Long Island Marathon

Long Island Marathon

The Long Island Marathon is an annual marathon foot-race run on Long Island, New York, USA. The 26.2 mile event was first run in 1970 as the "The Earth Day Marathon".

The event was renamed the "Long Island Marathon" in 1978 and a half marathon was added in 1984. The winner of the 1970 marathon was Lou Calvano.

The course starts at Charles Lindbergh Boulevard and finishes at Eisenhower Park.

External links

* [http://www.thelimarathon.com/ Long Island Marathon]
* [http://www.findamarathon.com/unitedstatesofamerica/longislandmarathon.html Findamarathon.com - Long Island Marathon]


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