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

Abigail Swift ran away with the women's division of the Long Beach Marathon with a time of 2 hours 43 minutes and 20 seconds.

Swift Runs Away With It

Human Interest Story

Tom Frost will run the Long Beach marathon to honor his daughter, Lisa Frost, who was on board Flight 175 that smashed into the World Trade Center after being hijacked.

Long Beach Marathon Legacy Runner Tom Frost Competes To Honor His Daughter, A 9/11 Victim

Race organizers are expecting another record crowd at the 2011 Long Beach International Marathon despite little national notoriety.

Record Long Beach Marathon Will Take To Street Sunday

Antoinette Hill didnt' begin running until she was 50 and has been a part of the Long Beach Marathon legacy club since it's inception in 1982.

Marathon Summary

Marathon Results