Jersey Shore Relay 2008 Highlights
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It was a day to celebrate running along the Jersey Shore of Ocean and Monmouth County with the 12th Annual Jersey Shore Relay which attracted a record crowd of 400 registered teams. The weather could not be better with sun and some cool breezes from the south at the back's of the 2000 plus runners most of the way on the trek from Seaside Heights to Asbury Park. |
| Prior to the Relay a 3 mile fitness walk was held which meandered through the revitalized city of Asbury Park. In the Individual Event the first Iron Finisher was Bill Parke in a time of 3:37 and for the women it was Sans Savererino in a time of 4:20. |
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After the events a giant party was held in Asbury Park's Convention Hall with several bands, awards and lots of food and drink.
The first place team overall was the Rider Track Club shown on the right comprised of Mark Lampert, Tom Yakowenko, Brian McGhee, Ron Brock, and Terrance Armstron. The best dressed team was shown on the left were Crafty's Team - from left to right on the photo: Julia Niego, Meredith Sheppard, Meghann Etter, Aimee Eastwood, Lauren Scheller, Whitney Petrosky, and Matt Petrosky. Not pictured: Joel Cohen, team captain.
Teams which qualified for Fund Raising Awards will have their awards mailed to them in about 6 weeks.
Thanks to all the sponsors, participating teams and the many volunteers which made for a very memorable event.
Special thanks to the teams who raised over $50,000 to benefit Special Olympics.
107.1 The Breeze Interview with race dir. Bob Both.
Lady Southpaw