LONG BEACH, Calif. — The 42nd annual Long Beach Marathon was held Sunday, with a record number of participants and a slightly altered course due to a forecast of elevated tides and hazardous oceanfront conditions.
The course was rerouted approximately a mile-and-a-half away from the beachfront path just before mile 8. The sixth through 10th miles were planned to be run a few feet from the Pacific Ocean. However, organizers announced Saturday that runners would exit the beachfront path just before mile 8 and rejoin the official course at approximately mile 9.
Lake Forest’s Xavier Smith, 26, won the men’s race in a time of 2 hours, 24 minutes and 56 seconds…