Big Sur Marathon Tour Videos
Big Sur marathon tour videos viewable above are perhaps the best way to get a sense of what it must be like to complete the Big Sur International Marathon.
The Big Sur marathon is considered by many to be one of the top three destination marathons in the United States.
The Big Sur marathon has a six-hour time limit because staging it requires shutting down part of California’s Pacific Coast Highway, one of the most scenic highways in the United States and also known as California State Route 1.
The Big Sur marathon tour videos take you almost mile by mile through the 26.2 miles from start to finish.
Combining an across-the-course interview with a local Californian, whose love of the Big Sur International Marathon is quite evident, with footage from the actual marathon results in three sequential Big Sur marathon tour videos that give you a strong sense of challenges of the Big Sur International Marathon.
- Part 1, a 4:50 video clip, takes you from the wooded start line to the iconic Point Sur Lighthouse.
- Part 2, a 6:59 video clip, takes you from the Point Sur Lighthouse to Hurricane Point and on to Garrapata.
- Part 3, a 4:27 video clip, takes you from Garrapata to the much-anticipated finish line.
Part 2 of the Big Sur marathon tour videos plays automatically after Part 1, and Part 3 plays automatically after Part 2.
Total viewing time, including short clips from a sponsor, is under seventeen minutes.
Hosted by Tom Rolander, local to the area, the videos are filled with tips about how to complete the marathon.
Perhaps more important, Mr. Rolander makes recommendations about how to enjoy the Big Sur International Marathon.
You know within the first minute of watching Part 1 that he dearly loves this marathon.
So the three parts give you a personal, loving perspective that is like a sales pitch — the right kind of sales pitch because it is filled with passion, sincerity, and love for what is being pitched.
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