April & May 2019

Join the hardy folks from the US Coast
Guard Training Center in Cape May (left)
for the Runway 5k (above), which is held
at Cape May Airport on May 18 this year.
Opposite page: The Cape May Point 5 Mile
on June 15 attracts all ages; while Run the
Vineyards Sangria Scurry on June 22 is a
fun way to lose those calories (then replace
them with a nice glass of red or white).
the ferry and get set to swim to their bikes
waiting on the shore, followed by a run.
Options include the Olympic Triathlon,
which is a mile swim, 23-mile bike through
the vineyards and country roads near Cape
May and a five-mile run. Then there’s a
Sprint Tri, which is a .35 mile swim, 12
miles on the bike and a 5k run. There is also
a three-mile open water swim and a kid’s
race, with a 50-meter swim, a mile on the
bike and a half-mile run.
People of all shapes and sizes participate,
ages 12 to 78.
“There’s an energy when you’re on the
boat that cannot be replicated anywhere,”
Steve says.
Through his DelMo Sports organization,
he also runs the MudHen Brewing Co
Half Marathon in Wildwood in April, the
Atlantic City Triathlon in August and the
Ironman Atlantic City in September.
CAPE MAY POINT 5 MILE
Saturday, June 15
Two mile run, five mile run
Fitness requirement: Community spirit
should be plenty
Starting in 1979 as a way to support the
Cape May Point Volunteer Fire Company,
this event draws hundreds of runners and
spectators for a course that circles the
entire tiny community. A two-mile run
starts at 8:15am on Yale Avenue, while the
five-mile run covers the same course starting
at 9am, but it goes around a second
time, adding a loop around Lake Lily.
RUN THE VINEYARDS SANGRIA
SCURRY 5K
Saturday, June 22
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Fitness requirement: Must be motivated by
cold sangria, so pretty wide open
This 5k, put on by the Good Day for a Run
organization, takes place in a scenic, happy
place, through Hawk Haven Vineyard and
Winery on Railroad Avenue in Rio Grande.
It offers with live music and a glass of wine
to finish up. The cost is $42 to participate.
There’s also a September 22 5k at Cape
May Winery.
MURPH MILE
Wednesday, August 7
One-mile run
Fitness requirement: Couch potato. Try to
break a 30-minute mile
“This is a 100 percent feelgood race,” Harry
Back says. “Everybody can do a mile. We
have firefighters run it in turnout gear.