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

Human Interest Story

Seventeen-thousand five-hundred runners registered for the Long Beach Marathon and just over thriteen-thousand crossed the finish line.

Long Beach Marathon Had A Record Number Of Participants

Post-Race Review/ Results

Lindsay Nelson won the women's division of the Long Beach Marathon with an Olympic Trials qualifying time of 2 hours 45 minutes and 8 seconds.

Nelson Leaves Competition Behind In Long Beach Marathon

Jason Gutierrez won the Long Beach Marathon with a time of 2 hours 19 minutes and 41 seconds.

Long Beach Marathon Victors Blow The Field Away

Eighteen-thousand runners and more than ninety-thousand spectators are expected for this Sunday's Long Beach Marathon

Marathon Summary

Marathon Results