The Beach Cities Challenge is a race series that awards a special ocean-themed medal to runners that complete the half or full marathon (5K does NOT count) at each of the three participating events – Surf City Marathon/Half in February, the OC Marathon/Half in May and the Long Beach Marathon/Half in October. Runners can start the challenge at any of the three and will need to do the next two in a row. The races do not have to all be in the same calendar year as long as they are done consecutively. 

There is no additional registration for the Beach Cities Challenge. We keep track of your status through your normal event registration. If you use the same name and email address for all 3, you should be good to go!

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