Nearly 300 runners of various ages participated in the Barnegat Township Volunteer Fire Co.’s 19th annual Stop Drop and Run on Sept. 3. The event, featuring a 5K and 10K, began and ended at the township dock, sending runners on a winding course over bayfront and lagoon areas off Bayshore Drive.

In the 5K run, 38-year-old Meaghan Drapkin of Brick Township crossed the finish line first with a 19:38.7 time.