Nearly 600 people participated in the First State Half Marathon and 10K on Saturday morning.
The half marathon started and ended on Orchard Road and took runners on a 13.1-mile course through Old Newark, Devon, Binns, Oaklands and Nottingham Green on Saturday morning.
Now in its fourth year, the race drew participants from more than 40 states, according to organizer Nic DeCaire, who started the event in 2022 with the goal of attracting new visitors to Newark…