2021 hotel partners
Past partners include the accommodations noted below. Stay tuned for 2021 confirmed partners!
(1) Courtyard by Marriott Lincroft Red Bank
245 Half Mile Road
Red Bank NJ 07701
(732) 530-5552
Distance to START: 5.9 miles
Distance to FINISH: 8.3 miles
(2) Courtyard by Marriott Tinton Falls Eatontown
600 Hope Road
Tinton Falls NJ 07724
(732) 389-2100
Distance to START: 4.2 miles
Distance to FINISH: 6.3 miles
(3) Wave Resort
110 Ocean Avenue
Long Branch NJ 07740
(732) 612-9283
Distance to START: 3.5 miles
Distance to FINISH: 1.0 miles
Promo Code: RUN
GETTING THERE
EXPO LOCATION:
Convention Hall
1300 Ocean Avenue
Asbury Park, New Jersey 07712
In-Person Racing October 16-17
START LOCATION:
Monmouth Park Racetrack
175 Oceanport Ave
Oceanport, NJ 07757
FINISH LINE LOCATION:
Ocean Promenade @ The Great Lawn
100 Ocean Ave
Long Branch, NJ 07740
RACE-DAY PARKING
Saturday - 10/16: 5K race:
* Free parking is available in the Seven Presidents Park lot – first come / first served.
Sunday - 10/17: Marathon and Half Marathon
* Start area parking is in the lots of Monmouth Park Racetrack and is FREE in 2021
* ADA will be marked and require a handicap sticker
* Lots open at 5:00 am on Sunday, October 17 (race day morning). We recommend arriving at least 90 minutes prior to race start. ** Pending safety-first covid guidelines, start instructions may be update in summer 2021.
* Finish Area parking for athletes and spectators is located at Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park in Long Branch (about .25 miles from the finish line) and is available as an add-on purchase.
* Finish Area parking tickets must be pre-purchased online during registration for $15 and must be presented upon entering into the lot. Passes will be emailed in the week before the race.
* Driving directions to finish area parking lot from the Garden State Parkway:
Get off at Exit 109
Newman Spring Road – East
South on Broad St.
East on White Road
North on Branch Ave.
East on Rumson Road
South on 36 / Ocean Blvd.
Entrance to Seven Presidents Park will be on your left
RACE MORNING SHUTTLES
* There will be FREE shuttle bus services available for the following:
> Between the start area and near the finish area
> The start area to the relay transition area
> The relay transition area to the finish area
> The finish area to the start area (after the race only)
NOTE - the Race Morning Shuttles do NOT take runners from the finish area in time for the race start.
NYC BUS
Limited seats are available for purchase for the race morning NYC bus.
Cost: $30 (includes Race Day Packet Pick Up)
Pick Up Location: NYC - Javits Center (34th Street, between 11th & 12th Aves)
Buses depart at 5:00AM
Purchase bus tickets as you complete your online registration.
Note:
Signup for this service is only available online at a cost of $30 per runner and $15 per additional person. There will be no purchase available on site or at the expo. The bus is for athletes, supporters, volunteers and race staff ONLY. Tickets purchased online will be emailed the week before the race and must be presented to get on the bus.
**Also note, this is a one-way bus. To return home you should plan to use one of the normally scheduled trains that depart from Long Branch station (within walking distance from the finish line, about .7 of a mile) at six minutes past every hour (12:06, 1:06, etc.).
RUNNER DROP OFF
For convenient Athlete drop-off at the start area Sunday morning, travel from Joline (36), turn onto the Victor Ave entrance to the Monmouth Park. The drop off zone will be marked by signs. The driver will then depart to the right on Park Rd and exit the Park on Myrtle Ave.