Decision summary
7:30:00 total cut-off
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Source facts available
Route details
2XU Long Beach Marathon has known course details for its marathon race. The summary below keeps the focus on what is confirmed for the course.
Quick answers
The 2XU Long Beach Marathon is described as flat. The course notes also call it begins downtown near Shoreline Village, passes the historic Queen Mary, follows the flat beach path along the Pacific through Belmont Shore and Marine Stadium, loops around the Cal State Long Beach campus, and finishes on Ocean Boulevard.
The 2XU Long Beach Marathon route starts at Intersection of Shoreline Drive and Shoreline Village Drive, Long Beach, CA (5:30am start) and finishes at Intersection of Shoreline Drive and Linden Ave, Long Beach, CA. Underfoot, expect primarily paved roads with a flat beach path section along the ocean. It passes Queen Mary, Shoreline Village, Belmont Shore, Marine Stadium and Cal State Long Beach. Race weekend opens Friday with the expo, the family-friendly Aquarium of the Pacific 5K on Saturday, and the marathon and half marathon on Sunday, capped by a finish festival and beer garden.
15. Race weekend opens Friday with the expo, the family-friendly Aquarium of the Pacific 5K on Saturday, and the marathon and half marathon on Sunday, capped by a finish festival and beer garden.