Welcome Athletes!

 

 

The New Jersey Road Runners Club Invites you to enjoy our new proposed New Jersey Marathon course, which will be a single loop course, through the diverse neighborhoods and business districts of our Host City, Long Branch, and neighboring Monmouth Beach, Deal, Allenhurst & Asbury Park.  Check back to the website for further announcements on full NJM course specifics.  We also invite you to enjoy our Long Branch Half Marathon (LBH), which will be the same single loop course as in '10 through the diverse neighborhoods and business districts of our Host City, Long Branch, and neighboring Monmouth Beach and Oceanport, as well as the new Half Marathon Relay (HMR), run on the same course and at the same time as the LBH.  We invite you to become a part of the 15th Annual New Jersey Marathon Festival.  Join us for a great family weekend, which includes: 

 

Friday

• Expo - More info...
• Race Registration - Saturday Races only  - More info...
• Sunday Races:  Bib/ Timing Chip / Race Packet Pick-up - More info...

 

Saturday

• Expo - More info...
• Race Registration - Saturday Races Only - More info...
  • 3-Mile "Fun" Run/Walk - More info...
  • "Kids" 1.2 Mile Marathon - More info...
  • Kids' Races for Kids - More info...
• Fun Family Events for all ages & abilities - More info...
• Sunday Races:  Bib/ Timing Chip / Race Packet Pick-up - More info...

 

Sunday

• The New Jersey Marathon - More info...
• The Long Branch Half Marathon - More info...
• The Marathon Relays - More info...
• Post-Race Celebration & Festival

 

There is literally "something for everyone" at the Jersey Shore during

The New Jersey Marathon Festival!

 

Athletes of all abilities (fast & slow): runners, walkers & athletes in wheelchairs, are welcome to enter these events.  You must be able to finish in 6:30 hours. 

Please Note:

• The Marathon starts at 8:00 AM, with the Half Marathon and Half Marathon Relay starting at 8:30 AM
• Wheelchair athletes in the Marathon will start at 7:55 AM; wheelchair athletes in the Half Marathon will start at 8:25 AM
• The Finish Line for the full Marathon will shut down at 2:30 PM
• All full Marathoners must complete the first 11.5 miles in 3 hours - by 11:00 AM or earlier
• All full Marathoners who are at the 11.5-mile mark after the time limit will be instructed to leave the course.  The souther parts of the course will begin to open to traffic and the on-course support in that area will begin to shut down after that time.
• The Finish Line for the Half Marathon will shut down no later than 12:05 PM
• All Half Marathoners must complete the course in 3 hours 35 minutes

Thank you, in advance, for your cooperation in making The New Jersey Marathon Festival a safe, positive experience for everyone!

 

Important Things for All Sunday Participants to Know

 

Registration Alert for Athletes who use Wheelchairs

As in all of our previous events, The New Jersey Marathon Festival welcomes athletes who use wheelchairs to participate.  New for 2011, we will be able to allow for either pushrim or handcrank wheelchair athletes to both COMPETE (race) and COMPLETE these events.  Our Full Marathon will be moving to a single loop course seperate from the Half Marathon, so pushrim and handcrank wheelchair athletes will be allowed to race.  Pushrim and handcrank wheelchair athletes will also be allowed to COMPETE (race) in the Half Marathon as well this year. 

If you are a wheelchair athlete, before you register, we encourage you to contact the Race Director, Art Castellano, either by phone at : 732-578-1771, or by email at: racedirector@njmarathon.org to answer any questions regarding course suitability.

Registration - You must have registered prior to race day for the Marathon, Half Marathon and Half Marathon Relay.  We expect that registration will be closed for these races on or before mid-April.  Register Now!

Race Packet Pickup - All Race Packets are available for pickup on both Friday and Saturday, at the Expo.

Please Note:  While race packets must be picked up during the Expo hours, they do not need to be picked up by the registrant.  Here's the process: the person picking up the race packet for another will be asked for identification and to fill out a short form, which we will keep on file.  That's it!  This simple process has worked well for many years and we will continue it until further notice.