Event Calendar

Here is our event calendar. You will find saturday runs, club races, social events, meetings, etc. Click the links below to see only those types of events.

Orange Coast Cross Country Classic on 09/18/10

Time:
Open Race @ 8 am
Women’s 5k @ 9 am
Men’s 4 mile @ 9:45am
Location:
Fairview Park in Costa Mesa, California
About the run:
$15.00 per individual (No athletes on your form 3 rosters may run in the race). Entry will include Pancake Breakfast. Sign-up at Finish line table before 7:30 am, if under 18 you must have parent sign release form.
Awards: Presentation will follow men’s race. Approximately 11:00 am. Individual awards top 20 plus. Team awards top 3. Top fifteen men and women in open race will receive award immediately after race.
Link:

2010 Long Beach ICB Marathon and Half Marathon on 10/17/10

Time:
Wave 1 for full and half @ 7 am
Location:
City of Long Beach
Directions:
Directions page
From Southern Orange County and San Diego :
  • Take the San Diego Freeway (405) North to the Long Beach Freeway (710) to Long Beach. Take Broadway to Pine Avenue; turn right on Pine, PCH, and Anaheim exit. Proceed to Pine Avenue and then turn right. Take Pine Ave. to Seaside Way and turn left to enter the Convention Center parking lot.
  • Take the San Diego Freeway (405) North to Atlantic Blvd or Long Beach Blvd. Go south to downtown until Ocean Blvd. Take Ocean Blvd. to Linden (right from Atlantic or left from Long Beach Blvd). Take Linden South to Seaside Way and turn left to enter the Long Beach Arena parking lot
Do not take the 7th Street Exit off the 22 or 405 Freeways after 5 a.m. due to road closures

  • Plan to arrive at least 90 minutes early! With several thousand people arriving over an hour or two, traffic into Long Beach is significant. It can take 30 to 45 minutes from the freeway to the parking facility.
  • Pre-purchase your parking online. You will get a pass and a map to quickly direct you to the correct lots.
  • The Convention Center charges $10.00 for parking and the City lots charge $8.00 (pre-paid parking is $8.00).
  • The Convention Center and Pike parking lots are both within walking distance to the start/finish line area.
  • If you park in the lots along or off Broadway, you should WALK east to Pine and turn right, and take Pine past the Convention Center and the Hyatt Hotel, turn left on Shoreline Drive to the Starting Line.
About the run:
Fees and Discounts: The marathon is currently $100, the half is currently $80 and the 5k is currently $35. All go up $10 after 8-31. After 10-12 the full and half go up another $10. For the full and half use the code "2010SCRR" for a $5 discount at active.com.

The Long Beach race course combines spectacular oceanfront vistas, charming seaside communities, and the metropolitan start and finish. We truly believe this course is one of the most beautiful big city marathons in the United States and we invite you to participate! Fast, Flat and Scenic. 80% on or within sight of the ocean The highest elevation on the course is 45-feet. Course Outline Start on Shoreline Drive , pass the new Pike at Shoreline Village , cross the Queensway Bridge and run to the bow of the Queen Mary , circle back around the Aquarium of the Pacific , the Lighthouse at Rainbow Harbor , Pierpoint Landing, back by Shoreline Village and down the beach. At approximately Mile 10.5, is "the split" where the Half Marathoners circle back west on Ocean Blvd. Marathoners continue east on Ocean Blvd. to Livingston, passing through beautiful Belmont Shore . Miles 12-13 take in the spectacular scenery of Marine Stadium , then make a U-Turn at the end of Marine Stadium. After leaving Marine Stadium, runners circle Colorado Lagoon and head towards California State University , Long Beach Introduced in 2008 to great reviews, miles 17, 18, and 19 travel through the campus of California State University, Long Beach and pass the Pyramid Sports Complex. In 2008, there were 6,000 students and supporters on hand to cheer the athletes along through the campus! Pass Recreation Park , Blair Field and the Colorado Lagoon , the homestretch is now in sight. Reconnect to Ocean Blvd. alongside beautiful Bluff Park , and head through "the corridor" after mile 25 before reaching downtown. Celebrate as you turn left from Ocean Blvd. onto Shoreline Drive for the slight downhill finish directly across from the Marina Green Beach Party Finish Line Festival.
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