The Full Marathon starts next in Downtown Long Beach in the same spot that the Long Beach Grand Prix racecars start. Runners enjoy the sunrise while starting their journey through the 36th largest city in the United States. After a slight climb over the Queensway Bridge, runners circle the picturesque Shoreline Park Lighthouse and around Rainbow Harbor. A slight ocean breeze and cheering spectators greet runners as they pass by the start and finish Festival area at mile 6.5. Three miles next to the Pacific Ocean and a CLIF shot at mile 10 prepare full marathoners for the miles ahead, but not before a visit to the friendly Belmont Shore neighborhood. After passing The Split, runners head to Marine Stadium, pass Blair Field and Wilson High School and head to California State University, Long Beach. The campus is alive with cheerleaders, the CSULB band, sports teams, organizations and clubs, sororities and fraternities, faculty and the school Mascot, Prospector Pete. A quick 5K and a few minor hills on campus leaves runners with only 10K to go. Runners head back to Ocean Boulevard and make their way via a downhill finish to the Finish Line Festival where they are presented with their hard-earned medal and a full post-race festival with a great band, a beer garden, and plenty of food.

Long Beach Marathon

Post-Race Review/ Results

Sunday's marathon seems to have been an unqualified success.

A Long Beach Marathon to relish

Fermin Sequen of Los Angeles won the Long Beach Marathon with a time of 2:30:36, while Amy Skieresz-Wilson of Tucson took first place in the women's division in 2:42:47.

Long Beach: Winners, 13,000 athletes had good day for a marathon

Human Interest Story

Race Director Blair Cohn has his work cut out for him at the Long Beach Marathon Saturday.

Marathoners hit streets of Long Beach

Long Beach International City Marathon has established a multi-year affiliation with Premier Partnerships, an international sports and entertainment sales and marketing firm. All corporate marketing and sponsorship sales for the Long Beach International City Bank Marathon events will be handled by Premier Partnerships.

Marathon Summary

Marathon Results