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63rd Annual Ocean Beach/John & Jessie Kelley Half Marathon

New London, Connecticut, United States

calendar_today 01 Aug, 2026

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About the Event

Connecticut's Oldest Shoreline Road Race! The Ocean Beach Kelley Half Marathon is ran over a well marked/supported road course with panoramic vistas of Long Island Sound and rural roads in the City of New London and Town of Waterford. Starting and finishing at Beautiful Ocean Beach Park. The race is FREE, runners are asked to bring a donation of food for the Gemma E. Moran United Way Labor Food Center. Mylaps Chip Timing by SNERRO, awards in all standard age divisions, Team Competition, the Famous 'Port and Starboard Clam Chowder', Ice Cold Coca Cola Products, pre/post race physical therapy, Live Music, Huge Raffle, Finisher Medals, plus a lot more. Don't forget your swim suit, 3/4 mile long Sugar Sand Beach and Boardwalk!

Races Offered

63rd Annual Ocean Beach/John & Jessie Kelley Half Marathon

Aug 01, 2026

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Distance — 13.1 Miles

terrain

Type — Running

timer

08:00

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$0.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for August in New London.

thermostat Temperature

17.4° / 25.5°

wb_sunny Feels like

17.1° / 25.5°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

11h 8m

water_drop Avg rainfall

3.4 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

11.1 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

High

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

High (7.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

76.1%

wb_twilight Sunrise

05:58

nightlight Sunset

19:45

About New London

Learn more about the host city, New London.

New London is a city on the southeastern coast of Connecticut. It is most well-known for its rich maritime history and for being the location of the United States Coast Guard Academy and Connecticut College.