Winners Announced For Successful Second Annual Running The Ave 5k In Downtown Vineland

145 Runners Finished
Organized by Main Street Vineland in Cooperation with Second Capital Running
Newfield National Bank was Major Sponsor

VINELAND, NJ—With weather that cooperated and a large field of runners, the second annual Running The Ave 5K, which took place in downtown Vineland on Sunday, September 13, went into the record books, with a new course record being set.

The run was organized by Main Street Vineland, in cooperation with Second Capital Running, with Newfield National Bank as the major sponsor.

Runners included those from seven New Jersey counties, as well as Pennsylvania, participated and when the event was over, the winners were:

• Winner: Andrew Belder, age 18, of Southampton, PA, with a time of 16 min. 17 sec.—a new course record.
• First Female Finisher: Victoria Thaler, age 24, of Millville, with a time of 19 min. 30 sec.
• Vineland’s Fastest Finisher: Joshua Arocho, age 32, with a time of 18 min. 51 sec.
• True Grit Award (last place finisher—”to celebrate the spirit of never giving up”): Hara Beth Carney, age 48, of Pittsgrove.

For this sanctioned race, Vineland’s downtown business district was transformed into a magnificent 5K course, which included a run through beautiful Landis Park. Volunteers encouraged the runners as they traversed the course

“This was another magnificent day for Vineland and The Ave. The tremendous response, from start to finish, beat last year—even in these cautionary times,” said Main Street Vineland Executive Director Russell Swanson.

“Event coordinator Andre Rivera, of Second Capital Running, was, again, a tower of strength all during this project, from the initial planning stage to the realization of the event itself, and making it a model for how to do a race like this with safety and social distancing in place,” Swanson said. “Andre, the runners, as well as all the sponsors and providers of services, did themselves proud. This event maintains its place as a key part of Main Street Vineland’s summer season on The Ave.”

For more information on all Main Street Vineland programs and events, call the Main Street Vineland office at 856-794-8653, visit the organization’s website at www.TheAve.biz, or its Facebook page.