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Long Beach is a city in the U.S. state of California located within the Los Angeles metropolitan area. It is the 43rd most populous city in the United States, with a population of 463,218 as of 2020. … Long Beach is approximately 20 miles (32 km) south of downtown Los Angeles, and is part of the Gateway Cities region.

13 October 2019 – Long Beach Half Marathon, California, USA

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I told myself last year that I didn’t really want to run the Long Beach Half Marathon again, but changed my mind and decided to go for the Beach Cities Challenge one last time before I go after my Rock N Roll Heavy Metal Challenge in 2020. This is the third year I have run this course and it was still most enjoyable. Here are a few photos from this race. In the...

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8 October 2017 – Long Beach Half Marathon

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“Why do I keep signing up for these?” was the question going through my head over and over. I certainly don’t need any more medals or running shirts. It must be for my health, however everyone keeps saying I am ruining my knees. Thanks to Jet Lag I was already awake at 3am so a 30 minute drive to Long Beach would prove easy. I loitered around the...