The race will honor two women with a 7 a.m. start time.

Stephen Kosgei-Kibet Bib: 1 Age: 28 Country: Kenya Best 10K: 27:43 Of note: Beach to Beacon runner-up last year (27:43) and in 2012 (28:01). … Placed fourth in 2010 with a 27:52 time. … His half-marathon PR of 58:54 ranks him in the top 10 all-time. … Fifth in the 2012 World Half Marathon Championships. […]

Gemma Steel Bib: 100 Age: 29 Country: Great Britain Best 10K: 31:26 Of note: Defending champion who held off Olympian Shalane Flanagan to win the 2014 Beach to Beacon (31:27), one year after setting a personal best of 31:26 as runner-up to Joyce Chepkirui. … Placed second the past two years at the Falmouth Road […]