What's Up?
Join us in Long Beach on March 21! Beer City Long Beach starts and finishes in ShoreLine Aquatic Park and runs along the LA River Trail. Beer City Festival includes a half marathon, 10k, and 5k distances. The Beer Stroll is a 1-mile walk for those who are mostly in it for the beer. Beat the Beast is our new take on the beer mile.
You don't have to have been part of other Beer City races to have a great time. You also don't have to care for beer. This gathering is meant for everyone, and it's made by runners for runners. Come out for a great time with sunshine, running, beer, and celebrating.
When you get home, we will be there with tastes of beer from Long Beach's local brewers. Runners drink until noon, and then it's off to Shindig! our afternoon gathering.
Weekend Schedule
Friday, March 20 - Bib Pickup (optional)
4:00pm - 7:00pm at Sports Basement Long Beach (2100 N Bellflower Blvd
Long Beach, CA 90815)
Saturday, March 21 - Beer City Festival
Beer City Half
200 Aquarium Way Long Beach, CA US 90802
7:00 am: Registration and bib pickup opens
8:30 am: Half Marathon Start
8:45 am: 10k Start
9:00 am: 5k Start
9:10 am: Beer Stroll Start
11:00 am: Beat the Beast Beer Mile
12:00 pm: Post race drinking concludes
Beer City Shindig
Location: TBD
1:00 pm: Shindig begins!
2:00 pm: Music kicks off
5:00 pm: Shindig winds down.
5:05 pm: Beer City closing sing-along.
The Beermazing Race
Location: ISM Brewing, Long Beach
1:00 pm: Beermazing Racers gather at Shindig
1:05 pm: Instructions are read; capes are distributed. Beermazers are off.
5:00 pm: Beermazing Racers return to Beer City HQ.
5:05 pm: Beer City closing sing-along.
Post Run Beer Refreshment
The post-run beer drinking is a festival all its own. Beer City Half offers our runners over 21 years of age a selection of beer from a collection of our local brewer friends, including ISM, Green Cheek, and Long Beach Beer Lab, as well as from some of our friends from hither and yon, like Drake's and Lagunitas. Drink as much as you like until noon! There will also be non-alcoholic Hop Water as well as the water, bubbly drinks we provide.
Beer will be served in 7oz Beer City tasting glasses for you to take home (without beer in them still).
Also, there will be bubbly water and sodas, as well as snacks for everyone, including Bellwether Farms yogurt and fruit.
Swag & Awards
Each Beer City Half runner receives the special Long Beach Key to Beer City, a comfy Beer City Long Beach t-shirt, a 7oz Beer City tasting glass, custom bib
, and free race photos.
Podium trophies are given to the top 3 in each race by gender. Age group awards are given 3-deep in 10-year divisions (example: 20-29). Age group winners are requested to identify themselves at the timing table.
All runners are entered into the Beer City Series results and our Slammers receive a special lanyard that holds all the keys. Collect them all -- gotta run first!
Race the Rex and The Beermazing Race have their own treats and rewards as well..
