The annual Trail of Two Cities 5K run will go off rain or shine at 8 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019. The inbound lanes of the Route 52 causeway leading to Ninth Street in Ocean City will be closed to all traffic from about 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. to accommodate the race. Please seek an alternative route if you’re traveling to Ocean City at that time.

The popular 5K (3.1-mile) race offers spectacular views over the length of a point-to-point course from Ocean City to Somers Point. The route travels the length of the Route 52 causeway. Race-day registration runs at 7 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. at the Ocean City Transportation Center (10th Street and Haven Avenue in Ocean City). The race starts there at 8 a.m. and finishes at Kennedy Park in Somers Point.

Buses will be available at the finish line in Somers Point to transport runners to the start in Ocean City before the race from 6:45 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. Buses also will be available transport runners back to Ocean City from Somers Point after the race. The awards ceremonies will be held at JFK Park after all participants have completed the course.

Awards will go to the top overall male and female finishers, as well as to the top three male and female runners in the following age groups: 8-and-under, 9-11,12-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80-and-over.         

Packet pick-up will be available 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1 at the Ocean City Aquatic and Fitness Center (1735 Simpson Avenue) and at the Transportation Center until 7:45 a.m. on race morning.

For more information, visit www.ocnj.us/race-events.

Ocean City, New Jersey
861 Asbury Avenue
Ocean City, NJ 08226
(609) 399-6111
www.ocnj.us