Where can I find the Jovia Financial Credit Union Long Island Marathon Festival route map?
Use the official course links on this page for the organiser route page, map PDF or route download.
Official course linksJovia Financial Credit Union Long Island Marathon Festival Marathon
This race edition
- Race date
- Date not confirmed for this distance
- Race timezone
- Timezone not confirmed
- Edition status
- Status not confirmed
Entry options
2026 edition
Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.
Decision summary
Jovia Financial Credit Union Long Island Marathon Festival Marathon at a glance
- Cut-off average pace
- 9:15/km
- Typical conditions
- 79/100
- Evidence depth
- 45 verified facts
6:30:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Source facts available
Route details
Known course facts at a glance
Jovia Financial Credit Union Long Island Marathon Festival Marathon has known course details for its marathon race. The summary below keeps the focus on what is confirmed for the course.
- Official distance
- 42.2 km
- Terrain
- Road
- Scenery
- City, Parkland, Countryside, Island, Waterfront
Quick answers
What runners ask first
How hilly is the Jovia Financial Credit Union Long Island Marathon Festival?
The Jovia Financial Credit Union Long Island Marathon Festival is described as flat. The course listing puts the climb at 94 m.
Where does the Jovia Financial Credit Union Long Island Marathon Festival route go?
The Jovia Financial Credit Union Long Island Marathon Festival route starts at Eisenhower Park, 1899 Hempstead Tpke, East Meadow, NY 11554 and finishes at Eisenhower Park, East Meadow (finish-line area at Park Blvd. Westbury), with a post-race finish festival. Underfoot, expect mostly road, plus stretches on bike/walking paths within Eisenhower Park and a lap of a track. It passes Eisenhower Park, Wantagh State Parkway, Charles Lindbergh Boulevard, Nassau Coliseum and Museum Row. The course heads out onto the closed Wantagh State Parkway from roughly the 9-mile point to 17 miles before turning back toward the 23-mile point and onto Carman Avenue for the final stretch to the finish in Eisenhower Park, passing residential Nassau County neighbourhoods, the Nassau Coliseum and Museum Row.
What should runners know on race day for the Jovia Financial Credit Union Long Island Marathon Festival?
Road closures take place on Sunday (marathon/half-marathon day), with the Wantagh State Parkway and surrounding roads closed for the course. Finish-line festival with live bands, food trucks and a post-race celebration. Pace teams are provided for the half and full marathons. A three-day festival (Fri 1 - Sun 3 May 2026): Friday Night Lights 5K and 1K Kids Fun Run on Friday, 10K on Saturday, and the Half Marathon and Marathon on Sunday.
Race character
Scenery
- City
- Parkland
- Countryside
- Island
- Waterfront
Atmosphere
- Community
- Festival
Terrain
- Road
- Elevation character
- Flat
- Technicality
- Non Technical
- Source-stated ascent
- 94 m
- Net elevation
- 0 m
Entry, logistics and records
Records and field
- Men's course record
- 2:19:53 (Lou Calvano)
- Field size
- Approximately 540 marathon finishers in 2025 (571 in 2024); a mid-size regional marathon.
Entry requirements
- Entry status
- Past event: The listed edition date has passed.
- Cut-off
- Strict 15-minute-per-mile minimum pace; runners must reach the 13-mile mark by 3 hours 2 minutes (roughly a 6.5-hour finish limit) or be directed to the finish.
- Qualification status
- USATF Certified, USATF Sanctioned course and a Boston Marathon qualifier; marketed as flat and fast for runners chasing a PR or BQ.
Race day logistics
- Pacers
- Pace teams are provided for the half and full marathons.
- Closed roads
- Road closures take place on Sunday (marathon/half-marathon day), with the Wantagh State Parkway and surrounding roads closed for the course.
- Expo / packet pickup
- Packet pickup and a health-and-fitness expo are held at the marathon finish line area (Park Blvd., Westbury, NY 11590) on the days leading into the event.
- Race village
- No
- Medal
- All athletes in all events receive a finisher medal at the finish line.
- On-course music
- Finish-line festival with live bands, food trucks and a post-race celebration.
Access and course status
- Start
- Eisenhower Park, 1899 Hempstead Tpke, East Meadow, NY 11554.
- Finish
- Eisenhower Park, East Meadow (finish-line area at Park Blvd., Westbury), with a post-race finish festival.
Course facts
- Course type
- Laps
- Surface
- Mostly road, plus stretches on bike/walking paths within Eisenhower Park and a lap of a track.
- Landmarks
- Eisenhower Park, Wantagh State Parkway, Charles Lindbergh Boulevard, Nassau Coliseum, Museum Row, Uniondale, Westbury, New Cassel, Carman Avenue
- Notable features
- A three-day festival (Fri 1 - Sun 3 May 2026): Friday Night Lights 5K and 1K Kids Fun Run on Friday, 10K on Saturday, and the Half Marathon and Marathon on Sunday. Combination challenges are offered - the 35.5-mile Challenge (marathon + 10K + 5K) and the 22.4-mile Challenge (half marathon + 10K + 5K)
- The course heads out onto the closed Wantagh State Parkway from roughly the 9-mile point to 17 miles before turning back toward the 23-mile point and onto Carman Avenue for the final stretch to the finish in Eisenhower Park, passing residential Nassau County neighbourhoods, the Nassau Coliseum and Museum Row
What are typical race-day conditions?
- 13°CTypical temperature
- 19 kphTypical wind
- 4 mmTypical rainfall
- 79Favourability /100