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Long Island Marathon

May 04, 2008

1.7

Where

East Meadow, NY, United States

Start time

09:00

Distances

Marathon

Sub-events

26.2

Marathon

May 04, 2008 Sunday

Distance: Marathon·Start time: 09:00

MarathonPoint to pointWheelchair race

Race Results

Top 3

1. Dan McGrath 02:25:38

2. Carlos Sauce 02:36:23

3. Douglas Boyer 02:40:31

Top 3 Women

1. Jessica Allen 02:55:21

2. Noni Accetturi 03:04:18

3. Meredith Larossa 03:12:54

Top 3 Men

1. Dan McGrath 02:25:38

2. Carlos Sauce 02:36:23

3. Douglas Boyer 02:40:31

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Reviews

1.7

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By: John M.

Posted: September 07, 2022

Course needs to be changed.

I have ran this race over 20 times (half/full). The course was recently changed. Not a spectator friendly course at all. Race consisted of up and back routes, bank lines and obscure roads to nowhere. Mitchell Field and N.C. College are great examples. No water stations at every mile. No clocks at all on the course. The worst race that this marathon/half marathon has ever had. A very small turnout. This used to be THE race on Long Island for many years, but not with this racing group that heads it and made the course changes. Need to put people in charge that have some imagination for a racing course, even if if means reinstating a previous course.

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Jessica Allen won the 2008 Long island Marathon for the third time in five years in a 2:55:21. She was runner-up in the other years. Dan McGrath won the men's race in 2:25:38.

General News Newsday

May 05, 2008

LI Marathon to cap Festival of Races weekend

Among the 5,200 runners already signed up to run in the 2008 Festival of Races which includes the Long Island Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K events. The youngest marathoner will be sixteen year old Chaminade High School sophomore Matthew Saitta, who will be debuting in the marathon distance.

General News Newsday

May 04, 2008

Free Clinic for 2008 RexCorp LI Marathon Festival of Races

Every runner participating in the 2008 RexCorp Long Island Marathon Festival of Races has a free pass to a clinic held Tuesday, April 29, in the auditorium of the Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library, 999 Old Country Road in Plainview, starting at 8 p.m. Topics include last minute prep for the marathon and the half marathon and how to have a positive experience.

General News Oyster Bay Enterprise Pilot

Apr 25, 2008