This race was so much fun. I am used to very strict Disney races so the leniency of this race was awesome. The flyer didn't lie about the fact that 80% of the race was near the ocean. We had the ocean in view almost the whole race, who wouldn't like that view? This race takes you all over Long Beach and around a number of attractions they have to offer (i.e. The Queen Mary, The Aquarium of the Pacific and Shoreline Village). The elevation change during this race is very small and at the beginning of the race so it is over with early on during the race. The course is pretty flat and would be awesome if you are looking to qualify for the Boston Marathon. The expo was a lot of fun and the merchandise was super reasonable. The medals are amazing and I was very proud to show mine off the rest of the day. The shirts that you get with registration are tech so you can wear them on your daily training runs. The one issue I had with this race is that you are on a beach pathway and we had regular beach traffic coming at us from both ways which caused a bit of an issue since those of us running didn't want sand in our shoes. All in all this race was a lot of fun and had amazing scenery!