The annual OCNJ Half Marathon was held on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, and 976 runners completed the 13.1-mile course, which showcases Ocean City’s boardwalk, downtown and neighborhoods with ocean views throughout the race.
Mike Iannotta, 24, of Marlton was the overall winner 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 on Nov. 2, 2024. Visit ocnj.us/race-events for complete information and to sign up.
The following were the top finishers in the OCNJ Half Marathon:
Top 10 Male
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 Female
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
