RESULTS: http://www.odmarathon.org/Results.cfm
AVALON — While most of the running of the 15th annual Ocean Drive Marathon, March 24 was on smooth surface from Cape May to Sea Isle City, the nearly 650 runners had some rough and rugged road to navigate near Mile 23 as they went from Avalon’s northern extreme over the Townsend’s Inlet Bridge.
That part of the road ravaged by Hurricane Sandy was quickly repaired last week by Cape May County Road Department crews in order to make a pathway for the runners of the popular annual event.
Orange plastic cones warned runners to stay clear of massive holes in the undermined roadway.
Top 10 runners were:
1 Aj Kelly Altoona PA 475 31 2:36:09.9
2 Graham Merfield Titusville NJ 208 50 2:47:25.8
3 Andrew Towne Philadelphia PA 248 31 2:50:40.8
4 Bill Martin New York NY 532 36 M 2:52:04.4
5 Jonathan Hills Summit NJ 448 30 M 2:53:30.2
6 Ian Blokland Halifax NS 302 37 M 2:53:31.5
7 Steven Chorma O Fallon IL 328 42 M 2:54:42.3
8 Michael Comstock Hawthorne NJ 771 27 M 2:55:45.2
9 Tommy Pyon Flushing NY 221 35 M 2:56:35.2
10 Jeff Propert Wall NJ 614 32 M 2:57:23.0
Wheelchair Overall Finish:
1 Bruce Newman Stella NC 90 66 M 1:43:55.0
2 Paul Erway Shelbyville KY 95 54 M 2:56:35.0
3 Aaron Roux Tuscon AZ 94 29 M 3:07:55.0
4 Paul Kelly Beaufort NC 91 57 M 4:15:44.0
This USATF-NJ 500 point Grand Prix event offers a USATF certified (NJ06007LMB), Atlantic Coastal flat (5′ AMSL) and fast, paved road and boardwalk, point-to-point, qualifying course that begins in Victorian Cape May City, continues, via the Ocean Drive, over 4 drawbridges (uniformly at 25′ AMSL) through the fishing port of Lower Township onto the Wildwoods island (where you run the length of its famous Boardwalk) through Middle Township on into the island communities of Stone Harbor and Avalon, and finishes on the Promenade on the island town of Sea Isle City.
Beneficiaries of the 15th Annual Running of the Marathon on Ocean Drive
• The Volunteers in Medicine of Cape May County (an organization that Provides Free Healthcare Services to the Medically Uninsured and Underserved Citizens of Cape May County. Volunteer health care professionals provide these services.) For more information, please visit www.vimcmc.org.
• The Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey (a nonprofit organization supporting The NJ Division of Fish & Wildlife’s Endangered and Nongame Species Program (ENSP) through fundraising and public education. ENSP’s dedicated biologists are responsible for the stewardship of over 63 endangered and threatened species in New Jersey, including the bobcat, bog turtle, peregrine falcon, and bald eagle.) For more information, please visit http://www.conservewildlifenj.org/.
• The Marine Mammal Stranding Center is dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, and release of stranded marine mammals and sea turtles. Since their opening in late 1970’s, the MMSC has responded to thousands of stranding calls. The Stranding Center is the only one of its kind in New Jersey, and is supported by grants, fund-raising, and donations. For more information, please visit http://www.mmsc.org/.
• High Schools in Cape May County
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