Atlantic City Marathon

Race in the United States of America

Atlantic City Marathon

The start and finish lines are on the boardwalk in front of the Dennis Courtyard of Bally's Atlantic City

Date| October
Location| Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Event type| Road
(about 8 mi (13 km) on a boardwalk)[1]
Distance| Marathon
Established| 1960 (65 years ago) (1960)[a]
Official site| https://www.acraceseries.com/event-information
Participants| 623 finishers (2019)[6]

The Atlantic City Marathon is the third oldest active marathon in the United States.[7] It typically takes place the third weekend in October.

## Course

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External image

Course map of full marathon in 2019[8]

The marathon runs on a loop course that begins and ends in front of Bally's Atlantic City, with about 8 mi (13 km) of the race being run on the Atlantic City Boardwalk.[8][1]

## Races

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* Atlantic City Marathon
* Atlantic City Half Marathon
* Atlantic City 10K
* Atlantic City 5K
* Atlantic City Boardwalk Run 5 Miler
* Atlantic City April Fools Half Marathon and 8K

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## Notes

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1. ^ Although the race's web site claims that the marathon was established in 1958, a number of other sources, including a statement regarding a memory of the race founder's son printed in a USA Track & Field publication, state that the race was founded in 1959.[1][2][3] In addition, both the Association of Road Racing Statisticians and the Asbury Park Press state that the inaugural race was held in 1960.[4][5]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "about". October 21, 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-10-21.
2. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20200929001948/https://runscore.com/coursemeasurement/MeasurementNews/MN133Fall06.pdf
3. ^ Benyo, Richard; Henderson, Joe (September 29, 2020). Running Encyclopedia. ISBN 9780736037341. Archived from the original on 2020-09-29.
4. ^ "untitled". May 9, 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-05-09.
5. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20200929003441/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/144107451/
6. ^ "Atlantic City Marathon Race Results 2019". www.marathonguide.com.
7. ^ "ACRaceSeries.com".
8. ^ a b "Atlantic City Marathon Race Series". July 20, 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-07-20.
9. ^ "ACRaceSeries". Retrieved 18 Feb 2022.

## External links

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* Official website

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