There will be days you don’t think you can run a marathon. There will be a lifetime off knowing you have.
Anonymous
Long Beach Marathon 2023 is on October 15th, 2023.
Marathon training begins in July.
The program’s long runs are on Saturdays at 7am.
The distances increase incrementally until the full and the half marathon distances with some tapering runs in between. The runs are based on the marathon course (as safely as it can be followed).
Please make sure to bring your own water and energy packs, especially as the days get hotter and the runs longer.
Sign up for runclub.org to join SFRLB’s awards program and to get access to all your Strava data.
1) Make sure you know your login to strava.com. Login to the website and leave the page open.
2) go to https://runclubs.org/register.php?reg_code=SFRLBRC
3) Sign up for an account (must accept terms and conditions)
4) Login using the newly created credentials
5) Click the Link Strava Account link. Allow access.
Your info will be downloaded in the evening.
Check out local favorite races or search below
Local Favorite Races
| January | Pasadena Half | www.pasadenahalf.com/ | 5k, half |
| February | Surf City | www.runsurfcity.com/ | Full, Half |
| February | Firecracker | www.firecracker10k.org/ | 5k, 10k |
| February | Race On the Base (Race Los Alamitos) | https://www.racelosal.com/ | 5k, 10k |
| March | LA marathon | www.lamarathon.com/ | Full |
| March | Catalina Marathon | www.runcatalina.com/ | Full,10k,5k |
| April | Seal Beach run | www.runsealbeach.com/ | 5k, 10k |
| May | OC Marathon | www.ocmarathon.com/ | Full, Half |
| May | LB Pride Run | www.longbeachpriderun.com/ | 5k, 10k |
| June | Wrigley River Run | www.wrigleyriverrun.com/ | 5k, 10k |
| June | LA Pride Run | www.lafrontrunners.com/ | 5k, 10k |
| July | SD Pride Run | www.sdpride.org/5k/ | 5k |
| Labor day | Conquer the Bridge | www.conquerthebridge.com/ | 8.5k |
| October | LB Marathon | www.runlongbeach.com/ | Full, Half |
| November | PS Pride Run | www.palmspringspriderun.com/ | 5k |
| November | LB Turkey Trot | Long Beach Turkey Trot | 5k, 10k |
| December | Santa Speedo Run | www.sfrlb.com | ~1.5 miles |
| December | Holiday Half | www.runholidayhalf.com/ | 5k, half |
Running and Races Resources Links –
US races directory – Running in the USA
World races directory – World’s marathons
Running Form – Learn2Run
Runners Strength Ideas: verywellfit, Runner’s worlds body weight, Runner’s world