Long Island Marathon Weekend
East Meadow, NY
- Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, 5K, Kids Run
- Road (Paved)
- Official race website
There are few events on this great island that are as iconic and long-standing as the Jovia Long Island Marathon, which has evolved from a small race that attracted avid runners more than 40 years ago, to a day-long festival for kids, families and the entire community. The Jovia Long … MORE
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Excellent Race Support, but not a lot 2C
This is run by race awesome, which always seems to have top-notch race support/hydration/fueling stations. Course was pretty easy, however, got extremely tedious at the end and rather boring during … MORE
This is run by race awesome, which always seems to have top-notch race support/hydration/fueling stations. Course was pretty easy, however, got extremely tedious at the end and rather boring during the dreaded last 6 miles of the full marathon.
Boring course
This is not a physically demanding course but it is psychologically. There are some spots along the first half of the course lined with spectators. The second half of the … MORE
This is not a physically demanding course but it is psychologically. There are some spots along the first half of the course lined with spectators. The second half of the course along the highway is solitary. if you like that alone time then this race is for you. If you feed off of the crowd energy you will not like the second of the race. Very few spectators.