Date September or October Distance Marathon | Event type Road Established 2006 | |
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Location Jersey, Channel Islands Course records Men: 2:18:13
Women: 2:44:33 | ||
The Standard Chartered Jersey Marathon is an annual marathon staged in Jersey, Channel Islands. The 11th event will be held on 2 October 2016.
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History
The inaugural event on 8 October 2006 was the first marathon staged in Jersey for 20 years.
The 2006 race attracted approximately 300 runners, and was won by Garry Payne in a time of 2:44:32. In 2007 the men's race was won by Andrew Hennessy with a time of 2:36:45 and the women's race by Michelle Buckle in 03:04:11.
In 2008 Andrew Hennessy retained his title.
The 2009 event took place on 27 September.
The 2011 marathon attracted over 300 off-island runners, and saw 352 finishers in the main event.
The course
The course starts and finishes at Weighbridge Place, St. Helier, and is set out over the town streets, central, north and west of the island.