Tomorrow morning is the Palm Beaches Marathon which includes no beaches in Palm Beach County.

A portion of this full 26.2 mile marathon includes the City of Lake Worth with a spectacular Beach.

But the runners will not get a chance to see our Beach in this City. Or any beaches for that matter. Because West Palm Beach does not have a beach. West Palm wishes they had a beach. They always did. But they don’t.

And if you happen to see any protesters along the race route in the City of Lake Worth this year do not be alarmed. They are all very nice people just making the point. Our Lake Worth Beach needs to be part of next year’s marathon race. And the racers deserve to see a real ocean beach too.

Please Note: Later in this blog post is a press release from the City of Lake Worth.

Have you seen any press, news media reports, or promotional material about the City of Lake Worth being part of this marathon?

No. Of course not. The star on Sunday is West Palm Beach sans an actual beach. On the Discover The Palm Beaches website promoting this race the City of Lake Worth is not even mentioned.

Our City is not worthy of mention? Not even our many wonderful neighborhoods?

And guess where the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County is located? Right here in the City of Lake Worth. Ironic, is it not?

Below is a map of this year’s race route. The race route is absolutely unspectacular and needs to be improved in 2019. It needs to include the Lake Worth Beach.

For visiting athletes this will be an unusual marathon coming up tomorrow morning. Over twenty-six miles and not a single beach for the runners to see. What are all those athletes going to tell their friends when they get home, “I saw a lagoon in West Palm Beach. That place without a beach that everyone thinks has a beach.”

And that particular lagoon is called the Lake Worth Lagoon. They don’t call it the ‘West Palm Lagoon’ for a reason. And unlike in West Palm the City of Lake Worth works hard to stop balloons from polluting our precious waterways. Click on this link to read more about that terrible situation in West Palm.

Why did this happen, no beaches in this year’s race?

The Town of Palm Beach rejected the Palm Beaches Marathon this year. They said it wasn’t “town-serving”. That’s right. Rejected. Get out of Palm Beach. Go run your race somewhere else.

So what the organizers of the Palm ‘Beaches’ Marathon did was add a little bit of distance to the race in this City of Lake Worth. Does the race include the Lake Worth Beach? No. If you are unhappy with that then you need to start making some noise.

Start contacting the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County, your elected leaders here in the City of Lake Worth, and the good folks at LULA Lake Worth Arts and tell them you want the 2019 Palm Beaches Marathon to be more “town-serving” for our City.

Plan the 2019 Palm Beaches Marathon to include the spectacular Lake Worth Beach!

Part of the Palm Beaches Marathon full marathon which more accurately should be called the “Palm Marathon” — because there are no beaches — and that’s why as has been noted on this blog the Palm Marathon has yet to reach its true potential.

We need to have very nice and polite protesters along the route this year in the City of Lake Worth holding signs and chanting:

Take Marathon to Lake Worth Beach in 2019!

A Palm Beaches Marathon with no Beach?

But please remember if you do go and peacefully protest tomorrow be nice and polite! Smile a whole lot and follow the instructions of race organizers and PBSO deputies.

Now to the press release from the City of Lake Worth* about the Palm Marathon tomorrow.

Press release issued by Mr. Ben Kerr, the City’s public information officer. For more information from Mr. Kerr call 561-586-1631 or send an email to: BKerr@lakeworth.org


Lake Worth residents:

On Sunday, December 2, the Palm Beaches Marathon [with no Beaches] will be taking place through the City of Lake Worth.

For the safety of the participants there will be minor travel delays between 6:00 a.m. and noon on Federal Hwy., North Golfview Rd. and North Lakeside Drive between 3rd Ave. North and Duke Dr. Please see map (see below) for time estimates of when marathon participants are expected to be passing each intersection.

Intersections will be closed as the marathon passes and will reopen immediately following. PBSO and event staff will work to limit travel delays while ensuring safety during the event.

The map of race through the City of Lake Worth.

West Palm is to the north. Note number “19”.

The east-west waterway (above “15”) is the C-51 Canal, the northern border of City of Lake Worth. Click on image to enlarge:

The runners on Sunday will never get a glimpse of the Atlantic Ocean. At 3rd Ave. North the runners will have to turn around and go back. How very sad.

Here are the approximate times the racers
will be at locations along the route:

The “TIME ESTIMATES” in 2019 for the Palm Beaches Marathon need to include the Lake Worth Beach and Casino Complex.

Make your voice heard. And remember, West Palm Beach does not have a beach!

*About the City of Lake Worth:

“Located in Central Palm Beach County, Lake Worth is a dynamic, multicultural city with an individualistic style. People are drawn to the City by its acceptance of different cultures and lifestyles, historic districts, hip downtown and colorful arts district.”