Run4Sharks & Ocean Health Fair 5k Fundraiser...Custom medal to all Finishers! Timed 5k on a new flat course in Long Beach
About this race
Come out and get your fitness on with a 5k timed race along the bike paths in Long Beach with a view of the ocean. Starting at our monthly beach cleanup location near Saltwater Deck, this will be an out & back 5k on flat fast course. BE SAFE and watch for cyclists, dogs, beach goers, and fitness enthusiasts that use the path daily.
Sponsor a Kid: We want to send a group of kids to CIMI on Catalina Island, a ocean science weekend. Sponsor a kid, any amount and we will pool the funds to make sure a kid runs instead of you, earning his/her spot on the list to go to Catalina. Thank you in advance for your generosity.
TEAMS OF 5 OR MORE GET $5 OFF...Here's how: The first four people signing up for the team pay current price. Anyone signing up for team after the fourth person gets $5 off current price and the first four people will then automatically get a $5 refund. Questions? call or text race director: Maria @ 951-496-6520.
Can't make it to the event? Choose our Virtual Option and do it in your neighborhood. On site, browse through our booths and learn about ocean health, sharks, and fitness from our sponsors. Located at our beach cleanup location near Saltwater Deck. This is a fundraising event with an Opportunity drawing supporting Shark Stewards, a fiscally sponsored project of Earth Island Institute, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Shark Stewards works to protect sharks and preserve healthy ocean ecosystems.
ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSES 6PM ON FRIDAY MARCH 26TH, RACE DAY REGISTRATION OPENS AT 7:30 AM.
Join fellow runners on October 12, 2024 for the Run4Sharks & Ocean Health Fair 5k Fundraiser...Custom medal to all Finishers! Timed 5k on a new flat course in Long Beach. It's a fantastic 5K, 1.6K featuring a flat and fast course in Long Beach.
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Running
5K
An out and back course with one short hill. Follow cones over bridge, continue straight to first turn left behind campground. Follow path to go up hill and loop top area to return along same route. Right turn before bridge to loop around back of bay to finish line. TEAM DISCOUNT for 5 or more, email race director for your discount code. Set up your team name at checkout.
1 mile kids
Follow path over bridge into parking lot to turn at cone then go right before bridge to loop around back of bay to finish line.
Virtual 5k
Your choice to run/walk your local course anytime on Saturday or Sunday, 10/7 or 10/8 and tag us on Facebook with a picture and your time. We will mail out a finisher medal to you :))
About Long Beach
Run4Sharks & Ocean Health Fair 5k Fundraiser...Custom medal to all Finishers! Timed 5k on a new flat course in Long Beach takes place in Long Beach, California, United States. The local timezone is America/Los_Angeles.
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