The single biggest day on the local running calendar - that's the Nationwide Insurance Ocean to Sound Relay.

One hundred and twenty teams successfully completed the 50.7-mile jaunt from Jones Beach State Park to Bethpage State Park. Congratulations are due to all the award-winners, to the fun-loving teams like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs who won this year's "Spirit of the Race Award," and to everyone else who came along for the trip.

Top honors overall were earned by the Manhattan-based Warren Street S&AC, which covered the course in 4 hours, 40 minutes, 36 seconds in front of the second-place Bellmore Striders. The Farmingdale-based Runner's Edge Women's Team took first place in the Women's Open Division, the host, Greater Long Island Running Club, scored first in the Men's Master's Division and the Northport Running Club scored first in the Women's Master's Division.

Computer Associates out-kicked Brookhaven National Lab to take top honors in the Corporate Division, the NYPD Harriers won the Law Enforcement Division, and the ASPIRE team of young amputees took first place honors in the Physically Challenged Division.

Congratulations and thanks to Alan & Sharon End of Plainview for another outstanding job of handling the logistics smoothly and effectively and making the relay the best that it can be; to most generous sponsor, Nationwide Insurance and Nationwide's Wiszowaty Agency (now in Massapequa Park); to David Katz of Finish Line Road Race Technicians for a very full day's work; to the outstanding men and women of the Nassau County Police Department, the Suffolk County Police Department and all the Auxiliary Police for making the 2000 Relay safe as well as fun; to post-race party director Steve Rand; to Moonstruck, the great band that made the party a smashing success; to Joe King, the proprietor of Antun Caterers in Queens Village for his generosity in donating the services of the band; to the Town of Oyster Bay for the Showmobile; and to Carlyle on the Green for an excellent catering job at the party.