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Sundance biathlon leaves the rough ocean and features an all-running event

Mike Sewell, center, jumps out to the lead at the gun. Sewell ran to a first-place finish with a time of 18:22.4 in the Sundance 5K. BY DAN COOK
August 30, 2014
Mike Sewell, leading all the way, finishes with a time of 18:22.4 in the Sundance 5K. BY DAN COOK
Sussex Tech guidance counselor Mike Firch ran to a 26th-place finish with a time of 23:15.7. BY DAN COOK
Brandt Chi of Rehoboth Beach finished second in 18:31.3. BY DAN COOK
Duncan Green,15, of  McLean, Va., finished ninth overall with a time of 20:46.2. BY DAN COOK
Bonieke Rodrigues De Azevedo of  Washington, D.C. placed 10th overall with a time of 20:55.1. BY DAN COOK
Helen Morrow of Millsboro was the top female finisher with a time of 21:30.3. BY DAN COOK
Mardiny Ung of Elizabethtown, Pa., finished 17th overall with a time of 22:39.4. BY DAN COOK
Mark Evans of Rehoboth Beach was first off the beach for the sand run and finished first overall in the biathlon with a time of 24:23.6. BY DAN COOK
Cape Gazette editor Laura Ritter finished 17th in the biathlon with a time of 31:12.9. BY DAN COOK
Erica Bundschuh,15, of Felton finished 13th overall in the biathlon with a time of 29:21.7. BY DAN COOK

Rough surf forced the cancellation of the swim portion of the Sundance Biathlon Aug. 24, but the crowd was not disappointed as race organizers added a quarter-mile sand run to take up the slack.

The altered biathlon course attracted 30 runners, with Mark Evans, 39, of Rehoboth Beach taking top honors in 24:23. Nipping at his heels was top female finisher Jennifer Boutin, 29, of Bear, who took second overall in 24:33. Kara Erskine of Easton, Md., Daniel Rosenfeld of New York City and Alan Ennis of Scotch Plains, N.J., rounded out the top 5.

Just over 150 runners took on the 5K race. Overall winner was Mike Sewell of Camden in 18:22. Female winner was Helen Morrow of Millsboro with a time of 21:30.

To view the full list of times, go to seashorestriders.com.

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