Two years ago, friends Candy Basilius and Gen Gibson were training for the Miami Marathon when they came up with the idea to create a long-distance race for Key Largo.

After getting turned down for permits to hold the race on Card Sound Road, the duo got permission to hold it on U.S. 1. By then, the new bridge to replace the aging drawbridge over Jewfish Creek was completed.

``It worked out perfectly,'' Basilius said. ``We hadn't even considered running over the bridge at first because it was under construction.''

The inaugural Jewfish Creek Bridge Half-Marathon and 5K Run/Walk will be Nov. 14, beginning at Reef Drive and U.S. 1 near mile marker 107.

It's the second bridge run in the Keys. The Seven Mile Bridge Run in the Middle Keys has been popular for 25 years.

The Jewfish Creek half marathon will start at 6:35 a.m., just as the sun is rising, and go over the 65-foot, 1.7-mile bridge. The out-and-back route continues to Manatee Bay Marina. The 5K route turns around on the bridge. Nearly 600 people have registered.

Registration is still open. For more information, go to jewfishcreekbridgerun.com or call Candy at 305-522-4072.

-- CAMMY CLARK

FRICK GETS WIN

First-timer Randy Frick of Houston scored one redfish and three bonefish releases Saturday and Sunday to win top-angler honors in the 2009 Redbone Celebrity Tournament in Islamorada.

Frick and co-angler Jim Bokor Jr. of Buffalo, N.Y., also won top-team honors for their two-day total of four redfish and four bonefish, guided by captain Richard Black of Islamorada.

The winning angler and his team persevered over near-tropical storm-force winds both days, sight-fishing for redfish Saturday in Florida Bay and blind-casting shrimp on the oceanside flats of Tavernier for bones Sunday.

Angler Mo Smith of Memphis, Tenn., won top-overall honors in the Redbone series based on combined finishes in all three events, including the S.L.A.M. and the Baybone. Smith was guided by Captain Mark Krowka.

Former Major League Baseball player Mike Stanley won top-celebrity honors with three redfish and a bonefish caught using bait. He was guided by Captain Larry Sydnor.

A fleet of 41 boats competed in the event.

-- SUSAN COCKING

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