33RD MASSER 5 MILER (SS Summer Series #1)

JUST ADDED...A PRE-RACE PACKET PICKUP HAS BEEN ADDED ON SATURDAY FOR THE MASSER 5 MILER AND WILL BE HELD AT THE NEW BALANCE STORE ON ROUTE ONE/SOUTH BOUND COASTAL HIGHWAY FROM 4-6 PM.   STOP BY AND PICK UP YOUR BIB & T-SHIRT AND SLEEP A BIT EXTRA ON SUNDAY.   SEE YOU AT PICKUP.    NOTE- PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL TO ASK IF YOU CAN PICKUP ON SUNDAY MORNING...THE ANSWER IS "YES" .   YOU MAY PICKUP ON RACE DAY FROM 6-7:15 AM IF YOU CAN NOT MAKE IT TO NEW BALANCE TO PICK UP.

RACE DIRECTOR TIM-SS

COME CELEBRATE THE 33RD ANNUAL MASSER 5 MILER

Join the Seashore Striders for one of our longest running events at the shore- the Masser 5 Miler.   Kicking off the popular Seashore Strider Championship Series of 2026.  The Masser 5 miler is named after one of the founders of the Summer Championship Series, the Late Dr. Lee Masser of Crofton, MD.  The Masser 5 miler is a flat & fast course run mostly on bike trails through the Town of Lewes with little traffic.  The race will start and finish at Cape Henlopen High School in Lewes inside Legends Stadium.  Come celebrate what Doc Masser has done for Running & Racing at the Beach and join the Striders for the Masser 5 miler.

RACE LOCATION : Cape Henlopen High School; 1270 Kings Highway, Lewes, DE. 19958

RACE TIME :  7:30 a.m.

RACE REGISTRATION :

$30.00 "Early Bird"  Registration ...through May 10th at midnight

$35.00 "Pre" Registration May 11th through May 23rd at midnight

$40.00 "Last Chance" Race-Day Registration Registration will open at 6:00 am and will close at 7:15 am

Registration will be done online through runsignup.   All participants registered by Monday, May 18th will be guaranteed a t-shirt, while registrations received after May 18th are "first come" Registration can also be done through the mail by printing out the universal entry form, filling it out, including payment and mailing to Seashore Striders C/O Masser 5 Miler, 9 Gander Lane; Lewes, DE. 19958.  Please mail early so that it arrives by Monday, May 18th to secure your shirt.

2 WAYS TO REGISTER FOR A SEASHORE STRIDER EVENT :

ONLINE REGISTRATION through RUNSIGNUP here at this site. "The easiest & most popular way to register for Seashore Strider events."

MAIL-IN REGISTRATION ...form can be downloaded from SeashoreStriders.com on the Masser 5 Miler Page Please fill out the form completely & neatly, double checking Age, Gender, Entry Fee Price (some events have different fees) & Event Choice . Mail completed paper registration to: Seashore Striders; 9 Gander Lane, Lewes, DE. 19958 Please mail so it arrives by Monday of Race Week to be guaranteed we receive it before race-day Make checks payable to “Seashore Striders”

TO BENEFIT :  Seashore Strider Youth Cross Country Program

SPONSOR/HOST : Seashore Striders

RACE COURSE : Flat & Fast on the trails and roads of Lewes.       https://onthegomap.com/s/324umdqn

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 COURSE 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

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 Inc will use the Chronotrack B Chip which will be attached to the rear of your race bib.   The bib needs to be worn on the front visible to the race workers at the finish line.   Please do not bend the bib at any time as it may damage the timing chip.

RACE AMENITIES : Multi-colored quality tech T-shirt, Safe Water Stops along the course (2m & 3.5m), Finish line produced by “Seashore Strider Event Production, Inc.,” Post-Race awards ceremony following the final runner & A RUNNING GOOD TIME.

AWARDS :  Awards will be presented to the Overall Male & Female Champions, Overall Male & Female Masters (40+ yrs.), as well as the top three (3) Male & Female finishers in the following age categories: 9 & under, 10-13, 14-19, 20-24, then 5-year age groups through 80+.   If you miss the awards ceremony you may pick up locally in Lewes at 9 Gander Lane, Lewes or if you are out of town, your award will be shipped to you for a cost of $10 to cover postage.   We do take Venmo.

