Saturday's Belmar Chase 5K Has Its First 3 Winners

Henry DiPasquale of Cream Ridge, Sandi Gorlin of Brick, and Brian Lynch of Manasquan were the first three runners at Taylor Pavilion in Belmar on Thursday morning as on-site registration opened for Saturday’s Belmar Chase 5K.

DiPasquale, who arrived at 9:06 a.m., was awarded with a $50 gift certificate from Miles Ahead Sports. Gorlin received a $50 gift certificate from Sneaker Family Long Branch, and Lynch earned a $50 gift certificate from Runner’s High.

“We’ve had a steady stream of runners come in all morning,” said Rich Kenah, a 2000 Olympian and race director of the Belmar Chase 5K and the Belmar Kids Chase, a series of age-group sprint races beginning at 6 p.m. Friday on the beach. “We’ll be open for business again on Friday from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. so that our runners can avoid the rush on Saturday morning.”

Day-of-race registration for the inaugural Belmar Chase 5K opens at Taylor Pavilion at 6:30 a.m. Saturday. The race begins on Ocean Avenue near the Pavilion at 8:30 a.m., preceded by a “Celebrity Chase” at 8:15 a.m. featuring a trio of past Olympians chasing town officials from Belmar, Spring Lake, Lake Como, Long Branch, and Sea Girt in a handicap race for $5000 in funds for town recreation programs.

In the main race, the men’s and women’s winners will each take home $1000, with the runners-up earning $500 and third place good for $250.

For more information or to register on-line, visit www.belmarchase.com.