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Jersey Marathon is an annual

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staged in

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, first held in 2006.

History

The inaugural event on 8 October 2006 was the first marathon staged in Jersey for 20 years. It attracted approximately 300 runners, and was won by Garry Payne in a time of 2:44:32. The 2011 marathon attracted over 300 off-island runners, and saw 352 finishers in the main event. The 2020 in-person edition of the race was cancelled due to the

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, with all entries automatically transferred to 2021.

Course

The course starts and finishes at Weighbridge Place,

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, and is set out over the town streets, central, north and west of the island.

Winners

Key: Course record

Notes

References

External links

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Course map of full marathon in 2015
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