REFUNDS/DEFERRAL :   The Seashore Striders have a "No Refund" policy, however we make every possible attempt to please our client with the following options:  1. Transfer to a future Seashore Strider owned event of equal value before the end of the current year.   2. Donate your entry fee to the charity associated with the event or to the Seashore Strider Youth Running program.  3. Transfer/Defer to the following year at the same event.  Thank You for your cooperation & understanding as some situations are beyond the control of the Seashore Striders.

RACE DIRECTOR :  Tim Bamforth, Seashore Striders/Seashore Strider Event Production, Inc.   tim@seashorestrider.com

SEASHORE STRIDER STORE:   Shop at the store by going to seashorestriders.com

CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES INFO

There is no extra fee to enter the Championship Series- just the regular entry fee per race To QUALIFY for the Championship Series one must do the following 3 items: 1. Runners must complete one (1) 5 mile race (2 to choose from) 2. Runners must complete five (5) 5k's (8 to choose from) 3. Runners must complete at least one (1) of the following "Strider Be Kind Good Deeds" listed below at sometime during the Series Volunteer for a Strider Series Event...before you race, after you race or through the whole race Make a Donation to the Seashore Strider Youth Cross Country Team Donate to a Seashore Strider Series Race with Post-Race refreshments

The Final series standings is determined by fastest 5 mile race and 5 fastest 5ks. Runners are placed in age group by their age on 1st race entered. Example: If you run as a 39 year old in your first 3 races and then turn 40 for your final three races, then you will be in the 35-39 age group for the championship series.  Runners must register using exact same name for each race if they want accurate results compiled. Series Weekly Standings will be posted at www.seashorestriders.com  by Seashore Strider Statistician Tim Young. CLICK HERE to view 2022 Championship Series results

CLICK HERE to view 2023 Championship Series results

CLICK HERE to view 2024 Championship Series results

CLICK HERE to view 2025 Championship Series results

Problems, mistakes, issues contact director Tim Bamforth at tim@seashorestrider.com

WALKER NOTE...

The Seashore Striders are going to add a separate 5K WALK DIVISION in all of the eight (8) series 5k events for this summer as a trial basis for the future.  If participants show responsibility, fairness and honesty and WALK correctly by USATF Standards then it may continue in the future.   If it turns into a "DQ fest" then it will not continue. As the Seashore Strider Race Director, I am not interested in creating more work for myself and I know I can not and will not patrol 3.1 miles of the course, but what I am interested in doing is providing an opportunity for those who simply do not run and would rather walk and still be involved in the event.  That is my goal & mission with this decision. "Race walking differs from running in that it requires the competitor to maintain contact with the ground at all times and requires the leading leg to be straightened as the foot makes contact with the ground. It must remain straightened until the leg passes under the body. Judges evaluate the technique of race walkers and report fouls which may lead to disqualification. All judging is done by the eye of the judge and no outside technology is used in making judging decisions."...USATF The 8 5k EVENTS will be the following:

Race for the Ribbon 5k on 5/31/26 Bill Degnan 5k on 6/7/26 Fathers Day 5k on 6/21/26 Jungle Jim's 5k on 6/27/26 Beebe Hero's 5k on 6/28/26 Firecracker 5k on 7/4/26 Dam Mill 5k on 7/26/26 Race for the Paws 5k on 8/1/26

This NEW Walk Division will allow a participant to qualify for the Championship Series by completing all five of the 5k Walks and 1 of the two 5 mile runs. The two 5 mile runs will not have a separate WALK division and you can run or walk or do a combination.  Because of the longer 5 mile distance, you are encouraged to run or run/walk, rather than walk the whole five mile distance. Awards for the WALK will be the top 5 male & the top 5 female in those five WALK events. For the Championship Series Awards you are either in the WALK division or you are in the Age Group Run Division.   You can not be in both and you can not go back & forth.  With this change in adding a walk to all of the summer 5k events in the series, you should have plenty of events to become a qualifier. WALK QUESTIONS can be directed to tim@seshorestrider.com