Hosted By:

The City of Long Branch

New Jersey Marathon
May 1 - 3, 2009
A Weekend of Events to Benefit children's charities
and to Kick Off Global Hepatitis Awareness
in partnership with Bosco's Buddies

New Jersey Marathon
Long Branch Half Marathon
NJM 4- or 3-Person Marathon Relay
Race Day -- May 3, 2009

Three exciting events that top off an entire weekend of activities for all ages and abilities to benefit various local children's charities.

A formalized Deferral Program . . . Click here for more info!

Important--Time Limit Info for Full (26.2-Mile) Marathoners

New Jersey Marathon   Click here for Printable application
Run through the diverse neighborhoods and business districts of our Host City, Long Branch, and neighboring Monmouth Beach!  The 2-loop course, which proved to be very popular in its debut year of 2006, is fast and flat with great scenery and an oceanfront start and finish.
Start Time: 7:30am, Marathon Open AND "I need more than 6 hours to finish."
Start/Finish Location: On the Long Branch Ocean Promenade near our Host Hotel, the Ocean Place Resort & Spa

Long Branch Half Marathon    Click here for Printable application
Enjoy a 13.1 mile celebration through the neighborhoods and business districts of Long Branch, and Monmouth Beach. With the excitement of having the same oceanfront start and finish as the marathon, the LBH will become a Spring Tradition at the Jersey Shore!
Start Time: 7:30am
Start/Finish Location: On the Long Branch Ocean Promenade near our Host Hotel, the Ocean Place Resort & Spa

NJM 4- or 3-Person Marathon Relay    Click here for Printable application
Take on the challenge of a marathon relay through the diverse neighborhoods and business districts of our Host City, Long Branch, and neighboring Monmouth Beach. Enjoy the flavor and excitement of the 26.2 “world-class” NJM with the camaraderie of a Relay with legs of 5, 8.1, 5.1 and 8 miles. Both transition points are within walking distance of the start/finish on the Ocean Promenade near the host hotel.
Start Time: 7:30am
Start/Finish Location: On the Long Branch Ocean Promenade near our Host Hotel, the Ocean Place Resort & Spa.
Click here for RELAY DETAILS!

Walkers and slow runners are welcome to enter these events.  You must be able to finish in 7 hours (by 2:30pm.)  Click here for Important Time Limit Info for Full (26.2-mile) Marathoners.

Registration Alert for Athletes who use Wheelchairs
As in all of our previous events, The New Jersey Marathon (NJM) welcomes athletes who use wheelchairs to participate. However, because our course is an exact 2 loops with the same start and finish lines, the timelines involved with the half and full marathon create an unsuitable situation for either pushrim or handcrank wheelchair athletes who would want to compete (i.e. race) the marathon.

Accordingly, we welcome athletes who use wheelchairs to complete (as opposed to compete in or race) the NJM in order to, for example, "collect" the State of New Jersey for your 50 States goal.  Wheelchair athletes will be given finishers’ medallions and certificates of completion with time and place. As this is a complete only event for our wheelchair athletes, no awards or trophies will be awarded.

If you are a wheelchair athlete, before you decide to register, please contact Race Director, Art Castellano at 732.578.1771 or racedirector@njmarathon.org.