Coombs/Douglass Memorial Bay Run (5 Mile & 2 Mile)

About the Event

In Memory of Robert Coombs & David Douglass

This is the 24th year of the consolidation of the Robert Coombs Memorial Bay Run and the David C. Douglass, Sr. Memorial Race. This year’s edition featured event is a certified 5-mile race as well as a 2-mile health run/walk. Both courses are scenic and are located primarily along the beautiful Delaware Bay.

Proceeds will benefit the Special Olympics of South Jersey

Date: Saturday August 1, 2026

Distance: 5 Mile Run (Certified & MAX 75-minute time limit), 2 Mile Run/Walk

5 Mile Run Course Map: Course # NJ15003LMB

Time: 8:30 AM

Place: Town Bank Fire Hall

Registration Fee: $30 pre-registration online / $35 on race day

Race Day Registration Opens at 7:00 AM

Free T-shirt to all participants as supplies last.
5-year age group medals (1,2,3)
SPECIAL CATEGORY:
- -1st Firefighter and 1st Law Enforcement in 5-mile run.
Post Race Breakfast Included

For more information call
Lower Township Recreation Center
(609) 886-7880 ext. 9

Races Offered

2 Mile Run

Aug 01, 2026

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Distance — 2 Miles

terrain

Type — Running

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08:30

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$30.00

5 Mile Run

Aug 01, 2026

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Distance — 5 Miles

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Type — Running

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08:30

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$30.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for August in Lower Township.

thermostat Temperature

20.9° / 26.8°

wb_sunny Feels like

21.1° / 27.2°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

10h 45m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.5 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

13.7 km/h (Gentle breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

High

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

High (7.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

74.3%

wb_twilight Sunrise

06:13

nightlight Sunset

19:51

About Lower Township

Learn more about the host city, Lower Township.

Lower Township is a township in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township, and all of Cape May County, is part of the Ocean City metropolitan statistical area, and is part of the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD combined statistical area, also known as the Delaware Valley or Philadelphia metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 22,057, a decrease of 809 (−3.5%) from the 2010 census count of 22,866, which in turn reflected a decrease of 79 (−0.3%) from the 22,945 counted in the 2000 census.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Coombs/Douglass Memorial Bay Run (5 Mile & 2 Mile).

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Stig Blomkvest	M	55	Cape May, NJ	13:38
🥈	Tyler Erazmus	M	27	Cape May, NJ	14:13
🥉	Carolyn Rodgers	F	58	Toms River, NJ	16:08
4	Bobby Murphy	M	23	Villas, NJ	16:42
5	A. Mader	F	7	North Cape May, NJ	18:38
6	Michael Mader	M	51	North Cape May, NJ	18:39
7	Jerry Griffin	M	32	Cape May, NJ	19:16
8	E. Pacevich	F	8	Villas, NJ	19:17
9	Kathleen Crosson	F	42	Philadelphia, PA	19:22
10	Anonymous Anonymous	F	36	—	19:39
11	Daniel Coombs	M	54	Cape May, NJ	20:20
12	Joe Wardach	M	63	villas, NJ	20:34
13	Anthony O'Loughlin	M	65	West Chester, PA	21:23
14	Lindsay Milden	F	27	Jersey City, NJ	21:50
15	John Rodgers	M	67	Toms River, NJ	23:15
16	Anna Marie Cozzone	F	57	West Chester, PA	24:08
17	Perry M Cozzone	M	60	West Chester, PA	24:08
18	Kate Hetherington	F	68	Columbia, MD	24:30
19	Jennette Ziemba	F	17	Cape May Court House, NJ	25:39
20	Olivia Longshore	F	17	Rio Grande, NJ	25:39
21	Craig Fitz	M	68	Cape May, NJ	25:41
22	Dan Anderson	M	76	Cape May, NJ	29:22
23	Ellen Brodsky	F	65	Mount Laurel, NJ	31:36
24	William Coombs	M	65	Ormond Beach, FL	31:43
25	Wendy Paggioli	F	57	Cape May Point, NJ	33:03
26	John Hetherington	M	70	Columbia, MD	33:49
27	Amy Burhanna	F	55	CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJ	34:53
28	Janice Bilicki	F	61	Mays Landing, NJ	34:59
29	Eileen Kries	F	60	Villas, NJ	37:05
30	Mike Laffey	M	58	Cape May Court House, NJ	37:06
31	Gregory Cunningham	M	57	Newtown, PA	37:59
32	Paul Fehling	M	53	Cape May, NJ	38:49
33	Fran Fehling	F	65	Cape May, NJ	38:50
34	Khloe Macklin	F	16	Cape May Court House, NJ	38:54
35	Allyson Walsh	F	16	Green Creek, NJ	39:00
36	Miranda Macklin	F	16	Cape May Court House, NJ	39:16
37	Meghan McQuillan	F	37	Cape May Court House, NJ	39:17
38	Naaeen Moustafci	F	16	Cape May, NJ	39:17
39	Skyla Camacho	F	16	Cape May, NJ	39:17
40	Matthew Eck	M	16	Cape May, NJ	39:18
41	Dalia Gomez-Rojas	F	16	Cape May, NJ	39:18
42	Joanna Bonney	F	16	Villas, NJ	39:20
43	Shannon Fisher	F	16	Villas, NJ	39:21
44	Victor Gomez	F	36	Cape May, NJ	39:29
45	Christopher Vitale	M	34	Cape May, NJ	39:35
46	David Pacevich	M	43	Villas, NJ	39:37
47	Cody Leszczynski	M	16	Villas, NJ	40:05
48	Coleen Leszczynski	F	47	Villas, NJ	40:07

