A group of runners get into a van, are driven to a remote part of Chappaquiddick and then dropped off to fend for themselves.

Sounds like a punchline for a joke — or the pilot episode of a reality television show.

It also was reality on Sunday for the roughly 310 runners who took part in the eighth annual Chappy Point to Point, a five-mile road race, beginning at Wasque point and finishing at the ferry terminal.

Top three men's finishers from left to right: Benjamin Fuller (3rd), Ryan Sawyer (2nd) and Sam Fetters (1st). — Tim Johnson

Sam Fetters of West Tisbury was once again the first place men’s finisher, with a time of 28:01. Alexa Schroeder, of Oak Bluffs, won the women’s division in 29:56.

Reaan Steenkamp, the race’s timer and founder of the Martha’s Vineyard Running Company, said transportation from the Chappy Ferry to the starting point was organized and donated by Chappaquiddick resident Rick Schifter and family.

“It’s really his brainchild,” Mr. Steenkamp said of Mr. Schifter. “Rick just pulls in the community to work as drivers for this morning’s race, and pays for taxis to come in from Edgartown to do preliminary shuttles back and forth.”

The annual race was capped at 340 runners this year, up from 320 last year, Mr. Steenkamp said.

Alexa Schroeder, first place woman's finisher and fourth place overall. — Tim Johnson

“We don’t want to overwhelm the island, so we up it a little bit every year,” he said.

Darci Schofield, Islands director for the Trustees of Reservations, told runners that proceeds from this year’s race will be used to purchase a vessel composter to be installed at Slip Away Farm for the benefit of Chappy residents. The composter is meant to divert food scraps and waste from the waste stream, reducing the volume of trash hauled off-island and cutting methane emissions from decomposition in landfills. The finished compost is used to enrich soil.

At points along the race, Chappy residents could be spotted cheering from their driveways and passing out cups of water to participants.

“It’s a unique part of the island, and the race being a point to point, I see new things every time I run it,” Mr. Fetters said.

Riley Morin is running strong. — Tim Johnson

While some chased serious personal records, other participants were just in it for a good time.

Evan Scall, of Edgartown, noted she was just “shooting for having fun, running with my sister who’s here visiting from Boulder.”

Ms. Scall and sister Carly Abrahamson finished in a respectable 47 minutes.