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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