CaliFlow Poker Run: High Stakes & Happy Tails 5K. 10K. 1 Miler
About this race
♠️ 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. 🐾♠️
Pick your distance
Running
5K
1 Miler
10K
Race-day daylight
We have no recorded weather for Long Beach yet, but sunrise and sunset follow from the venue and the date.
The sun rises at 5:51 AM and sets at 8:05 PM local time (PDT) in Long Beach on July 12, 2026 — 14h 13m of daylight.
Course
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