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Cruise the Beach Cities for Your Next Challenge

Pacific Coast Highway never looked so good! Conquer the Beach Cities Challenge by completing, in consecutive order, any combo of full or half marathons at the Surf City Marathon, the OC Marathon, and the Long Beach Marathon.

Run all three in a row and receive this fabulous medal!

Series Events

Surf City Marathon
The OC Marathon
Long Beach International City Bank Marathon

The 2012 Surf City Marathon and Half Marathon are SOLD OUT

2012 Surf City Finishers - Medal Pick Up
Please check your race bibs for the Beach Cities Challenge logo. You must have this logo on your race bib to pick up your Beach Cities medal after the race. If you do not have a logo on your bib and you think you should, you MUST go to the Solutions area and correct the situation during the expo.

Beach Cities Medals will be available after the race in the main expo area. Go through all the finish line corrals and around to the main expo tent. The Beach Cities Pick Up area will be clearly marked. Then go enjoy a beer and show off your bling! Yeah, you did!

Next Up - The OC Marathon on May 6th, 2012
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR OC NOW

Events must be completed in consecutive order to qualify for the medal. Start your challenge at any of these three events in 2011 or 2012, and complete the next two in row.

Challenge Information


The Beach Cities Challenge is a race series that includes three Southern California marathons – the Surf City Marathon in Huntington Beach, the Orange County Marathon, and the Long Beach International City Bank Marathon. Runners who complete any combination of half or full marathons in all three events consecutively will receive a special Beach Cities Challenge Medal.

Rules
Runners must complete any combination of full or half marathons in each of the three events in consecutive order, starting with any of the three events. For example, if a runner starts the series at The OC Marathon in 2012, s/he must complete Long Beach 2012 and Surf City 2013 to qualify for the reward.

The first opportunity to start the series was Surf City 2011.  If a runner started at Surf City 2011, s/he must complete OC 2011, and Long Beach 2011 to qualify for the reward.

If a person misses even one event in consecutive order, they will automatically be disqualified, and they must start over.

Challenge Medal
Upon completion of the third race in the series, runners will receive a special Beach Cities medal to recognize their achievement. This can be picked up in the finish area of each event.

Registration and Official Finish Times
There is no additional cost to registering for and participating in the series. Simply register for each event as usual. Be sure to register early using the same name and email address for each race. Once a race has sold out, you will NOT be able to register. You must receive an official finish time for each event to qualify.

Final Event in the Series
This series is scheduled to end with Surf City 2013.  All runners must complete their series by this event date, and all races must be completed in consecutive order. It is possible to complete the series more than once during this time period and receive more than one medal. Go for it!



 



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