Commemorative 18-Mile Run scheduled for Oct. 12
July 29, 2019 at 12:37 p.m.
The 42nd annual Long Beach Island Commemorative 18 Mile Run will take place Oct. 12. Starting time and location is at 10:30 a.m. in Holgate, the southernmost point of LBI. Participants will run north on Long Beach Blvd. for 18 miles and finish at Barnegat Light State Park.
The event is sponsored by St. Francis Community Center, Brant Beach, in cooperation with the LBI Jewish Community Center. Applications are currently being accepted and registration will continue until race day.
Since 1973, the 18-Mile Run has been held in memory of the 11 Israeli Olympic athletes who were slain at the Munich Olympics on Sept. 5, 1972.
The race will also continue to be dedicated to those who lost their lives in Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Buses will be provided for registered runners, and will begin leaving for the starting line at 8 a.m. Buses will continue to run from the finish line to the Community Center. The finish line closes at 2:15 p.m. All runners are invited to a recognition luncheon at the center immediately following the race.
Applications are available in the Community Center, 4700 Long Beach Blvd., Brant Beach and can be downloaded by visiting www.stfranciscenterlbi.org or on www.RaceForum.com/LBI.
For more information on the activities planned for the 18-Mile Run weekend, call 609-494-8861, or visit the website.
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The 42nd annual Long Beach Island Commemorative 18 Mile Run will take place Oct. 12. Starting time and location is at 10:30 a.m. in Holgate, the southernmost point of LBI. Participants will run north on Long Beach Blvd. for 18 miles and finish at Barnegat Light State Park.
The event is sponsored by St. Francis Community Center, Brant Beach, in cooperation with the LBI Jewish Community Center. Applications are currently being accepted and registration will continue until race day.
Since 1973, the 18-Mile Run has been held in memory of the 11 Israeli Olympic athletes who were slain at the Munich Olympics on Sept. 5, 1972.
The race will also continue to be dedicated to those who lost their lives in Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Buses will be provided for registered runners, and will begin leaving for the starting line at 8 a.m. Buses will continue to run from the finish line to the Community Center. The finish line closes at 2:15 p.m. All runners are invited to a recognition luncheon at the center immediately following the race.
Applications are available in the Community Center, 4700 Long Beach Blvd., Brant Beach and can be downloaded by visiting www.stfranciscenterlbi.org or on www.RaceForum.com/LBI.
For more information on the activities planned for the 18-Mile Run weekend, call 609-494-8861, or visit the website.
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