Merry Miles- 5K, 10K, and Half Marathon by Califlow Runs
About this race
🎅 Merry Miles 5K. 10K. Half Marathon
📅 Saturday, December 6, 2026
📍 5400 E Ocean Blvd Long Beach, CA 90803
This festive coastal run is all about holiday spirit, good vibes, and giving back — plus, we’re collecting donations for the Long Beach Animal Shelter to help local pets in need. 🐾
Bring a toy, treat, blanket, or bag of food from their wish list (posted at check-in) and help spread pawsitive cheer to our four-legged friends waiting for their forever homes.
🏃♀️ Event Highlights
✨ Professional chip timing on a flat, fast course
📸 Elfie Stations & finish-line photo ops galore
🏅 Finsher Medals for All - Overall and Age Group Awards
🎅 Costumes encouraged! Dress festive, funny, or fabulously extra
🎅 Costume Contest with Prizes
🍪 Holiday treats & hot cocoa at the finish-line festival
🎶 DJ Claus spinning holiday remixes all morning
🕒 Schedule of Events
Bib Pick-Up: 6:00 AM – 8:00 AM at the Race Ready Athletics Tent
Half Marathon Start: 7:00 AM
5K & 10K Start: 8:00 AM
🏆 Awards: 9:30 AM
All finishers receive a medal, free race-day photos, and yummy holiday snacks — whether you’ve been naughty, nice, or somewhere in between.
💝 Why We Run
Because giving back feels even better than crossing the finish line.
Your donations to the Long Beach Animal Shelter help keep rescue pets warm, fed, and full of holiday hope. Every mile = a tail wag of gratitude. 🐾
💬 Why CaliFlow Runs
CaliFlow Runs creates inclusive, affordable, and high-vibe races that bring runners and walkers of all paces together. We keep it low-key, coastal, and full of good energy — because fitness and fun should always go hand in hand.
🚗 Parking
$2.00 per hour in the beach lot or Street Parking is FREE
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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 6:43 AM and sets at 4:44 PM local time (PST) in Long Beach on December 6, 2026 — 10h 00m of daylight.
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