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18 Mile Run & 12K Run/Walk

For more than five decades, this race has run the whole length of Long Beach Island, from Holgate north along Long Beach Boulevard to Barnegat Lighthouse State Park. St. Francis Community Center organizes it as a fundraiser and offers a shorter 12K option.

Event Atlas · Ocean County

Races and fun runs · Long Beach Township, Ocean County

18 Mile Run & 12K Run/Walk is a race or fun run in Long Beach Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, with a listed date of October 10, 2027.

Projected

When: Sun, Oct 10, 2027
Sunday in mid-October
18 Mile and 12K 10:00 AM
Where: St. Francis Community Center (packet pickup and shuttles)
4700 Long Beach Blvd
Long Beach Township, NJ 08008 · Ocean County
Directions
Admission: 18 Mile $110-$115; 12K $90-$95 (2026)
Organized by: St. Francis Community Center
Nonprofit

Official site Directions

What to expect

Point-to-point 18 miles along the full length of LBI
Finishes at Barnegat Lighthouse State Park
54th annual running in 2026
Field sells out; buses shuttle runners to the Holgate start

2027 Projected

Projected from the 2026 pattern (second Sunday in October; 2026 ran October 11); not announced.

Sun, Oct 10, 2027

Supporters

Benefits

St. Francis Community Center

Also in the Fun Run Atlas

18 Mile Run & 12K Run/WalkNational Fun Run Atlas listing

Sources

Official race site official
Race weekend info official

Details checked against the organizer’s own pages on Sun, Oct 4, 2026.

2027 Projected

Supporters

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