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News From: Monday, April 23, 2018 | ||
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Well-traveled Indiana runner wins 20th Ocean Drive Marathon
(The Press of Atlantic City) Jeff Mescal won the 2018 Ocean Drive Marathon in 2:54:34 while Brooke Drumbore won the women's race in 3:17:02. | ||
News From: Sunday, March 26, 2017 | ||
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Chilly winds greet Ocean Drive Marathon runners on new course
(Press of Atlantic City) Daniel Ray took the win at the Ocean Drive Marathon in 2:48:10. Kara Rubinich was the women's winner in 3:04:02. | ||
News From: Tuesday, November 22, 2016 | ||
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Ocean Drive Marathon changes course, will start and end in Sea Isle
(The Press of Atlantic City) A new route for the Ocean Drive Marathon in March 2017 will address annual complaints about the wind. | ||
News From: Sunday, March 29, 2015 | ||
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Virginia Man Becomes First 3-Time Winner of Ocean Drive Marathon
(Press of Atlantic City) Chuck Engle won his third Ocean Drive Marathon with a time of 2 hours 51 minutes and 22 seconds despite punishing headwinds. | ||
News From: Friday, March 27, 2015 | ||
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Ocean Drive Marathon and Health Expo in Wildwood this weekend
(Press of Atlantic City) The 17th annual Ocean Drive Marathon, which starts 9 a.m. Sunday at Beach Avenue and Perry Street in Cape May, continues throughout Lower Township and the Cape May County communities of the Wildwoods, Stone Harbor and Avalon, and finishes 26.2 miles later on the Promenade in Sea Isle City. | ||
News From: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 | ||
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Ocean Drive Marathon to Run Annual Marathon on Behalf of Numerous Beneficiaries
(Cape May County Herald) The Ocean Drive Marathon will kick off on March 29 at 9 am with nearly 2,000 runners. The race has contributed over $200,000 to worthy beneficiaries in the Cape May County community | ||
News From: Tuesday, April 1, 2014 | ||
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Nicole Tassello Set Ocean Drive Marathon Record
(Press of Atlantic City) Nicole Tassello won the women's division of the Ocean Drive Marathon and set a new course record of 2 hours 58 minutes and 3 seconds. | ||
News From: Monday, March 31, 2014 | ||
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29-Year-Old Pennsylvania Marn With Ambitous Nationwide Goal Wins Ocean Drive Marathon
(Press of Atlantic City) Eric Bofinger won the Ocean Drive Marathon with a time of 2 hours 39 minutes and 40.2 seconds. | ||
News From: Sunday, March 30, 2014 | ||
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Harsh Winter May Be Factor In Lower Turnout For Ocean Drive Marathon in Cape May County
(Press of Atlantic City) The 16th annual Ocean Drive Marathon saw about a ten percent drop in participation probably due to the harsh winter training conditions according to race director Ed DePalma. | ||
News From: Monday, March 25, 2013 | ||
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Altoona, Pa. Runners Wins Ocean Drive Marathon in Record Time
(Press of Atlantic City) A.J. Kelly won the Ocean Drive Marathon with a new course record of 2 hours 36 minutes and 9 seconds. | ||
News From: Sunday, March 24, 2013 | ||
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Ocean Drive Destroyed, but Ocean Drive Marathon Goes on Today in Cape May
(Press of Atlantic City) Ocean Drive Marathon director Ed DiPalma was worried about the upcoming race and that he would have to alter the race course dramatically. Hurricane Sandy destroyed a section of the course. The Department of Public Works for Cape May County came through to repair the road and the race, although down in numbers, will go on. | ||
News From: Thursday, March 29, 2012 | ||
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Ocean Drive Marathon Attracts 1,400 Runners
(Shore News Today) The fourteenth annual Ocean Drive Marathon hosted nearly fourteen-hundred runners beating the old record of nine-hundred and four. | ||
News From: Monday, March 26, 2012 | ||
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Brian Waters Wins Ocean Drive Marathon
(Press of Atlantic City) Brian Waters made a late race charge to secure the Ocean Drive Marathon with a time of 2 hours 49 minutes and 14 seconds. | ||
News From: Saturday, March 24, 2012 | ||
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Ocean Drive Marathon Will Cause Traffic Delays, Detours
(Press Of Atlantic City) Route 109 and Ocean Drive will be filled with runners on Sunday morning and hopefully very few motorists as the fourteenth annual Ocean Drive Marathon gets underway starting at 8:30 am. | ||
News From: Friday, March 23, 2012 | ||
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Ocean Drive Marathon Planned March 25
(Shore News Today) This Sunday the Ocean Drive Marathon and 10 mile race returns to Cape May County. | ||
News From: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 | ||
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Ocean Drive To Be Closed For Marathon
(Cape May County Herald) The fourteenth annual Ocean Drive Marathon will cause road closures this coming Sunday. | ||
News From: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 | ||
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Ocean Drive Marathon March 25
(Cape May County Herald) The Ocean Drive Marathon will kick off on March 25th. The race starts in Cape May and will run along the North Wildwood Boardwalk along the Atlantic Ocean. | ||
News From: Monday, March 28, 2011 | ||
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Winners Fight Through Wind And Cold To Finish Ocean Drive Marathon
(Press of Atlantic City) Pat D'Alessandro won the Ocean Drive Marathon with a time of 2 hours 45 minutes and 44 seconds. Megan Gallagher won the women's division with a time of 3 hours 10 minutes and 18 seconds. | ||
Ocean Drive Marathon Champions Prove They're A Pair Of Fast Learners
