![]() Wire services contributed to this report. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Note: The 5K start line is at Main Street, about -mile north in downtown Huntington Beach. (©2012 CBS Local Media, a division of CBS Radio Inc. The half marathon starts in the same location at 7:45 a.m. Fundraising totals for this year's race were not immediately available. The "Run for Mobility" fundraiser raised more than $2 million during its first six years, Tomchak said. The final mile took runners along Pacific Coast Highway to the finish line, also near the Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort.įor the seventh consecutive year, the Surf City USA Marathon served as a fundraiser for the Free Wheelchair Mission, an Irvine-based nonprofit group that builds and delivers specially engineered wheelchairs for the impoverished disabled in developing nations. Miles 16 through 25 were on a beachfront running path paved over the sand. Miles 2 through 9 went through Huntington Beach's Central Park and miles nine through 15 through the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve. The race began on Pacific Coast Highway between the Pacific Ocean and Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort, then quickly passed the Huntington Beach Pier. In a wave start, runners start in groups in two- to three-minute intervals according to their predicted finish time, allowing runners to run with others who are similar in speed. This year's changes included adding 10 people to the race's now-150-member medical team and starting the race in 15 waves, three more than last year. Marathon organizers conduct extensive polling of the runners each year "to continually evolve the race," Tomchak said. Tierney says, "Running was amazing to me, and this is my way of helping other people,"īetween the marathon and half-marathon, all 50 states were represented and 18 foreign countries, Tomchak said.Ī record field of 3,300 entered the marathon and 15,600 the half- marathon last year. "They find confidence to go out and get a job, go to college, reconcile with family.whatever issues they have." ![]() Tierney says the program helps the kids find more than just physical fitness. Seventy-five of the kids signed up for his 14-week training course and ran in the half marathon today. ![]() Benedict also spoke to Stephen Tierney, founder of "Up And Running Again", an non-profit organization that helps homeless and at-risk kids.
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