Night of the Running Dead 5K, 10K, 1 Miler, Half Marathon SummerWeen Series by Califlow Runs
About this race
🧟♂️ Night of the Running Dead
5K • 10K • 1 Miler • Half Marathon
📍 5400 E Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, CA
📅 Saturday Night • August 29
🕓 Check-In & Registration: 4:00 PM
🏁 Start Times | Half: 5:00 PM | 5K & 10K: 6:30 PM | 1 Miler: 6:45 PM
💀 About the Event
When the sun goes down… they rise.
Welcome to Night of the Running Dead—a pulse-pounding, after-dark race where the beach path transforms into a haunting playground of glowing lights, eerie energy, and undead vibes.
Whether you’re running for time, running for fun, or just trying to survive the night… this is one event you won’t forget.
Costumes are highly encouraged—zombies, survivors, or anything straight out of your favorite horror scene.
🌊 What to Expect
✔️ Flat, fast beach path course
✔️ Professional chip timing ⏱️
✔️ Instant ChronoTrack results (within minutes)
✔️ Free race-day photos — no upsells, ever 📸
✔️ Finisher medals for all participants 🏅
✔️ Overall & age group awards
✔️ Multiple on-course water stations 💧
✔️ DJ, lights & eerie after-dark atmosphere 🎶
✔️ Costume contest — zombies, creepers & creatures 🧟♀️
✔️ Runners, walkers, and all survival paces welcome
🧿 The Vibe – After Dark Survival Mode
At CaliFlow Runs, we don’t do ordinary races…
This is where:
🧟 The undead roam
🔥 The music pulses
🌙 The night comes alive
👟 And you run straight through it
No pressure. No judgment. Just adrenaline, community, and a little chaos under the stars.
✨ Run the night. Join the undead. Survive the course.
Join fellow runners on August 29, 2026 for the Night of the Running Dead 5K, 10K, 1 Miler, Half Marathon SummerWeen Series by Califlow Runs. It's a fantastic 5K, 10K, Half-Marathon, 1.6K featuring a flat and fast course in Long Beach.
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1 Miler
About Long Beach
Night of the Running Dead 5K, 10K, 1 Miler, Half Marathon SummerWeen Series by Califlow Runs takes place in Long Beach, California, United States. The local timezone is America/Los_Angeles.
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