Long Beach Marathon 2019

Are You Ready to Rumble????  The Long Beach Marathon 2019 is Here October 13th, 2019

On October 13th, 2019 is the famous Long Beach Marathon 2019.  This is the 35th Annual Marathon in Long Beach.  I’ve lived here since 2008 and watch the run every year. 

Have you run in the race?  Aaaa….no.  I can watch.  My running days are over ended them in 1985 when I graduated from Cal State Long Beach.

I’m sure runners are getting ready this last week of preparation for the big race with a light run and fueling their bodies properly in anticipation of race day.

 

Event Schedule for Friday, October 11, 2019 – Pre-Long Beach Marathon Events

• Free (my favorite word), Health and Fitness Expo from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm

 

Saturday, October 12th, 2019 for Pre-Long Beach Marathon Events

• Free: Health and Fitness Expo from 02:00 pm to 4:00 pm

• Aquarium of the Pacific has a 5k starting at 7:00 am

• Aquarium of the Pacific has a Kids Run starting at 9:00 am

 

Schedule of Race Times for Long Beach Marathon 2019 (October 13th,2019)

Sunday may be someone’s fun day but for the participants, it is game on.  It’s race day for the 25,000 plus runners that will be running the Long Beach Marathon through the streets of Long Beach this morning.  The air typically crisp and the streets are quiet in anticipation of the race today.

Race Organizer’s Main Website: https://www.motivrunning.com/run-longbeach/community/

 

Where Does the Long Beach Marathon 2019 Begin

The starting line is at the intersection of Shoreline Drive and Shoreline Village Drive near Rainbow Park in the downtown area of the city of Long Beach.  Look for the Aquarium of the Pacific and you will see the rest of the runners near bye getting ready.

Here is what the schedule looks like for the events today:

• 6 am is the Bike Tour
• 6:00 am the Wave of Runners begins with the full Long Beach marathon 2019
• 7:30 am is the Half Marathon Start Time

What Long Beach Residents Can Expect for the JetBlue Long Beach Marathon 2019

The outdoor Belmont Plaza Pool near Chuck’s Coffee Shop is mile 9 of the race.  My guess, the elite runners should be at mile 9 about 7:45 am or so depending on their pace.   There is a water station at this location to hydrate the runners until the next water station.    Line the streets along the route to cheer everyone on.

 

How to Get Out of Belmont Shore During the Long Beach Marathon Event

Streets are closed along the race route today.   If you are in Belmont Shore where I live, you should be able to get out using Bay Shore to 2nd Street and go over the bridge through Naples to Pacific Coast Highway.

 

Map for Runners and Fans to Encourage them Along the 26.2 Mile Journey

After leaving Belmont Shore the races will be going up Livingston Drive through the many Long Beach neighborhoods along the route including Belmont Heights, Belmont Park along the Marine Stadium area behind Appian Way.  

Then, they run around the Colorado Lagoon and past the Big Recreation Golf Course and off to Cal State Long Beach for a mad dash around the campus and back to Shoreline Village.

 

Long Beach Road Closure List for the Long Beach Marathon

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Streets In Use	Direction	From	To	Closure Time	Opening Time
Shoreline Dr	NB	Shoreline Village	Ocean Blvd	*10/12 @ 7:00 am	10/13/2019 5:00 PM
Shoreline Dr	Both	Shoreline Village Dr	Ocean Blvd	12:01 AM	5:00 PM
Shoreline Dr	Both	Shoreline Village Dr	I-710	5:00 AM	10:00 AM
Pine Ave	Both	Shoreline Dr	Seaside Way	5:00 AM	10:00 AM
Queensway Bridge	Both	Shoreline Dr	I-710	5:00 AM	9:30 AM
Ocean Blvd	Both	Livingston Dr	54th Street	5:00 AM	11:00 AM
Livingston Dr	Both	Termino Ave	Broadway	5:00 AM	1:15 PM
Nieto Ave	Both	Appian Way	Broadway	5:00 AM	1:00 PM
Appian Way	Both	Nieto Ave	E. Third St	5:00 AM	1:00 PM
E Third St	Both	Appian Way	Paioli way	5:00 AM	1:00 PM
Marine Stadium/Paoli Way	Both	Nieto Ave	Bayshore Ave	5:00 AM	10:30 AM
E. Colorado St	Both	Orlena Ave	Appian Way	5:00 AM	10:30 AM
Orlena Ave	Both	E. Colorado Street	4th Street	5:00 AM	10:30 AM
4th Street	Both	Monrovia Ave	Orlena Ave	5:00 AM	10:30 AM
Monrovia Ave	Both	6th Street	4th Street	5:00 AM	10:30 AM
6th Street	Both	Park Ave	Monrovia Ave	5:00 AM	10:30 AM
Park Ave	Both	Anaheim St	Appian Way	5:00 AM	1:00 PM
Anaheim St	Both	PCH	Park Ave	5:00 AM	12:40 PM
Clark Ave	NB	Atherton St	Anaheim St	5:00 AM	12:30 PM
Atherton St	WB	Clark Ave	Bellflower Blvd	5:00 AM	12:00 PM
Palo Verde Ave	SB	Atherton St	Anaheim St	5:00 AM	12:00 PM
Atherton St	Both	Bellflower Blvd	Palo Verde Ave	5:00 AM	12:15 PM
Ocean Blvd	Both	Livingston Dr	Alamitos Ave	5:00 AM	2:00 PM

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Watch Out for No Parking Signs

The city blocks off and closes roads.  Read all of the signs for no parking areas.  The last thing you want to do is get a ticket.  According to the organizer’s website and my observation of the event over the years, the police may ticket and tow cars that are parked in the no parking areas before the Long Beach Marathon 2019 event.

 

Further Resource for the Marathon on October 11th, 12th, & 13th 2019

1. Download the Road Closure Notice from the event organizer’s website

2. Download the October 12th, 2019 5k Road Closures by Shoreline Village

3. Follow @LongBeachMarathon on Instagram