After being knocked off course last year due to tidal flooding associated with Tropical Storm Melissa, the 48th edition of the Long Beach Island Commemorative 18 Mile Run this year was scheduled for its normal Sunday on Columbus Day weekend. Then came the coronavirus pandemic, which already has forced events into nonexistence for this fall, the 18 Mile Run – at least the live version – among them.

However, the race committee seems to have picked up on a trend for this year and is offering a virtual version of the…