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California > Long Beach International City Bank Marathon,
Half
Marathon & 5K
Long Beach,
CA
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Date
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Event
Details
Featuring long stretches of beachfront runs along the Pacific
coastline, the Long Beach Marathon & Half Marathon takes
runners along a fast, flat course with some of the most scenic seaside
running areas in California. Both the full and half marathons start at
the Downtown Shoreline Marina and take runners over the Queensbay
Bridge to the tourist ship the Queen Mary, and past sights like the
Aquarium of the Pacific, the Lighthouse at Rainbow Harbor and Pierpoint
Landing.
Mostly fast and flat, the half course features a slight incline over
the Queensbay Bridge (between miles 2 and 3), and the rest of the
course is flat. The full and half marathon participants run side by
side until the half-marathoners split off from those running the full
marathon, between the 10th and 11th miles, when the
half marathoners then turn onto Ocean Boulevard for the return back to
the starting & finish lines at the Shoreline Marina.
As you might expect with a beachside road race, the course elevation
comes as advertised -- there's never more than a 45-ft-high elevation
at any point in the course, of which nearly all is visible from the
waters of the Pacific Ocean. The race also has an early starting time
-- runners leave the starting line at 6:00 AM, and have a seven-hour
time limit (for all events) to complete the course.
The race also includes a Forrest Gump-inspired "Run
Forrest
Run" 5K that's open to both runners and walkers and a one-mile fun run
for kids, in addition to a separate wheelchair marathon and bicycle
tour of the marathon course, which starts at 6:00 AM.
Race
Weather & Climate
Sunny Southern California features mild to moderately warm weather
virtually year-round, and October is no exception, with temperatures
that average between 58°F and 79°F. Rainfall or
precipitation of any kind is rare during the month, averaging less than
half an inch.
Fees
$60 between March 1 - May 31
$70 between June 1 - August 31
$80 between September 1 - October 11
Registration
To reserve your spot in the fall 2009 running of the Long Beach
International Half Marathon, register online at Active.com.
Running
Groups & Related Websites
www.runlongbeach.com
- The official website for the event, with links to training info,
online registration (and ways to check your registration status),
course maps, local hotels and more.
A Running Experience Club
- Founded in 1982, to provide community and a safe running environment
for runners of all ages and abilities in Long Beach.
Shoreline
Front Runners - A local running and
walking club for members of the GLBT community and their friends, with
weekly runs and walking groups.
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Marathon?
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