Beachfront Run Set Sept. 25

CAPE MAY — The Cape May Beachfront Runs scheduled for Sat., Sept. 25 should have close to 400 runners competing in the two-mile and five-mile races. The course along Beach Avenue is very fast and the weather is usually ideal for runners, which translates to favorable times.
The Beachfront Run features certified five-mile and two-mile courses. The races will be run along the picturesque beachfront with both courses secured with volunteers at every intersection to insure the runners safety. The Kiwanis Club of Cape May, Cape May Police, Beach Tag Department, Civic Affairs and the Fire Police handle traffic control.
All runners receive t-shirts and both races award overall and age group trophies to place winners.
The course has three water stations, bananas and bottled water available before and after both races. Both races start and finish at Cape May Convention Hall beginning with the two-mile at 8:30 a.m. The five-mile starts at 9:15 a.m. following the completion of the two-miler. The two-mile race is run on an out and back course, with the turn around point just beyond Pittsburgh Avenue.
The five-mile race is basically two lengths of Beach Avenue. Each race has clocks at the start/finish, and each mile is prominently marked.
The Cape May Beachfront Run is supported by the business community and local organizations including Atlas Inn, Uncle Bill’s Restaurant, Cape May Kiwanis, Montreal Inn, NIA, Cabanas, Fresco’s/410 Bank Street, Lucky Bones, Pizza Hut of Wildwood, Summer Station, Sports N Stuff, P.A.L. of Cape May, U.S.C.G. Training Center, Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts, Chamber of Commerce of Greater Cape May, Cape May Police, Cape May Fire/Rescue, Cape May Beach Taggers, Cape May Public Works and Cape May Civic Affairs Department.
For race registration forms or other information call Cape May Civic Affairs 884-9565 or pick up race applications at Convention Hall, City Hall, the Welcome Center, or go online at www.cape mayrecreation.org. Race-day registration and packet pickup begins on Sat., Sept. 25 at 7 a.m. at Cape May Convention Hall.