Overdose Awareness 5K Run/Walk
About this race
Walk. Run. Remember. Recover.
Each year, Phoenix House California hosts this event to remind us of the devastating toll of the ongoing opioid crisis. In Los Angeles County alone, fentanyl was involved in 94% of opioid overdose deaths in 2023. Behind each number is a life cut short, a family grieving, and a community in need of healing.
On September 20th, we invite you to join us at Dockweiler Beach to run or walk with us in solidarity for a future free from preventable loss. Together, we will:
Honor the lives of those we’ve lost.
Provide community members and families with life-saving resources.
Celebrate recovery and resilience.
Every step counts in bringing awareness, hope, and action to a crisis we can change—together.
Pick your distance
Running
Run or Walk in the 4th Annual Overdose Awareness 5K
Sponsor Registration for alumni and clients
Can't attend the event but want to support participants in recovery to participate? This is an excellent option to cover registration fees for Phoenix House California alumni, clients and community members.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 10 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Playa Del Rey, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:44 AM and sets at 6:45 PM local time (PDT) in Playa Del Rey on September 26, 2026 — 12h 00m of daylight.
Course
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 5 Playa Del Rey events
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