A Long Beach Marathon legacy runner dedicated his 40th marathon completion to his daughter who died during 9/11.
Runner Tom “Frosty” Frost has been running in the Long Beach marathon since 1984 and has no plans on stopping.
He dedicated this race to his daughter who was in the second plane during the 9/11 attack on the Twin Towers.
Frost and fellow participants wore t-shirts honoring his daughter Lisa Frost who died at 22.
“23 years later we are still honoring her memory,” Frost said.
Other runners who weren’t part of legacy races were participants with no marathon experience.
These participants opted for several ways to prepare for the race.
“I found an image with mile suggestions and trained based on that but that’s pretty much all I,” half marathon participant Jackie Bryant said.
Other participants like Amelia Diaz came to the marathon with four years of prior marathon experience.
“I come from Gardena and ran daily to train for the event,” Diaz said.
Long Beach recently celebrated the 40 year anniversary of its marathon, half marathon, and bike tour.
Participants had to register online and in person the day before the event, during sign-ins many shops and companies used the time to advertise and sell merchandise for athletes before the event.
Jason Yang finished first in the marathon with a time of two hours, 27 minutes, and seven seconds and an overall mile pace of 5.37.
Yang placed first in the overall male category and Ryley Fick placed first in the overall female category with a time of two hours, 54 minutes, and 42 seconds and an overall mile pace of 6.4.
The event took place in front of the ocean front giving runners and bikers a scenic view to begin and end their race.