New Jersey Marathon runners pass through Asbury Park, N.J., Sunday, May 5, 2013. (AP File Photo) Runners hoping to tackle the New Jersey Marathon will have to wait yet another year.
The state's premier road race has been canceled for the second year in a row because of the coronavirus pandemic.The Long Branch-area race event, which also included a half marathon and a 5K, was supposed to be held on Oct.
16 and 17. But city officials told the races' organizers that they're not holding any large events this fall. "We have been working with the City of Long Branch and other neighboring municipalities for a solution.