Jersey Marathon  The Standard Chartered Jersey Marathon is an annual marathon staged in Jersey, Channel Islands. The 11th event was held on 2 October 2016. The inaugural event on 8 October 2006 was the first marathon staged in Jersey for 20 years. The 2006 race attracted approximately 300 runners, and was won by Garry Payne in a time of 2:44:32. In 2007 the men's race was won by Andrew Hennessy with a time of 2:36:45 and the women's race by Michelle Buckle in 03:04:11. In 2008 Andrew Hennessy retained his title. The 2009 event took place on 27 September. The 2011 marathon attracted over 300 off-island runners, and saw 352 finishers in the main event. The course starts and finishes at Weighbridge Place, Saint Helier, and is set out over the town streets, central, north and west of the island.