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Ocean Avenue Mile Run

Welcome to the Excel Travel Ocean Avenue Mile! The sophomore year of this world class road race is scheduled to take place on Saturday September 14th, 2013 in Long Branch, New Jersey. The course features two soft turns to keep the excitement brewing with a spectacular finish on the promenade. There are no curbs or jumps and this will guarantee to be your best race ever!

History of the Mile: The mile is called the statute mile and is defined as a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers), is considered a middle distance run that began in England as a gambling race.  The mile distance has continued to be one of the most popular racing distances since the 1950’s with the chase for the 4:00 minute mile.

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