Beach to Beacon 2023 results

Yihune pushed Mantz into the fence on the home stretch, according to Mantz.

Unfortunately this race is stuck in the stone age and there is no promotion, video, etc. so I cannot independently verify. What is the point of even having the elite field?

Pretty weak to make excuses for losing.

Pathetic for a race of this caliber to have no live stream. It’s 2023.

Found some footage of what happened on TikTok:

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#beachtobeacon two elites pushing for the win

Alyssa Wade

#beachtobeacon two elites pushing for the win

Link:t.co/K0T257PBPP

Certainly looks like he was forced into the fence even though plenty of room in the road. That’s a DQ in track, but I don’t know rukes of road racing. Weak-ass move by Yihune regardless of the rules.

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#beachtobeacon two elites pushing for the win

Alyssa Wade

#beachtobeacon two elites pushing for the win

Link:www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8L5RLEc/

I was standing along the fence. 200m from finish. mantz tried to pass on inside and he was definitely elbowed and bodied into the metal fencing. If it were on a track it would have been a DQ for sure. broke all of mantz’s momentum.

The last 1/2 mile is super wonky . On positive note they finally have beer at end after 25 years

Why do people always assume the worst with regard to Mantz? He didn’t say he would’ve won, just that he was interfered with at the end, which he most definitely was. If I were the race director, I would definitely DQ the winner or, at the very least, relegate him to second. That was a dick move in a road race, even if he would’ve won anyway. Hopefully they’ve protested.

yes the beer tent was a welcome addition.... I hadn't raced it in about ten years.. Its a great event!!!

Did that guy actually extend his arm and push him..wow, how is that not a DQ in plain view of all?

As a referee at numerous national championships, I would have DQ'd him in a second. Mantz actually had a step on him when he puts his arm across. A problem with any sanctioned race, particularly those with elite fields and prize money. A sanction tells the athletes that the race will be run according to the rules and then they have no one there to see the rules are followed. At a minimum race organizers should award Mantz first and relegate him to second.

I would agree with all of that , and I do not even know the exact rule on this, seems like Roller Derby and the Bay Area Bombers

Clearly a foul by the Epo-pian, Mantz should get the win, Yihune put his arm out to impede Mantz, very clear....bush league move.

Anyone know if a protest was filed? That was total BS. Potentially cost Mantz $5000 too. But, Mantz is happy with his race. Man I hope he runs well in Chicago.

Feel like this website should have more coverage too. Looked like fast races. Mantz was 2nd in 27:58. The AR is 27:48. Dk if B2B counts since it's point to point but that's a strong run. Obiri won the women's race in a sprint finish. D'Amato ~20s back in 3rd (31:58). She just clipped someone at the line & threw her hands up in celebration. I like her a lot but idk that I would've done that.

I just lost a little respect for Mantz and he's one of my favorite runners right now. Nothing happened. Prima donna sh!t. Looks like an athlete how was tired and wanted and excuse to lose. Ugh. Hope he pulls it together and learns from this by the Trials.

Not sure we watched the same video. Mantz was pulling ahead when he got grabbed and shoved. Those fences had legs that stuck out into the road. This isn’t track where some physicality is almost expected. Even if the winner only inadvertently made contact with Mantz (and I have no reason to believe otherwise), he still impeded him. C’mon man. Mantz has a right to be irritated. Overall he was very happy with his race though.

What do you expect from a community of softies that consistently wail for DQs over light jostling?

I'm not so sure this footage makes it entirely clear who's at fault.

You've got to zoom in and slow the video down, frame by frame from the beginning of the video to get the full picture. But if you look at 00:02, it looks like Mantz throws his right arm in front of Yihune, making contact first. Then they're side by side, arms making incidental contacting each other, stride by stride. The contact by both continues until Yihune's left arm crosses back over, Mantz makes a face and sort of lets up.

I'm no referee, but by my eye, it's not so clear that Yihune is at any more fault than Mantz. To me it just looks like they both traded contact, Mantz with the right arm first, then incidental contact, then a left arm by Yihune that's no worse then Mantz' initial throw of the right arm. Is it a violation by one, or two runners equally fighting for position, with one letting up, and the other holding his position stronger?

Slow it down and watch from 00:01-00:02 seconds and watch frame by frame until the end. Is Yihune's infraction with his left arm any worse than when Mantz' arm crosses in front of Yihune's a few seconds earlier?

It's very easy to miss Mantz right arm making contact first, because it's at the very beginning of the video when the camera is zoomed way out.