It may have been one of the smallest fields during the past decade, but the Dog Day Road Race was back in full swing Aug. 21.
Leading the way this year was Max Manganiello, a 19-year-old from Beach Haven who captured the top spot with a time of 26:49.77, nearly four seconds ahead of Eric Reitinger of Mount Laurel, who completed the 43rd edition of the 5-mile trek through Harvey Cedars in 26:53.47. They were the only two among the 676-runner field to finish in under 27 minutes.
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