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New Jersey Marathon has an East Brunswick Feel

Many East Brunswick residents flocked to the New Jersey Marathon, Sunday, including Cliff Gerber, who finished second in the half-marathon.

The many changes to the 2012 New Jersey Marathon including a new starting location and time, did not stop a huge number of runners and spectators from flocking to Oceanport and Long Branch on Sunday morning.

About 13,000 participants enjoyed a perfect day and raced through the streets of several local towns as they raced to a finish on the Promenade in Long Branch. When the dust settled, it was an East Brunswick resident, Cliff Gerber, who put in one of the strongest showings, taking second in the men's half marathon with a time of 1:15:52.

The race's new starting location of Monmouth Park eased parking and some traffic concerns for participants, and a shuttle service to and from the race track helped tired runners and spectators reach their destinations.

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Jason Page, of Durham, N.C., won the full marathon with a lightning fast time of 2:33:13. He finished first in a group of 2,304 runners.

The half marathon, which traveled through Oceanport, Monmouth Beach and Long Branch, had 6,234 participants. Sean Stevens, of New York City, won the half marathon by running the 13.1-mile race in 1:14:58.

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Locally, 11 runners hailing for East Brunswick finished the race. Ori Ben-Zvi (3:45:08),  Jeffrey Bernstein (3:16:38), Mitchell Brown (7:09:13), Brian Dohn (4:44:48), Patricia Foster (3:41:28), Jamie Latsko (4:10:48), Brian Simpson (4:00:39), Paula Simpson (4:43:44), Daniel Skidmore (3:56:21), Jennifer Smith (4:42:35) and Joshua Van Ness (4:32:02) all ran in the marathon.

Marina Adams, Theresa Alexander, Hanan Bard, Ayelet Ben-Zvi, Jamie Bergstein, Tara Bussey, Celeste Da Rocha, Sridar Doraikannu, Lauren Durda, Christopher Eckert, Cliff Gerber, Janet Gilmartin, Salvatore Giorgio, Peter Gonzalez, Eylon Harazi, Mark Heiberger, William Horn, Catherine Kalafor, Jennifer Lee, Robert Masterton, Michael Mezzo, Aaron Nayer, Debra Paone Hettrick, Jennifer Pflug, Steven Pflug, Sonya Robertson, Lori Schaer, Ravinder Singh, Adriel Sta.Ana, Mel Sta.Ana, Arthur Suckow, Peter Trimboli, Michele Waingraw, Taryn Webber, Carmen Wong, Scott Yager and Logan Yu, all ran the half-marathon.

The following are the top three male and finishers for half and full marathons.

Full Marathon - Men’s

Jason Page (Durham, N.C.) 2:33:13

Bennett H Gg (Sweden) 2:33:59

Joshua Korth (New York, N.Y.) 2:38:33

Full Marathon - Women’s

Megan Digregorio (White Marsh, Md.) 3:00:44

Elisabeth Drew (Warren) 3:02:25

Amy Maier (Philadelphia) 3:04:42

Half Marathon - Men’s

Sean Stevens (New York, N.Y.) 1:14:58

Cliff Gerber (East Brunswick) 1:15:52

Felix Olivo (Carteret) 1:18:09

Half Marathon - Women’s

Bromawyn O’Leary (Cliffwood Beach) 1:26:24

Danielle Kays (Bel Air, Md.) 1:26:30

Sarah Graham (Princeton) 1:26:35

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