2026 edition
Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.
Decision summary
3:16:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Stored GPS route
Quick answers
raceindex.org has a GPS course file for OCNJ Half Marathon, 10 Mile & 5K (Ocean City), so runners can inspect the route line on the map. Elevation charts and ascent figures appear only when that file includes usable elevation data.
The OCNJ Half Marathon, 10 Mile & 5K (Ocean City) is described as flat. The course listing puts the climb at 28 m.
The OCNJ Half Marathon, 10 Mile & 5K (Ocean City) route starts at Base of the boardwalk off 9th Street, near the historic Ocean City Music Pier (start line in front of the Star Fish Cafe on 9th Street) and finishes at On the boardwalk at the Ocean City Music Pier (825 Boardwalk). Underfoot, expect mix of paved roads through Ocean City and wooden boardwalk sections (run in a roped runner's lane). It passes Ocean City Music Pier, Ocean City Boardwalk, Longport Bridge (Ocean Drive), 9th Street and 23rd Street boardwalk turnaround. After crossing the finish line at the Music Pier, runners refuel with an Ocean City boardwalk treat bag.
Bag check is hosted inside the Ocean City Music Pier, which also hosts the award presentations. Portions of the road course are closed to traffic with Ocean City Police Department lead staff, traffic control and a sag wagon; some sections remain open and are run on the right-hand side of the road. The Longport Bridge closes at 8:00 am and is run out-and-back on the left-hand side. The boardwalk is NOT closed (shared with pedestrians, surreys, bikers and beachgoers) and runners use a roped runner's lane on the boards near the finish. Music along the course plus themed water stations where volunteer groups are judged on creative presentations. After crossing the finish line at the Music Pier, runners refuel with an Ocean City boardwalk treat bag. Starts at the base of the boardwalk off 9th Street, runs through Ocean City streets out over the Longport Bridge (run on the left out-and-back), returns to the boardwalk past the Music Pier, continues to the end of the boardwalk, then turns back to finish on the boardwalk at the Music Pier.