The 15th Annual Scallywag 5K/10K & 11th Annual Blackbeard’s Half Marathon on Ocracoke will be held Saturday, April 25, and Sunday, April 26.
Ocracoke Island Weekend Runfest includes the “Lt. Maynard’s Challenge,” where participants complete either the 5K or 10K on Saturday and then the Half Marathon on Sunday.
Runners wishing to participate in Lt. Maynard’s Challenge need to select that option during half marathon registration and sign up for either the 5K or 10K.
Top three male and female overall finishers and top three male and female finishers in age groups will receive awards.
Both Saturday and Sunday runs will be open to walkers and running strollers. Strollers must start behind runners and walkers.
No pets are allowed other than service dogs, and no bikes or skateboards are allowed.
For details and to sign up online, visit www.runocracoke.com.
Last year’s 5K winner, Elliot Taft, 17, of Boone, ran the 5K in 17:59 minutes. Former islander Petros Burleson, 16, came in second at 18:11 and Henry McFall, 18, had a time of 18:18 minutes for third place.
Elliot’s sister, Cora, 11, captured top honors for females with a time of 23:12.
Josiah Hynes, 20, of Gloucester, won the 10K in 37:57 minutes and the top female was Julia Smith, 60, of Pine Knoll Shores, with a time of 52:59.
The next day, Hynes took on McFall in the half-marathon.
But the two didn’t catch up to Ethan Sommers, 22, of Washington (Beaufort County), who clocked the13 miles at 1:23:05.
Hynes’s time was 1:23:33 and McFall ran it in 1:28:17.
Race Director Angie Todd said that from sponsors and entry fees, the race raises about $30,000 for the Ocracoke Boosters, WOVV radio and the Ocracoke Youth Center.
