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Seven Locals Run NJ Marathon, 11 Finish Half
The 2013 New Jersey Marathon at the shore took place this past weekend in Long Branch with 17 Livingston locals participating.
More than 11,000 runners participated in this year's New Jersey Marathon in Long Branch this past weekend, where seven Livingston residents ran the marathon and 11 finished the half.
Oz Pearlman, 30, of New York, won the marathon on May 5 with a time of 2:28:23. Finishing behind Pearlman was Eddie Valentine, 33, of Arlington, VA, with a time of 2:36:35. In the woman category, Elizabeth Drews, 43, of Warren, finished with a time of 3:00:11.
The top finishing local in the marathon, Michael Wilson, 35, finished in the top-20 percent in 418th place with a time of 3:36:10.
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Just as impressive, 41-year-old  Edward Steinberg finished the half-marathon in 310th place out of 5,350 participants with a time of 1:39:28.
Check out the times of the seven locals in the full 26.2-mile race below:
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In the half marathon here are the times for Livingston residents:
PlaceAthlete NameCityAgeGenderFinish Time 310 EDWARD STEINBERG LIVINGSTON 41 Male 1:39:28 1246 RONALD FRANCIS LIVINGSTON 38 Male 1:53:24 1347 HELENE KORN LIVINGSTON 37 Female 1:54:24 1429 JAMES OMERZA LIVINGSTON 22 Male 1:55:13 2312 CHARLES KULL LIVINGSTON 26 Male 2:03:50 2523 JOSH SHAPIRO LIVINGSTON 40 Male 2:05:55 3104 ERICA PICHE LIVINGSTON 38 Female 2:11:27 4636 NANCY LIVINGSTON BLOOMFIELD 43 Female 2:36:49 4859 GINA VACCARO LIVINGSTON 44 Female 2:43:41 4935 DEBRA VALLARIO LIVINGSTON 46 Female 2:47:18 5190 JENNIFER HUANG LIVINGSTON 48 Female 3:05:01For full race results, click here.
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