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THIS.
CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT.
ME BACK TO WHENYOU STARTED .
>> MAN: WE FELT THAT THERE WAS
A NEED FOR LONG-DISTANCE RACING
AND THERE WAS PLENTY OF SHORTER
DISTANCE AND WE WANTED TO ALSO
WORK WITH THE LOCAL NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION AND I HAD A
NEIGHBOR NAMED KAREN WHO IS NO
LONGER WITH US.
WE GOT TOGETHER IN PUT THIS
TOGETHER AND WENT TO THE TASK
AND THEY APPROVED IT AND WE ARE
OFF AND RUNNING.
>> I KNOW IT IS AN AMAZING
RACE.
IT STARTS HERE AND ENDS IN
OCEAN CITY.
>> MAN: THAT'S CORRECT.
IT STARTS HERE AND YOU RUN OVER
THE BRIDGE AND TAKE A COUPLE OF
DETOURS AND SEE A COUPLE OF
BEAUTIFUL DEVELOPMENTS AND THEN
BACK ON THE 611 INTO OCEAN CITY
FOR THE BOARDWALK.
>> AND ONCE YOU GET THERE,
IT'S A BIG PARTY.
>> MAN: THE 5K STARTS AND
FINISHES ON THE BOARDWALK AND
THEN WE HOLD A POST RACE PARTY
AND WE HAVE A DJ AT THE FINISH
LINE.
FOOD AND BEVERAGES FOR THE
RUNNERS AND FAMILY AND FRIENDS
ASWELL .
>> AND THEN I'M SURE THEY HAVE
DISPERSE AND HAVE FUN IN OCEAN
CITY.
>> MAN: WE KNOCK OFF ABOUT
1:00 AND THEN THEY GET TO GO
HOME AND SHOWER UP.
I'VE HEARD FROM SOME OF THE
BUSINESS OWNERS WHO ARE COMING
INTO THE LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND
BARS WEARING THEIR MEDALS THAT
NIGHT ENJOYING THEMSELVES.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANT
WANT TO HELP EVERYONE .
>> IS THIS A RACE FOR
EXPERIENCED RUNNERS?
>> IT'S FOR ALL LEVELS.
HEAR ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT
STORIES.
PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER RUN
BEFORE AND THEY HAVE A REASON
AND THEY SEEM TO FIND A REASON,
WHETHER IT'S FOR HEALTH OR
RUNNING FOR SOMEBODY WHO PASSED
AWAY.
FOR INSTANCE, WE HAD A
GENTLEMAN WHO USED TO SMOKE A
PACK OF CIGARETTES A DAY AND
LOST 80 POUNDS AND HE WON OUR
RACE THREE YEARS AGO.
AND HE SHOWED UP AT THE START
LINE IT LOOKS LIKE HE HAD
IT'S AMAZING THAT HE FINISHED.
>> SO GIVE ME DATES.
>> MAN: THE RACE IS APRIL 30
AND THE PACK AND PICK UP FOR IT
IS FRIDAY, APRIL 29 AT THE
OCEAN CITY INLET UNDERNEATH THE
AND YOU CAN SIGN UP FROM THAT
DAY.
AFTER THAT WE HAVE MIDDAY
REGISTRATION.
1:00 TO 9:00.
>> MAN: IS THERE ANYTHING
PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW LEADING UP
TO IT?
>> MAN: LIKE I SAID YOU DON'T
NEED TO BE AN ELITE RUNNER TO
DO THIS.
EVEN THE HALF MARATHON , IF
YOU'RE NERVOUS, ONCE YOU GET
INTO THE CROWD ONCE YOU GET
YOUR FEET MOVING, YOU CAN WALK
RUN IT AND MAKE IT INTO THAT
FINISH LINE.
ONCE YOU GET THERE YOU'RE GOING
TO WANT TO DO IT AGAIN.
>> I KNOW THAT IS THE FUN
PART.
THERE ARE PEOPLE LININGTHE
ROUTE .
>> MAN: YEAH.
WE HAVE VOLUNTEERS FROM ALL
OVER.
WE GET SO MUCH HELP FROM THE
SCHOOL SYSTEM.
THE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS,
SOME OF OUR LOCAL NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS GET INVOLVED AND
WE HAVE PROBABLY I WOULD SAY 85
TO AND HUNDRED VOLUNTEERS OUT
THERE ALONG THE COURSE.
THEY ARE GETTING UP EARLY AND
TAKING THE TIME OUT OF THEIR
DAY TO HELP OUT AND WE
APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANKS SO MUCH FOR TELLING
YOU ABOUT THIS.
RUNNING A RACE, IF YOU'VE NEVER