43rd Annual Captain Bill Gallagher 10 Mile Island Run
SATURDAY - AUGUST 10, 2013 5:30 PM
Start of 2009 race - 1500+ runners - Click on the pictures to enlarge them
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE FOR THE 2013 RACE
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A 2013 ENTRY FORM FOR REGISTRATION BY MAIL OR IN PERSON
The race will be started at 5:30 pm, rain or shine, on Saturday, August 10, 2013. An electrical storm will necessitate postponing the run until the first evening that conditions permit.
ENTRY FEE
- Online pre-registration: $20.00 - closes August 6, 2013.
- By mail or in person pre-registration: $25.00 - must be postmarked or delivered by August 2, 2013.
- Post-registration: $30.00 - after August 2, 2013.
- Team and club registration: below charges are per individual team or club member.
- Online team pre-registration: $22.00 - closes August 6, 2013.
- By mail or in person pre-registration: $27.00 - must be postmarked or delivered by August 2, 2013.
- Post-registration: $32.00 - after August 2, 2013.
- Entry fees are non-refundable.
- Make checks payable to Sea Isle City Beach Patrol
RACE DAY POST REGISTRATION AND RACE PACKET PICK-UP
Saturday, August 10, between 12:00 noon and 4:30 pm at The Lodge, 300 John F. Kennedy Boulevard.
COURSE
A traffic free, flat course which starts at the Sea Isle City Beach Patrol Headquarters, located at 44th Street and the Boardwalk. Run north on the boardwalk to the 29th Street ramp, onto the beach to the Strathmere turn around, return over the same route running south to the 57th Street ramp, onto the beach to the Townsend's Inlet turn around, return along the beach to the finish in front of the Beach Patrol Headquarters.
DISTANCE AND RUNNING SURFACE
A ten mile race with approximately two and one half miles on a paved boardwalk. The remaining distance will be on the beach. Low tide occurs at 4:45 pm providing for four hours of an excellent running surface on the beach.
COURSE RECORDS
- Male: Macharia Yuot, 51:17, 2006
- Female: Kathleen Jobes, 57:56, 2009
RACE FEATURES
- Digital clocks will provide runners with their time at each mile marker.
- Chip timing.
- Refreshments at the finish line.
- Plenty of water stations.
- Toilet facilities provided at the start and finish of race.
- Compuscore Computer Services will provide race results based on gun time. Complete overall order of finish, gun time, and chip time will be available on their website - www.compuscore.com.
NO WALKERS PLEASE
Since this is a ten mile evening race, it will be dark by the time walkers finish. This creates a safety hazard.
AWARDS
High quality 100 percent heavyweight cotton, multi color print T-shirts to the first 1200 registrants. Shirts not claimed by pre-registrants at race packet pick-up will be distributed to race volunteers.
There will be male and female divisions for the following categories:
- Cash prizes for the following: first place $250.00, second place $150.00, and third place $75.00. First police officer, firefighter, and SICBP alumni $50.00.
- Trophies first through tenth place finishers.
- Trophies to first and second place winners of the following age groups: (16 and under), (17-19), (20-24), (25-29), (30-34), (35-39), (40-44), (45-49), (50-54), (55-59), (60-64), (65 -69), (70 and over).
No duplication of awards. The top ten finishers in the male and female divisions are not eligible for age group trophies.
Team plaques and individual medals to each scoring member in the following categories:
- First and second place beach patrols.
- First and second place running clubs.
- First place corporate team.
Awards ceremony will be held at the beach patrol headquarters, 44th Street and Boardwalk, at 7:15 pm.
TEAMS AND BEACH PATROLS
The number of entries allowed per team or beach patrol is unlimited. All members must complete their own registration form. The first four runners across the finish line will score.
True team scoring, also known as cross country scoring, is the method of scoring that will be applied to determine winners. To represent a particular beach patrol or corporate team a runner must have, in 2013, worked 30 days prior to race day for the organization being represented.
SEA ISLE CITY BEACH PATROL PARTNERS WITH FOR PETE'S SAKE
In September of 1999, Sea Isle City Beach patrol said goodbye to former lifeguard Peter R. Bossow, Jr. after he lost his battle with testicular cancer. Prior to his death at age thirty, Peter founded For Pete's Sake Cancer Respite Foundation (formerly Crossing the Finish Line), an organization dedicated to providing respite vacations for adult cancer patients and their families. Since his death, For Pete's Sake has been sending families on weeklong respites to donated homes along the Jersey Shore and to other vacation locations along the East Coast. These unforgettable and lasting vacations enable cancer patients and their loved ones the opportunity to strengthen, deepen, and unify their relationships.
The beach patrol encourages individuals and teams to set their own fundraising goal. The Sea Isle City Beach Patrol Lifeguards Association will donate $10.00 for every runner or team who raises $250 or more for the above stated mission of For Pete's Sake.
For more information about For Pete's Sake and to set up a fundraising page go to http://www.takeabreakfromcancer.org. For Pete's Sake offers personal online fundraising pages to ease the process of raising money. The pages allow you to make e-mail appeals to friends, family members, and associates. If you have questions, you may e-mail: info@takeabreakfromcancer.org.
Jersey Shore home owners can also visit For Pete's Sake website at www.takeabreakfromcancer.org to initiate the process of donating their summer home for one week.
DIRECTIONS
From the New Jersey area take the Garden State Parkway south to Exit 17. If you are traveling north on the Parkway, there is no Exit 17. One needs to double back using the Seaville Service Station parking lot at mile marker 18. At the exit's end, make a right onto Route 625. After crossing the bay bridge you are on John F. Kennedy Boulevard. Just over the bridge, on your right hand side, is The Lodge (300 JFK Blvd) where registration occurs. Continue on John F. Kennedy Boulevard to last street before the boardwalk; Pleasure Avenue. Go right to 44th Street. The patrol's headquarters and start are located on the boardwalk at 44th Street.
From Pennsylvania and points west take Route 42 or 73 to the Atlantic City Expressway east. Exit the Expressway at 7S, Garden State Parkway south. Then follow the above directions for the New Jersey area.
From New York and points north take the New Jersey Turnpike south to Exit 11, Garden State Parkway south. Then follow the above directions for the New Jersey area.
From Delaware and points south take Route 40 east to Mays Landing, take Route 50 south to Seaville, take Route 9 south to the Sea Isle City turn off, make a left onto Route 625. Then follow the above directions for the New Jersey area.
SPONSORS
SHIRTS
Braca's Cafe - 18 John F. Kennedy Blvd.
G & T Crib and Linen Rental Service - 42nd Street and Park Rd.
La Costa Complex - 4000 Landis Ave.
Ocean Drive Restaurant and Night Club - 40th Street and Landis Ave.
Sunset Pier Restaurant and Marina - 86th Street and Bay
Springfield Inn - 43rd Street and Pleasure Ave.
DRINKS
Arizona Beverages will provide iced-tea.
Canada Dry Distributing Company of Atlantic City will provide water.
