Community Info

Thank You Long Branch, Monmouth Beach, and Oceanport!

The New Jersey Marathon Festival organizers, volunteers and participants would like to thank all residents of Long Branch, Monmouth Beach and Oceanport for their enthusiastic support of the weekend of events, and especially for their support during our Sunday races:  The New Jersey Marathon, The Long Branch Half Marathon, and The New Jersey Marathon Relay.

Your enthusiastic cheering along the course and assistance at the fluid stations has helped make these events a fantastic success!

The weekend of events benefit children's charities.  Many Long Branch, Monmouth Beach, and Oceanport charities are designated beneficiaries.  To see a list of charities benefiting from the weekend of events click here!

The annual New Jersey Marathon Festival is hosted by the New Jersey Road Runners Club (NJRRC) and the City of Long Branch.  It will be a weekend of races and fun family events for all ages and abilities.  Click here for a list of weekend events.  We hope to see you at one or more of them!

Once again, you are invited to join in!

The course for these events has been designed to showcase your city of Long Branch and Borough of Monmouth Beach.  Ten thousand participants (from nearly 50 states, 14 countries and over 400 NJ towns) are expected to participate in this year's races.  They will be running, walking and even pushing wheelchairs through neighborhood streets during the morning and early afternoon of the first Sunday in May.

Click here for a map of the course route through Long Branch and Monmouth Beach.

The Start and Finish lines are on the Long Branch Promenade, just north of the Ocean Place Resort & Spa, beside the Great Lawn.

The Start time for the NJM will be at 8:00 AM on Sunday, while the starts for the LBH and the Half Marathon Relay will be at 8:30 AM on Sunday.

The Finish Line will be closed completely to the athletes by 2:30 PM and all streets will be re-opened by that time.  Please see below for detailed street closing and partial reopening schedule.

More than 1,500 Volunteer / Neighborhood T-shirts will be given to adults and children along the race course as a "Thank You Gift" for helping to make these races the outstanding successes which they have been.

How can you take part?

• Participate in an event during the weekend.  Along with the "signature" races on Sunday, there are family and kid's races and fun activities for all ages on Saturday.
• Volunteer on Race Day (Sunday) at a Fluid Station in your area, or adopt an area if the course does not pass by on your street.
• Be a cheerleader on the course, in front of your home, with your friends and family, or just find a good spot to watch the races.  Click here to see a brief list of great spots and other ideas to enhance your enjoyment of the races.

Please feel free to contact us by sending an email to:  getinvolved@njmarathon.org ot by calling 732-578-1771.  We will be happy to answer any questions or concerns.

With your help, the Annual New Jersey Marathon Festival will again be a very positive experience for the tens of thousands of participants and spectators.

Thank you Long Branch, Monmouth Beach and Oceanport!

The New Jersey Marathon Festival organizers, volunteers and participants truly appreciate your continued enthusiastic support.

NO PARKING ZONES

Some areas along the race route will be posted as No Parking - Tow Away Zones.  If your street is posted as a Tow Away Zone, please adhere to dates and times posted; the Tow Away Zones will be strictly enforced and vehicles will be towed at the owner's expense.

STREET CLOSURES

Below is a list of streets which will be impacted in some way by the Sunday Races, along with the expected duration of the impact.

Click here to view a map of the course through Long Branch and Monmouth Beach.

The local streets on the northern end of the course will begin to be closed starting around 7:30 AM and will begin to reopen between Noon and 1 PM.

Please remember that this is a 2-loop course for the marathoners.  As soon as the last athlete has passed by, the water and aid stations have been disassembled, and the police and course marshals confirm that it is safe, those streets will be reopened.

The local streets on the southern end of the course will begin to be closed starting around 8:30 AM and will begin to reopen between 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM.

The longer closure intervals for the streets on the southern end of the course are due to runners slowing down during the second loop (the last 6 miles of the Marathon).

The exact street closing information and times for 2011 will be posted by early April.