![]() The only runner to finish all 24 previous editions of the Surf City USA Marathon is Dorothy Strand, an 81-year-old retired nurse from Orange who is entered in Saturday's half-marathon. There will be more than 2,000 volunteers and several surf bands along the course to support the runners by providing them with water and cheers. The final mile takes runners along Pacific Coast Highway to the finish line, also near the Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort. Miles 16 through 25 are on a beachfront running path paved over the sand. ![]() Miles two through nine go through Huntington Beach's Central Park and miles nine through 15 through the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve. The course will then quickly pass the Huntington Beach Pier. The marathon is set to begin at 6:30 a.m., eight minutes before sunrise, on Pacific Coast Highway between the ocean and the Hilton Waterfront Beach Hotel. The path is only 8 feet wide for a few stretches, Cruz said. ![]() The marathon field is limited to 2,500 because the beachfront running path used for miles 16 through 25 is not part of the race's closed course and runners may encounter walkers, bicyclists and others not participating in the race. The marathon will commemorate Saturday's 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks including a start line flyover and a moment of silence. It will return to its traditional date in 2022. The race is customarily held on the first Sunday in February but was delayed to September because of the coronavirus pandemic. The marathon field is limited to 2,500 because the beachfront running path used for miles 16 through 25 is not part of the race's closed course and runners may encounter walkers, bicyclists and others not participating in the raceĪpproximately 13,000 runners have entered the marathon's four races - a half-marathon and 5K run also to be held Saturday and a mile run on the beach held Friday, according to race publicist Dan Cruz.The race is customarily held on the first Sunday in February but was delayed to September because of the coronavirus pandemic.Approximately 13,000 runners have entered the marathon's four races.The 25th annual Surf City USA Marathon in Huntington Beach will be California's first marathon since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020.
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