Sunday, May 5, 2013
Over 11,000 people participated in this year's race.
The 2013 New Jersey Marathon went off without a hitch Sunday morning with over 11,000 participants in the half marathon and full marathon. Race Director Joe Gigas said there were more than 3,000 full marathon participants, a number that has grown over the last few years. Oz Pearlman, 30, of New York, won the marathon for the third time with a time of 2:28:23. Finishing behind Pearlman was Eddie Valentine, 33, of Arlington, VA, with a time of 2:36:35. The top finishing female, Elizabeth Drews, 43, of Warren, finished with a time of 3:00:11. "It was a great day, and we had great weather," Gigas said. "We had a small army of 1,400 volunteers putting it all together." That number does not count the number of paid law enforcement officers in …
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Some changes to course may be necessary because of hurricane damage
The New Jersey Marathon will continue at the Jersey Shore this spring, but some changes may be made to the annual event. Organizers have announced that the full marathon, which highlights the series of events scheduled for May 3 to 5, will take place as scheduled, and that they are working on a program to give money back to the local community in an effort to Restore the Shore as it continues to recover from the effects of Hurricane Sandy. This has already begun with fundraising promotions at events owned and operated by US Road Sports, which operates the marathon, in Palm Beaches and Miami. The race has adopted the theme “We are on! Are you in?” to emphasize its resolve to conduct the weekend's festivities and help in the region's …
Monday, May 2, 2011
Winner sets course record as record number of racers participate
With the start of the New Jersey Marathon just seconds away, friends and family of the 11,000 who participated gathered at starting line at the promenade in Long Branch on Sunday morning to cheer as loudly as they could. The record number of participants had a perfect day with sun shining high in the sky and a cool breeze rolling off the Atlantic Ocean, as they prepared to run the 26.2-mile course through nine Jersey Shore towns. New Jersey Marathon Festival Race Director Art Castellano said just under 2,500 participated in the full marathon, about 8,000 have raced in the half marathon and about 350 two-man teams participated in the relay race. Marathon winner Oz Pearlman, of Manhattan, N.Y., set a course record with a time of 2:28:19 …
Lori Stratford
11:44 am on Monday, May 2, 2011
It was a great day for a well run race. Had a great time! more ›