Avon Beach Foundation Ocean Mile

For 2024, Avon's swim shifts to a new day—Saturday instead of former Sunday. It also gets a new name—Avon Beach Foundation Ocean Mile.

Avon by the Sea has a mile swim with a triangular course in the surf and easy one-stop logistics. There is also a splash-n-dash race for kids going out about 150 yards into the surf and then returning to the beach.

When, what, where
Jul 5?, Saturday, 7:45 AM; 1 mi; Atlantic Ocean; 🌎 Avon by the Sea, NJ (Boardwalk at Norwood Ave).
See also
Event's website. Application.
Registration
Register by paper application on-site race day or early by mail. Early registration is discounted and guarantees a T-shirt. Online registration is not available. Check-in/register behind the Avon Pavilion on the boardwalk just south of Norwood Avenue, at the north end of town; 7:00–7:45 AM.
Parking
Easy and free street parking nearby.
Restrooms
There are public restrooms in the Avon Pavilion and beach showers behind the start/finish.
Bags
Leave bag on beach behind the start/finish.
Wetsuits
Permitted, no penalty, not popular.
Start
Start on Norwood Avenue beach. Running start from beach into surf.
Course
The out-and-back course sketches a triangle with a single vertex at Norwood Avenue beach and the opposite base perpendicular to the beach about a half mile south. It is marked by three yellow or orange buoys. Race-day conditions determine the direction taken around the triangle—clockwise or counter-clockwise. The course is easy to follow.
Finish
Running finish from surf onto beach and into chute, at Norwood Avenue.
Timing
Popsicle stick, no body marking. A race official at the finish line gives you an index card with your overall place number. Take this to the tables on boardwalk to record your place with your name.
Amenities
T-shirt.
Inception
2002
Last wet-feet review
2024