The Mega, also known as Megacolossus or Mega Colossus, is a Huntington State Beach Lifeguards Association-sponsored endurance contest in the sand and offshore waters of the Pacific Beach. Yesterday, the underground run-swim spectacular took place under gloomy skies. The Mega consists of 5 beach runs totaling 8.5 miles (13.7 km) and 4 ocean swims totaling
The Big Richard is the world's longest and most competitive beach run + ocean swim biathlon. The brutal coastal biathlon, fashioned after the Mega is organized by Long Beach waterman Matt Mitchell and held in Southern California from the surf-pounding Wedge in Newport Beach (shown on left) to the majestic Queen Mary in Long Beach in September. The Big
The Mega, also known as the Mega Colossus, is a beach endurance contest in the sand and offshore waters of Huntington Beach, California. The The Mega consists of 5 beach runs totaling 8.5 miles and 4 ocean swims totaling 4000 yards. It is raw. It is challenging. It is a demonstration of the skills necessary for being a lifeguard in the occasionally
You gotta like this race: no wetsuits, no shoes, no entry fee, no prizes...just glory.On July 14th, over a 100 lifeguards and other fit individuals will compete in the annual Mega Colossus race in Orange County, California, starting in Newport Beach, passing through Huntington Beach and ending in Bolsa Chica: a total of 8 hard miles of running on the sand