(Press of Atlantic City) Pat D'Alessandro won the thirteenth annual Ocean Drive Marathon with a time of 2 hours 45 minutes and 44 seconds despite chilly temperatures and a fierce headwind. | ||
News From: Friday, March 18, 2011 | ||
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Ocean Drive Closed 'Northbound' Sunday March 27
(Cape May County Herald) The 13th annual Ocean Drive Marathon will be held on March 27 at 8:30 am with road closures that will impact local traffic | ||
News From: Thursday, March 10, 2011 | ||
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Ocean Drive Marathon And Health And Fitness Expo Set In Wildwood
(Cape May County Herald) The thirteenth annual Ocean Drive Marathon will kick off the race expo from the Wildwoods Convention Center on Saturday March 26 with the marathon taking place on Sunday. | ||
News From: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 | ||
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Ocean Drive Marathon And 10 Miler Results 2010
(Examiner.com) Temperatures in the high forties to low fifties greeted runners for the twelfth annual Ocean Drive Marathon. Chuck Engle of Dublin Ohio won the race with a time of 2:42:04. | ||
News From: Monday, March 29, 2010 | ||
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Late Burst Helps Chuck Engle Of Ohio Become First Two-Time Winner Of Ocean Drive Marathon
(Press Of Atlantic City.) Chuck Engle, Dublin Ohio, used a late surge to pass Andrew Migonis in the final miles of the Ocean Drive Marathon to capture his second overall title. | ||
News From: Sunday, March 28, 2010 | ||
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Ocean Drive Marathon Steps Off
(Cape May County Herald) The Ocean Drive Marathon kicked off at 9 am from Congress Hall with sunny skies and a northeast wind. The marathon is run in conjunction with the Ocean Drive 10-Miler | ||
News From: Friday, March 26, 2010 | ||
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The Wildwoods Welcome A Weekend Of Wellness At The Ocean Drive Marathon
(Cape May County Herald) Ocean Drive Run Club will host the twelfth annual Ocean Drive Marathon along with a health and fitness expo this weekend in Cape May County. | ||
News From: Friday, March 19, 2010 | ||
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12th Annual Ocean Drive Marathon
(Atlantic City Central) The twelfth annual Ocean Drive Marathon kicks off on March 28 at 9 am. The 26.2 mile point to point race winds through Cape May County. Other accompanying events include a ten-mile race, 5K and 1.5 mile fun run. | ||
News From: Monday, March 30, 2009 | ||
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Ocean Drive Marathon a Real Breeze For Champion
(The Press of Atlantic City) Nick DeSantis, 24, won the 2009 Ocean Drive Marathon in course record fashion - finishing in 2:39:08. | ||
News From: Monday, March 31, 2008 | ||
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Ott Wins Ocean Drive on His Hands
(The Press of Atlantic City) Mark Ott won his first marathon at the Ocean Drive Marathon in 2 hours 56 minutes and 16 seconds. The last several steps across the finish line were done on his hands. Second place was nearly 3 minutes back. Ott claimed to have blown a lead in a previous race and was worried up until the final few meters. | ||
News From: Sunday, March 30, 2008 | ||
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Cape May sight of Runners and Cyclists along Ocean Drive.
(Cape May County Herald) The annual Ocean Drive Marathon will be paired with the first even of the New Jersey Cycling Associations Grand Prix. The marathon begins at 8 am and will run along 26.2 miles of Ocean Drive. The cyclists will pedal off at 9 am and battle for points for the Grand Prix. | ||
News From: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 | ||
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(Cape May County News) The running of the Ocean Drive Marathon on Sunday brought hundreds of runners to the Jersey Cape to travel north from here to Sea Isle City. First place went to Marco Capelli of Collegeville, Pa. with a time of two hours, 48 minutes, 48 seconds. Second place went to Oz Pearlman of New York, N.Y. with a time two hours, 53 minutes, 44 seconds. Third place went to Matthew Patrick of New York, N.Y. with a time two hours, 54 minutes, 45 second. The event benefits local organizations, including Volunteers in Medicine, Marine Mammal Stranding Center, and local high schools. | ||
News From: Monday, March 27, 2006 | ||
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Mississippi Man Amasses Miles, Wins at Atlantic City Marathon
(Press of Atlantic City) Chuck Engle, a former three-time All-American cross-country runner at Mount Union College, has run 12 marathons in 13 weeks this year. | ||
News From: Monday, March 31, 2003 | ||
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Hundreds take wet, windy 26-mile Ocean Drive Marathon tour of Cape May
(The Press) Despite the flooded starting lines and cold winds some were able to finnish the race under three hours. | ||
News From: Sunday, March 30, 2003 | ||
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Ocean Drive Marathon expects record crowd today in Cape May
(The Press) A record number of competitors is expected in Cape May for the Ocean Drive Marathon. | ||
News From: Monday, April 2, 2001 | ||
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Javier Montero separates himself from the pack early and coasts to victory in Ocean Drive Marathon
(The Atlantic City Press) Javier Montero broke out early and cruised to the win in the April 1 Ocean Drive Marathon in Sea Isle, N.J. The Costa Rican businessman ran the last half of the race alone to finish in 2:41:35. | ||
News From: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 | ||
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ULTRA MARATHON MAN - Barry Lewis to defend two marathon titles in two days.
(Philadelphia News) Barry Lewis plans to defend his Ocean Drive Marathon Title on the day after he defends his title in a 50K event. |
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