Are you a Beach Bum?

Run the Long Beach International City Bank Marathon or Half Marathon 3 years in a row and become a Beach Bum!

If you’ve run Long Beach full or half in 2010 and 2011, register for 2012 Long Beach Full or Half Marathon and you’ll be a Beach Bum! Here’s what you get:

  • A fun Beach Bum member shirt
  • Special member discounts to future events.
  • Future VIP activities

Keep running Long Beach every year and earn rewards for being a loyal participant:

  • Every year after your first year becoming a Beach Bum you’ll get a new date bar/pin for your medal showing that you are a Beach Bum. The first year this date bar will be available is October 2012, since 2011 is the starting year of the Beach Bum program.
  • After the 6th consecutive year, you will receive a Beach Bum sweatshirt
  • After 10 consecutive years, your name will be enshrined on a bench on the Long Beach Run Fame Bench in Lighthouse Park

Check out Beach Bum membership rules here!

  • Beach Bum status will be granted to those participants once they have completed the Long Beach International City Bank Marathon or Half Marathon for three (3) consecutive years. The 26.2 Bike Tour and Run Forrest Run 5K do not count towards Beach Bum Status.
  • Beach Bum status can be attained with completion of any combination of the Full or Half Marathon.
  • The first year of eligibility for any participant to become a Beach Bum is 2011 (participants must have completed the Full or Half Marathon at Long Beach in 2009 and 2010)
  • Participants will be able to qualify for the first time in 2011 ONLY for 3rd year participation.
  • 3rd year Beach Bums will receive a cotton t-shirt with the Beach Bum logo.
  • Each consecutive year after the 3rd year (the qualification year) – eligible participants will receive a special pin to add to their medal indicating their year of Beach Bum status
  • Once eligible participants reach their 6th consecutive year, they will receive a hooded sweatshirt with the Beach Bum logo.
  • Once eligible participants reach their 10th consecutive year, their name will be added to a plaque on that year’s Run of Fame Bench in Lighthouse Park
  • Please note that only those would have completed the FULL or HALF marathon will be eligible for this program.
  • Please note that race results going back beyond 2009 WILL NOT be counted towards this program.
  • Please note that Beach Bums must personally pick up their own t-shirt/medal pins. Items will not be mailed to members after the race.

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