Set for its 50th annual running underneath the breezy skies of New Jersey’s Gateway National Recreation Area, the Jersey Shore Half Marathon takes runners on a fast and flat course that’s among the oldest distance running events anywhere in the state.
Jersey Shore Half Marathon
September 29, 2024
Fort Hancock
Road
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500-1000
Fast & Flat
Park Run
High: 64°
/ Low: 49°
From the starting line near Parking Lot E, which lies near the southern end of the barrier spit that sticks out into Sandy Hook Bay, runners follow a fast and largely flat USATF-certified double loop course that unfolds all the way to the lighthouse area at the north end of Sandy Hook and back to the parking lot area for the finish.
More than 1,000 runners crossed the finish line in both races combined at previous years’ running of the race, including more than 800 runners in the half marathon alone.
While you’re in the area and if you have time, stick around for a tour of the Gateway National Recreational Area, a 26,000-acre park with natural features such as marshes, sandy beaches, and wildlife sanctuaries and man-made structures like its historic military installations.
The park is noteworthy as the first urban recreational area of its kind set aside by the federal government, along with San Francisco’s Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
Overview
Set for its 50th annual running underneath the breezy skies of New Jersey’s Gateway National Recreation Area, the Jersey Shore Half Marathon takes runners on a fast and flat course that’s among the oldest distance running events anywhere in the state.
Course Description
From the starting line near Parking Lot E, which lies near the southern end of the barrier spit that sticks out into Sandy Hook Bay, runners follow a fast and largely flat USATF-certified double loop course that unfolds all the way to the lighthouse area at the north end of Sandy Hook and back to the parking lot area for the finish.
More than 1,000 runners crossed the finish line in both races combined at previous years’ running of the race, including more than 800 runners in the half marathon alone.
While you’re in the area and if you have time, stick around for a tour of the Gateway National Recreational Area, a 26,000-acre park with natural features such as marshes, sandy beaches, and wildlife sanctuaries and man-made structures like its historic military installations.
The park is noteworthy as the first urban recreational area of its kind set aside by the federal government, along with San Francisco’s Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
