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@yousassybeach
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| Race | Distance | Location | Date | Result |
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| Long Beach Marathon & Half Marathon | Half Marathon | Long Beach, CA | Oct 9, 2022 | 3:22:00 |
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| Race | Distance | Location | Date | Result | My Raves | My Performance |
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| Long Beach Marathon & Half Marathon | Half Marathon | Long Beach, CA | Oct 9, 2022 | 3:22:00 |
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Long Beach Marathon & Half Marathon
Meh
Long Beach Marathon & Half Marathon
Long Beach is my hometown, that said, this race was incredibly disappointing. The aid stations for the half are VERY sparse. I do not carry my own hydration for races … MORE
Long Beach is my hometown, that said, this race was incredibly disappointing. The aid stations for the half are VERY sparse. I do not carry my own hydration for races but I would recommend you do for this half.
The expo itself is ok, once you’re able to get in. There were apparently two entrances. But nobody knew that, so the line to enter the expo went back a quarter mile, through a parking garage. Once in the expo, you can clearly see there was another entrance. However, nobody made that clear.
Next up is the course itself. For 10 out of the 13.1 miles you are running with virtually no spectators. Down towards the 710, up and over the Queensway Bridge and around the QM, back up the bridge and around the lighthouse. No one. It’s not incredibly scenic. It’s the harbor so you see a ton of 18 wheelers and dock workers. Again, this is my hometown and I’m not surprised by these guys…so don’t @ me. But if you’re looking for nice beach views, this ain’t it.
Once you hit the beach path you have nice water views, but it’s very short lived. When you’re finally up onto Ocean Blvd you get the cheers and run running clubs doing cheer/shot/donut stations. But that’s literally for the last 3 miles.
Upon finishing, they had what looked like cans of energy drinks being handed out. Where’s the water?? Omg, I didn’t get any water on the course…I’m dying! Where’s the water???
Oh….the tall cans of what look like booze or an energy drinks IS THE WATER. Well for the love of good running shoes, CAN SOMEONE TELL US THAT!? Or put up a sign or something? Sheesh. At any rate. They had some cute kids passing out chocolate milk so I took two and called it a day.
Except I couldn’t find my way out. Where do I walk back to my hotel? There were a zillion people milling about. Trash everywhere because I saw about 3 trash cans in the area, but no signs pointing me to where I can get out and get back to Ocean Blvd to walk home. Obviously I found my way, because I’m writing this…but I digress.
All in all, this was just “meh” at best. Will I run it again? No. Do I regret signing up? Also no. Long Beach is a great city. I was born and raised there. But the route, organization and amenities of the marathon are not that great.