Brick Resident Takes First Place in Marathon

A Brick resident took first place in the 2012 New Jersey Marathon's wheelchair category.

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. The race took place May 6.

Brick resident Samuel Spencer, 50, came in first in the race's wheel category. Spencer finished the full marathon in one hour, 45 minutes, 51 seconds, according to race results.

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.

Jason Page, of Durham, N.C., won the full foot 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.

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

For full results, please click here.