Ocean Beach/John & Jessie Kelley Half Marathon
About this race
Connecticut's Oldest Shoreline Road Race! The Ocean Beach Kelley Half Marathon is ran over a well marked/supported road course with panoramic vistas of Long Island Sound and rural roads in the City of New London and Town of Waterford. Starting and finishing at Beautiful Ocean Beach Park. The race is FREE, runners are asked to bring a donation of food for the Gemma E. Moran United Way Labor Food Center. Mylaps Chip Timing by SNERRO, awards in all standard age divisions, Team Competition, the Famous 'Port and Starboard Clam Chowder', Ice Cold Coca Cola Products, pre/post race physical therapy, Live Music, Huge Raffle, Finisher Medals, plus a lot more. Don't forget your swim suit, 3/4 mile long Sugar Sand Beach and Boardwalk!
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Running
64th Annual Ocean Beach/John & Jessie Kelley Half Marathon
Limited to first 1,000 entries, course officially closes at noon.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in New London, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:43 AM and sets at 8:05 PM local time (EDT) in New London on August 1, 2026 — 14h 21m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Ocean Beach/John & Jessie Kelley Half Marathon
64th Annual Ocean Beach/John & Jessie Kelley Half Marathon · 723 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Raymond | 1:10:43 | 5:24 /mi |
| 2 | Chris Croff | 1:13:00 | 5:34 /mi |
| 3 | Kyle Kodnia | 1:19:15 | 6:03 /mi |
| 4 | Vincent Pistritto | 1:19:34 | 6:04 /mi |
| 5 | David Billing | 1:19:48 | 6:05 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in New London
Find upcoming events by distance:
- New London 5K Races 7 races
- New London Running Calendar 2026 8 races
Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 8 New London events
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