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Race Reports for Long Beach Marathon

[1]
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Race rating (4)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I'll race this event again to get a new PR and be smarter about my pacing early on.
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Race rating (4)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: This is my 7th time doing LBM and my overall opinion continues to improve. It is a nice course with great scenery and good organization. The fire boat at mile 4 is the best. Just be ready for lots of running on concrete.
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Race rating (4)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: LB is always a great race, tons of volunteers and a great support.
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Race rating (3)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Good runcation, not the greatest views on the city portion of the race
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Race rating (4)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability:

  • Comments: This is an excellent course for a BQ attempt. Only a handful of short hills, none of them significant. Aid stations are at unusual intervals, not every mile. Limited free food (but free beer) at the finish, but several "gourmet" food trucks there. Nice winding course that shows you most of the "sights" of the LBC...excellent spectator and musical support on the Cal State Long Beach campus around miles 17-19.
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[6]
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Race rating (4)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Great race, but the course was a little tough running the beach on a 10-12 ft wide path for 3 miles or so. Everyone was packed in narrow areas in many sections of the race. Unorganized start. Temps started in the low 50's. Finished in the upper 60's.
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Race rating (2)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: This is the second year I have done this race and I think the organization has gotten a lot better. The course is still quite urban and industrial, but hey, this is Long Beach after all. I will be back next year for sure and may even do it as a double with Santa Clarita again.
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Race rating (5)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Plenty of water after the race but couldn't find the PowerAde they promised.
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[9]
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Race rating (2)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: The race itself was good, but my performance sucked.
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[10]
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Race rating (3)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Too easy

  • Comments: The only thing I would tell the RD is to print in big BOLD letters that you need to plan at least 2 hours to get to the race.
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