17th Seashore Classic 1/2 Marathon, 2-person Relay & 5k Run/Walk

CLASSIC RUNNER INFO GUIDE & TEAM INFORMATION

PRE-RACE PACKET PICKUP: 

• FRIDAY, May 1st at Irish Eyes Pub & Restaurant; 213 Anglers Road, Lewes, DE 19958 from 5:00pm - 7:00pm.

NAME:  

• 17th Seashore Classic 1/2 Marathon, 2-person Relay & 5k

RACE TIME: 

• 8:00 am start

RACE LOCATION: 

• Irish Eyes Pub & Restaurant; 213 Anglers Road, Lewes, DE 19958

TO BENEFIT: 

• James J. Kiernan Memorial Scholarship
  The James J. Kiernan Memorial scholarship was created in 2019 to honor the memory of Mr. Kiernan, a community philanthropist and business leader.

SPONSOR/HOST: 

• Irish Eyes Pub & Restaurant; 213 Anglers Road, Lewes, DE 19958

PRODUCED BY:  

• Seashore Strider Event Production Inc.

RACE ENTRY FEE:  

• ½ Marathon-
  • $70 "Early Bird- 'I'm on the ball' " Registration through April 26th at midnight
  • $80 "Race Week- 'I almost forgot' " Registration through May 1st at midnight
  • $90 "Last Chance- 'Please let me Run' " Registration Race morning from 6:30-7:50am
• 5k Run-
  • $30 "Early Bird- 'I'm on the ball' " Registration through April 26th at midnight
  • $35 "Race Week- 'I almost forgot' " Registration through May 1st at midnight
  • $40 "Last Chance- 'Please let me Run' " Registration Race morning from 6:30-7:50am

• ½ Marathon RELAY-   (EACH RELAY PARTICIPANT MUST REGISTER INDIVIDUALLY)
  • $40 "Early Bird- 'I'm on the ball' " Registration through April 26th at midnight
  • $50 "Race Week- 'I almost forgot' " Registration through May 1st at midnight
  • $60 "Last Chance- 'Please let me Run' " Registration Race morning from 6:30-7:50am

If using Universal or Entry Form...Mail entry form/payment to: Seashore Classic; 9 Gander Lane; Lewes, DE 19958 and it must arrive by Monday 4/27/26 to be guaranteed a t-shirt.

Make Checks Payable to: “Seashore Striders”

RACE COURSE: 

• Half-Marathon...Beautiful out & back course through Cape Henlopen State Park to Gordon's Pond & back.     CLICK HERE
  
• 5k Run...Beautiful out & back course through turning around on the bike trail just before the entrance to CHSP     CLICK HERE
  

COURSE ETIQUETTE:

• ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE REQUIRED TO RUN ON THE COURSE THAT IS MARKED WITH ARROWS AND CONES.  
• PLEASE STAY ON THE ROAD WHERE IT IS MARKED AND POLICE ARE STATIONED
• DO NOT RACE ON THE SIDEWALK, RUN THROUGH PRIVATE PROPERTY, OR RUN ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD.   IN MOST CASES YOU SHOULD BE RACING WITH TRAFFIC.   (FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE COURSE IS MARKED WITH ARROWS & CONES SO RUNNERS ARE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF WILMINGTON AND CHRISTIAN STREETS, THEN NO RUNNER SHOULD BE ON THE LEFT SIDE FACING TRAFFIC).  ALSO, WHEN THE RACE IS DIRECTED AROUND A CONE OR CONES, FAILURE TO DO SO COULD RESULT IN CUTTING THE COURSE.
• FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE RACE INSTRUCTIONS COULD RESULT IN A DISQUALIFICATION FROM THE EVENT.   THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION IN THIS MATTER.   RACE DIRECTOR TIM-SS

SEASHORE STRIDER GUIDELINES:  

• THE FOLLOWING ARE NOT ALLOWED IN A SEASHORE STRIDER EVENT...THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL PARTICIPANTS...RD TIM-SS
  • BIKES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE ON THE COURSE RIDING ALONG/PACING ANY REGISTERED RUNNER
  • BANDITS (NON REGISTERED) RUNNERS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE IN THE RACE RUNNING ALONG/PACING ANY REGISTERED RUNNER
  • HEADPHONES/EAR PODS ARE DISCOURAGED WEARING IN BOTH EARS DUE TO SAFETY OF HEARING TRAFFIC 
    COURSE SAFETY.  
    • THIS IS A TOUGH RULE TO ENFORCE AS 85% OF RUNNERS IN RACES LISTEN TO MUSIC AND THE RRCA RECOGNIZED THAT AND MOVED THE ENFORCEMENT FROM A DISQUALIFICATION TO MAKING IT THE RACE DIRECTORS DECISION.   MOST RACE DIRECTORS IN THE COUNTRY EITHER IGNORE THE ISSUE OR TRY TO WORK WITH THE RUNNERS.   MY STAND AS A RACE DIRECTOR IS TO ASK YOU TO NOT WEAR THEM AND IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST THEN ONLY WEAR THEM IN ONE EAR AND AT A LOW VOLUME LEVEL. 

