Take Me to Your Pizza : Alien Dash 5K. 10K. Half Marathon Sponsored by Domino's Pizza
About this race
👽🍕 TAKE ME TO YOUR PIZZA
Alien Dash • 5K • 10K • Half Marathon
📅 Sunday, September 27
📍 5400 E Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90803
Run. Slice. Beam us up.
Celebrate National Pepperoni Pizza Day the CaliFlow way — with coastal miles, alien sightings, and a finish line that delivers exactly what you’re thinking about: pizza.
The Take Me to Your Pizza Alien Dash is a playful, out-of-this-world race experience where running meets ridiculous fun. Whether you’re chasing a PR, running for vibes, or just here for the post-race carbs, this is one event you knead on your calendar.
Expect ocean views, UFO-level energy, and a finish line party that’s equal parts weird, welcoming, and wildly fun.
🏁 Race Day Schedule
Same Day Registration
Bib Pick-Up & Runner Check-In
🕕 6:00 AM
Start Times
🛸 Half Marathon: 7:00 AM
🍕 5K & 10K: 8:00 AM
👽 Family 1-Miler: 9:00 AM
👽 Kids Dash: 9:30 AM
🏃♀️ Race Options
Half Marathon — 13.1 miles of pepperoni-powered glory
10K & 5K — saucy distances with coastal views
Kids Dash & Family 1-Miler — fun for the whole galaxy
🌊 Why You’ll Love This Run
✅ Flat, fast, scenic beach path
✅ Beginner- and walker-friendly
✅ Strollers welcome
✅ Dogs on leash welcome 🐾
✅ Professional chip timing with accurate results
✅ Overall & age group awards
✅ Free race-day photos
✅ Finisher medals for all distances (yes, pizza-themed)
✅ Finish line festival vibes with music and fun
🍕 Finish Line Fuel
You earned it.
Celebrate with a post-race pizza party featuring hot cheese and pepperoni slices at the finish line — because carbs hit different after miles.
Bonus points for:
🎭 Alien + Pizza Costume Contest
👽 UFO sightings along the course
📸 Photo ops that are truly out of this world
💛 Why CaliFlow Runs
We believe running should be fun, inclusive, and a little weird (in the best way). Our races welcome every pace, every story, and every reason you show up — whether that’s fitness, community, or pizza.
Fast or fun.
Serious or silly.
Earthling or alien.
Take Me to Your Pizza is your invitation to run happy, laugh loud, and refuel properly.
Pick your distance
Running
5K: The Fast Slice 5K
10K: The Deep Dish Dash 10K
Half Marathon: The Full Pie Half
Family Fun 1 Miler - Untimed
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 6:44 AM and sets at 6:42 PM local time (PDT) in Long Beach on September 27, 2026 — 11h 58m of daylight.
Course
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