Ocean City Half Marathon Draws Nearly 1,000 Runners; Results Announced

Nearly 1,000 runners competed Sunday in the OCNJ Half Marathon that showcases Ocean City’s Boardwalk, downtown and neighborhoods with ocean views throughout the race.

Mike Iannotta, 24, of Marlton, N.J., was the overall winner on the 13.1-mile course in 1:06:59.54, averaging a sub-5-minute mile pace.

Holly Kourakos, 38, of Blue Bell, Pa., was 15th overall and the top female finisher in 1:24:28.99.

Complete results are available at runsignup.com.

The event also included a 10-mile non-competitive run/walk with 131 finishers and a 5-kilometer race with 493 finishers. The combined races had 1,600 finishers.

Registration remains open for the Trail of Two Cities 5K between Ocean City and Somers Point on Nov. 2. Visit ocnj.us/race-events for complete information and to sign up.

In all, 976 runners competed in the half marathon. The following were the top finishers:

    Holly Kourakos, the top female finisher, crosses the Ocean City-Longport Bridge. (Photo courtesy of Ocean City)
  

Top 10 Men:

1) Mike Iannotta, 24, 1:06:59.54; 2) James Daniels, 29, 1:12:06.73; 3) Thomas Cooke, 30, 1:12:06.73; 4) Matthew Fick, 24, 1:14:55.10; 5) Chris Pope 28, 1:16:12.97; 6) Brendan Turowski, 20, 1:16:31.52; 7) Garrett Chan, 28, 1:17:07.14; 8) Sean Macpherson, 27, 1:17:57.25; 9) Eric Bofinger, 39, 1:19:40.12; 10) Matthew Beck, 34, 1:21:38.70.

Top 10 Women:

1) Holly Kourakos, 38, 1:24:28.99; 2) Megan Seiter, 34, 1:24:54.57; 3) Nicole Diaz, 35, 1:27:05.55; 4) Alex Louin, 28, 1:31:23.74; 5) Jessica Rosetti, 43, 1:32:01.96; 6) Keely Eckberg, 33, 1:34:21.72; 7) Whitney Angelini, 35, 1:36:19.34; 8) Kristen Duffy, 40, 1:36:56.12; 9) Julie Marshall, 37, 1:39:56.02; 10) Courtney Hanscom, 33, 1:40:43.06.

Age-Group Winners

15-19: Nicole Walczak and Ian Kent; 20-24: Ruth Oliver and Matthew Fick; 25-29: Alex Louin and Chris Pope; 30-34: Keely Eckberg and Matthew Beck; 35-39: Whitney Angelini and Eric Bofinger; 40-44: Jessica Rosetti and Omar Abdelhamid; 45-49: Michele Friedrich and Rafael Almanzar; 50-54: Leigh Costa and Simon Ward; 55-59: Melinda Mouw and Tom Drummond; 60-64: Linda Ullrich and Alan Johnson; 65-69: Donna Grocki and Steven Johnson; 70-74: Cathy Wright and Tom Cole; 75-79: Jean Smith and Timothy Sullivan.

    Bill Quain (left), 72, of Ocean City, on his way to a finish time of 2:36:44.75. (Photo courtesy of Ocean City)