RACE TIMING:

• Seashore Strider Event Production will chip time the event using the Chronotrack chip timing system.
• 13:44 per mile pace cut off time which is a 3 hour half-marathon.

1m- 13:44

2m- 27:28
3m- 41:12
4m- 54:56
5m- 1:08:40
6m- 1:22:24
7m- 1:36:08
8m- 1:49:52
9m- 2:03:36
10m- 2:17:20
11m- 2:31:04
12m- 2:44:48
13m- 2:58:32

We only pay to keep agencies (Police/Fire/Medic/Rangers) for so long and for your safety you must remain under the cutoff pace of a 13:44 min per mile which we feel is very reasonable for a half-marathon runner.    Please know that the half is not a "walk only" event.

RACE AMENITIES:

• Long Sleeve Race shirts
• Cool Awards
• Finisher Medals for only Half Marathon Individual Finishers
• Post-Race Party and refreshments at Irish Eyes

RACE DETAILS:

• ½ Marathon individual...Open Division (male/female)
• 5K run/walk individual...Open Division (male/female)
• ½ Marathon Relay Teams...
  • 2 Male, 2 Female, Co-ED
    • Relay Runner #1...
      • 1st runner will begin with the open ½ marathon
      • 1st runner will wear a bib on the front
      • 1st runner will wear the same number tri chip on the right ankle
      • 1st runner will wear a generic "RELAY" bib on the rear of their shirt
    • Relay Runner #2...
      • 2nd runner will go to the halfway point at Gordons Pond in Rehoboth Beach to exchange zone
      • 2nd runner will wear the same number bib on the front
      • 2nd runner will receive the tri chip when their 1st runner gets to the exchange zone
      • 2nd runner will cross the finish line wearing a front bib & right ankle chip of the same number.
      • 2nd runner will wear a generic "RELAY" bib on the rear of their shirt
• Relay transportation is the participants responsibility.   Car pooling is the best option.  If that changes and we can supply transportation you will know, but in the meantime plan your transportation for the 2nd runner to get to Rehoboth and the 1st runner to get back to Lewes.  Driving to Rehoboth will take 15-20 minutes average.  2nd runner please try to arrive to Gordon's Pond 15 minutes before your 1st runners schedules pace.   It will take you 4-5 minutes to walk to the exchange zone from the parking lot of Gordon's Pond.

PARKING:  

• Plenty of Lewes parking in the following locations:
  • Lewes Beach located just 1/2 mile from the start/finish behind DQ on Savannah Road
  • Georgia Beach located just 3/4 mile from the start/finish on Cape Henlopen Drive
  • Behind the Beacon Motel located at the start/finish line...enter off Anglers Rd not through the Beacon parking lot
  • Public parking on the west side of the Canal directly across from Irish Eyes...1/2 mile walk to Irish Eyes
    • "or your pretty close if you want a warm-up swim"
• No Parking at Irish Eyes as the parking lot will be used for the post-race celebration
• No Parking at The Wheelhouse Restaurant

AWARDS:  

• Custom awards will be presented to the Overall, Master, and the top three finishers in the following age groups for each event:
  • 5k...9 & U, 10-13, 14-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+
  • 1/2 marathon...19 & U, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+
  • Relay...Top 5 teams in the Male, Female, Co-Ed Divisions
• The 5k will have an award ceremony at Irish Eyes as soon as all the finishers are in and age groups verified with my guess being approx. 9:15am 
• The Half Marathon & Relay will not have an awards ceremony due to the length of time of the finishers.   We will begin to post official results at the 1:30:00 mark of the race or 9:30am and there will be a pick-up table at Irish Eyes for award winners to pick-up their award.

• Awards that are not picked up at the race can also will be available to be picked up during the week locally as well.   Contact tim@seashorestrider.com to arrange a pickup if you miss the awards ceremony.  Seashore Striders will mail "Out of Town" awards by receiving a check for $10 to cover postage.
• ALL FINISHERS IN THE OPEN HALF-MARATHON WILL RECEIVE A FINISHER MEDAL

ENTRY INFO:  

• Make checks payable to “Seashore Striders”

RACE DIRECTOR:  

• Tim Bamforth, Seashore Striders/Seashore Strider Event Production, Inc.

Join fellow runners on May 2, 2026 for the 17th Seashore Classic 1/2 Marathon, 2-person Relay & 5k Run/Walk. It's a fantastic 5K, Half-Marathon featuring a flat and fast course in Lewes.