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Kyle Milden	M	27	Jersey City, NJ	29:15
🥈	Jack Cura	M	17	Cape May, NJ	29:16
🥉	Marquis Cox	M	27	Mount Laurel, NJ	30:48
4	Harlen Jones	M	44	Estell Manor, NJ	31:15
5	Jesse Coombs	M	17	Cape May, NJ	33:05
6	Dave Righter	M	35	Villas, NJ	33:31
7	Susan Reich	F	63	Ocean City, NJ	33:52
8	Alan Johnson	M	57	Ocean View, NJ	35:23
9	Christian Harrison	M	27	Sewell, NJ	35:54
10	Donna Grocki	F	62	Hammonton, NJ	36:07
11	John Paggioli	M	56	Cape May Point, NJ	36:09
12	Carl Tait	M	36	Wildwood, NJ	37:26
13	Sean Smith	M	38	Villas, NJ	37:34
14	Steven Ferra	M	58	West Cape May, NJ	37:49
15	Maggie Poniatowski	F	45	Mount Laurel, NJ	38:05
16	Michael Matthews	M	42	Cape May Court House, NJ	38:11
17	Don Cabrera	M	56	Wildwood Crest, NJ	38:22
18	Jeffrey McCarrick	M	39	Sparta, NJ	39:40
19	Robert Spalding	M	53	Cape May, NJ	40:25
20	Kevin Foran	M	55	Villas, NJ	41:14
21	Jessica Axelsson	F	37	Cape May, NJ	41:36
22	Matthew Dempsey	M	27	Sewell, NJ	41:38
23	Nancy Reilly	F	49	Cape May, NJ	41:40
24	Keith Conner	M	54	Mays Landing, NJ	41:44
25	Tom Ferzetti	M	46	Ocean City, NJ	41:45
26	John Horton	M	41	Villas, NJ	42:10
27	Rene Manupello	F	44	Bridgeton, NJ	42:19
28	Sue Rea	F	57	West Cape May, NJ	42:26
29	Jennifer Ackroyd	F	38	Cape May, NJ	42:48
30	Marlo Kocse	F	56	egg harbor twp, NJ	43:23
31	Steve Bodnar	M	59	Mount Laurel, NJ	43:27
32	Steve Shearer	M	53	Wildwood, NJ	43:34
33	Adam Kocse	M	41	egg harbor twp, NJ	44:03
34	Douglas Burhanna	M	54	Cape May Court House, NJ	44:10
35	David DeTorre	M	41	Cape May, NJ	44:40
36	Mark Bove	M	61	West Cape May, NJ	44:40
37	Sianna King	F	15	Cape May, NJ	45:08
38	John King	M	46	Cape May, NJ	45:08
39	Blake Horton	M	15	Villas, NJ	46:14
40	Ed Einhaus	M	68	Wildwood, NJ	46:28
41	Harry Bilicki	M	65	Mays Landing, NJ	47:11
42	Terri-Lynn Hamby	F	51	Villas, NJ	47:25
43	Henry Casey	M	64	Exton, PA	47:28
44	Anonymous Anonymous	F	57	—	48:20
45	Michael Vaughan	M	55	North Wildwood, NJ	48:26
46	Jennifer Maher	F	38	Stone Harbor, NJ	48:43
47	Sherry Phillips	F	43	Rio Grande, NJ	48:43
48	Jennifer Horton	F	40	Villas, NJ	50:57
49	Amanda Marriner	F	43	Del Haven, NJ	51:04
50	Heather Piekarski	F	40	Villas, NJ	51:52

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Coombs/Douglass Memorial Bay Run (5 Mile & 2 Mile)

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