-class 10K road race.