Approximately 11,000 runners took to the streets of eight Jersey Shore communities on Sunday for the New Jersey Marathon and half marathon.

Two Lawrence Township residents were the top male and female finishers at the 2016 Novo Nordisk New Jersey Marathon on Sunday.

And in the end, it was 31-year-old professional magician Oz Pearlman, of New York City, who claimed his fourth New Jersey Marathon title in 2 hours, 29 minutes and 24 seconds. Pearlman defeated ...