CaliFlow Poker Run: High Stakes & Happy Tails 5K. 10K. 1 Miler

♠️ High Stakes & Happy Tails Run 🐾
5K • 10K • 1 Miler Doggie Run • Poker Run Option
📍 5000 E Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90803 (Granada Beach)
🕓 Check-In & Registration: 6:30 AM
🏁 Start Times |  5K & 10K: 8:00 AM | 1 Miler Doggie Run: 8:15 AM

 
💛 About the Event
Get ready for wagging tails, ocean breezes, and a little luck on your side… ♠️🐾

Welcome to the High Stakes & Happy Tails Run—where miles meet a little mischief and every runner has a shot at winning big.

Join us at beautiful Granada Beach for a feel-good morning filled with movement, community, and pure CaliFlow energy. Whether you're chasing a PR, walking with your pup, or testing your luck in the Poker Run, this event is all about connection, good vibes, and unforgettable finish line moments.

🐶 Leashed dogs are welcome and encouraged!

Even better—this run gives back. We’re proud to support Long Beach Animal Care Services, helping care for animals in our community.

 
♠️ The Poker Run Experience (Optional Add-On)
Feeling lucky? 👀

Turn your run into a game. Participants who choose the Poker Run will collect cards along the course:

🃏 Pick up 4 cards at designated stations
🃏 Grab your final card at the finish line
🃏 Build your best 5-card poker hand
🃏 Top hands win prizes 🎉

No speed required—this is anyone’s game.

 
🌊 What to Expect
✔️ Flat, fast, paved beach path course
✔️ Professional chip timing for 5K & 10K ⏱️
✔️ Instant results via ChronoTrack (within minutes)
✔️ FREE race-day photos — no upsells, ever 📸
✔️ Finisher medals for all (dogs + hoomans 🐾🏅)
✔️ Overall & age group awards
✔️ Poker Run prizes for top hands ♠️
✔️ On-course water stations (for humans + pups 💧)
✔️ Dog-friendly, stroller-friendly, beginner-friendly vibes
✔️ Music, vendors & a fun finish line festival 🎉

 
🐕 The Course
Starting at Granada Beach, you’ll head out along the scenic Long Beach shoreline—wide-open ocean views, fresh air, and plenty of room to run, walk, and vibe.

5K: One out-and-back
10K: Two loops of the 5K course
Poker Run: Card stops placed along the route for maximum fun
The 1 Miler Doggie/Kid/Family Run is all about joy—short, sweet, and perfect for pups and their humans to share the experience together.

 
🌟 The Vibe – CaliFlow Style
At CaliFlow Runs, we don’t just put on races—we create spaces where people (and pups) feel seen, supported, and celebrated.

This is where:
🐾 Dogs become running partners
🐾 Strangers become friends
🐾 And finish lines turn into full-on celebration zones

No pressure. No judgment. No one gets left behind.

 
✨ Final Word
Run fast. Walk slow. Bluff your way to a win.
Or just show up for the vibes.

Come for the run. Stay for the vibe. Bring your best friend. 🐾♠️

Join fellow runners on July 12, 2026 for the CaliFlow Poker Run: High Stakes & Happy Tails 5K. 10K. 1 Miler. It's a fantastic 5K, 1.6K, 10K featuring a flat and fast course in Long Beach.