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Event Information:
The
New Jersey Marathon is an annual
marathon that takes place in Long
Branch, NJ and Monmouth Beach, NJ.
It is hosted by the New Jersey Road
Runners Club and the City of Long
Branch. The race has been hosted
since 1997. In 2009, there were over
10,000 participants from every
corner of New Jersey, 40 states and
10 countries in the New Jersey
Marathon. The current male champion
is Michael Arnstein who finished
with a time of 2:38:42. The current
female champion is Lauren Uhler who
finished with a time of 2:52:10.
The
New Jersey Marathon course is a 13.1
mile loop that is ran once for the
half marathon and twice for the
marathon. The race starts and ends
on Ocean Ave. in the Pier Village
neighborhood of Long Branch. After
the start, the runners proceed north
on Ocean Ave. to Atlantic Ave. where
they turn west. They then turn north
on West St. then east on Columbia
Ave. and then north on Riverdale
Ave. where they enter Monmouth
Beach. After a short portion of the
course in Monmouth Beach is
completed, the runners cross the
Patten Ave. bridge going south and
back into the city of Long Branch.
The
runners then head east on Atlantic
Ave. until they reach Long Branch
Ave. where they head south again. At
Broadway, the runners go west to
Third Ave. where they continue south
until Franklin Ave. where they head
east. At Second Ave., the runners
continue southbound to Brighton Ave.
where they head east back onto Ocean
Ave.
On
Ocean Ave., they continue south to
Lincoln Ave., the southernmost
street in Long Branch. Here they
head west and go around Lincoln
Square and then back east on Lincoln
Ave. to Elberon Ave. where they head
north once again. Elberon Ave. ends
at Lake Takanassee at which point
the runners go east on South Lake
Drive back to Ocean Ave. The runners
then continue north on Ocean Ave.
until they reach the finish line
where the course is repeated.
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