The Ventura Marathon

Written By Michelle Knafla

A Marathon Horror Story. Beware.

In this video, I give a recap of my Ventura Marathon back in 2013. Only watch if you can handle the DRAMMMMAAA. The differences between the old and new course are the following:

OLD COURSE: Pre-2017

  • FLAT

  • Out-and-back course (Ventura Pier to Oxnard Pier & back)

  • A “last-chance-to-BQ” race/September race

  • Hot weather

NEW COURSE: 2017-Current

  • Very similar to: https://mountains2beachmarathon.com/

  • Downhill, fast course

  • Point-to-point course (Ojai to Venura)

  • Moved to October

If you are looking to run a fast course, maybe look into the newer Ventura marathon course in October. I’m not a fan of Mountains to Beach, the course that the newer Ventura marathon is similar to, but many people use it to qualify for Boston or run a PR!

Michelle Knafla
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