OCEAN CITY- With huge crowds cramming into the resort for the parade last weekend, the annual St. Patrick’s Boardwalk 5K was once again a huge success with over 1,000 runners braving cool temps and gray skies for the annual event.
The St. Patrick’s Boardwalk 5K was held last Saturday morning as planned despite drizzly rain. The annual race, produced by OC Tri Running, began on the Boardwalk in the area of 4th Street not far from the main sponsor Shenanigan’s. From there, the runners headed south on the Boardwalk around the Inlet pier and Inlet parking lot to the tram station.
From there, the runners headed north again on the Boardwalk to the area of 16th Street where they turned around and headed back to the finish line at Shenanigan’s. A total of 1,048 runners from all over the mid-Atlantic region competed in the annual event. For the record, Bruce Hall of Hummelstown, Pa. finished first, followed by Michael Towle of Tamaqua, Pa. and Dan Jones of Essex, Md.
Local runners who finished in the Top 100 included Cameron James, Ocean City (4th), Nate Gregory, Bishopville (13th), Nick Traud, Salisbury (15th), James Parana, Berlin (19th), Rebecca Sirman, Ocean City (33rd), Laurel Harrington, Berlin (39th), Alexander Schnick, Salisbury (40th), Julia Early, Salisbury (42nd), Reed Watson, Berlin (43rd), John McCarthy, Berlin (47th), Beth Beley-Smith, Berlin (48th), Sarah Flakowitz, Berlin (51st), John Spicer, Berlin (52nd ), Tristan Dutton, Bishopville (55th), Mason King, Salisbury (68th), Patrick Kohl, Berlin (72nd), Justin Dysart, Berlin (74th), Dawn Ehman, Berlin (76th), Daniel Berhane, Ocean City (79th), Charles Curran, Ocean City (81st), Melissa Wiley, Ocean City (86th), Don Parana, Berlin (88th), Lee Ruark, Berlin (94th), Matt Miller, Salisbury (95th), and Noah Selt, Ocean City (99th).