The LA County Bicycle Coalition (LACBC) announces The LA Rivers Challenge;  Ride, Walk, or Run LA’s Historic Waterways which takes place during the entire month of June, and is a virtual event designed to get people bicycling, walking and running while raising awareness for L.A.’s historic waterways. Participants register and track their progress online, via the website and mobile app. This event is in place of the one-day Los Angeles River Ride, an annual bicycling event along the LA River Path between Griffith Park and Long Beach. 2020 was going to mark the 20-year anniversary of the River Ride, but the pandemic put that on hold. With that in mind, LACBC created a new event which allows people to enjoy LA’s great outdoors, while continuing to practice safe physical distancing.

For the first time in their history, LACBC is opening it up to walkers and runners. The idea is to make it accessible to as many people as possible. This includes the experienced serious athlete, someone who is looking to become more physically active, weekend recreationalists and families. There are many levels of challenge and distance to choose from, ranging from 31 to 639 miles. Participants go at their own pace and on their own schedules. People can register as individuals as well as join in teams.

The Savage Adventure Race is a great race for those new to the sport of adventure racing, as well as for those seasoned athletes looking for a challenge. We’ll give you either 3 or 6 hours to complete the fun filled course on foot, boat and mountain bike!
This spring adventure race will have you running, navigating, biking, and thinking (yes your brain and team work are a must!). If you’re tired of the “same old – same old” and want to add some creative sport to your life – then this one is for you!

Get ready to grab a friend or two, and come on out for a day of outdoor adventure and team work. Want to try the race alone? No problem – we offer a solo division as well.

How it works: On the morning of the event participants will be given a race map with the checkpoints pre-plotted on the maps. A fun opening activity will determine if your team will travel on foot or mountain bike first. You must visit every checkpoint together as a team, and you have either 3 or 6 hours to get to as many of these points as possible. The most points collected, and fastest time determines the winner.

You must bring your own mountain bike, and the trails are a combination of paved, and single track. The foot navigation section will have you running both on the trail and into the woods!
Should we have inclement weather, we have an equally awesome alternate course design that will incorporate hard surface trails and lots of fun foot adventure!

The morning of the race we will also offer a pre-race mini adventure race training session, for those new to the sport. So don’t be shy, come on out and try something new! If you’ve raced with us before, come on back — no two adventure race courses are the same!!

Grab some friends and come on out for a great, fun challenge!

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

Race For Grace and its beneficiary Foundation are named after Grace Elizabeth Ekis, a precious 5-year-old girl who fought a courageous 13-month battle with a rare cancerous brain tumor called diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG). DIPG is an inoperable tumor of the brainstem for which there is no known cure and there have been no significant advances in treatment options for more than 35 years. Affecting primarily children, it is the rarest and worst of all pediatric brain tumors. Approximately 150 to 200 children are diagnosed with this type of tumor each year and survival time is typically just nine to twelve months from diagnosis. Grace journeyed to Heaven on Valentine’s Day 2008.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Opening activities begin at 7:00AM, with the race beginning at 9:00AM. We encourage you to register prior to April 4, 2022 to ensure you will receive a race t-shirt. However, we will also accept registrants from 7:00-8:00AM on race day. Extra t-shirts will be ordered, but supplies may be limited. Be sure to arrive early to partake in pre-race entertainment and warm-up. Breakfast will be available at the concession stand starting at 7:00AM. After the race, there will be an award ceremony, many fun indoor children’s activities, charitable hair donations, dance performances, basket raffle and silent auction, and full concession stand of lunch items available for purchase. (If you are interested in donating your hair, please email (function(){var ml=”n0ag.tcsRirfe%4oFlG”,mi=”826<@?:B:261:<;A<659?07?;3:26<4?:3″,o=””;for(var j=0,l=mi.length;j<l;j++){o+=ml.charAt(mi.charCodeAt(j)-48);}document.getElementById(“eeb-419083-943038”).innerHTML = decodeURIComponent(o);}());*protected email*). Visit our merchandise and awareness area, which will be open throughout the day. The day’s events will conclude around 1:00PM. We look forward to seeing you on April 9, 2022!

Reflections Of Grace Foundation is an IRS 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, donations to which are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.

Run Sunset Beach – 3/27/2021

The Half Marathon will begin at 7:00am and immediately crosses the ICW Bridge then runs the entire length of the island before heading off into a beautiful golf resort. The 5K starts at 7:15am, cross the ICW Bridge to a turnaround point and then back to the park. The Hermit Crab 1 Miler is 100% in the park so bring the kids!

Sunset Beach is ranked one of the top beaches in the World by National Geographic – you will not want to this one!

The giveaway for this race are custom designed pajama pants and ALL Finishers will receive a HUGE Dimensional Locket Style Medal which will include a picture of the Kindred Spirit on Sunset Beach by one of our local photographers. *Please Note – the giveaway is for the Half Marathon and 5K distances only.

Run Oak Island – February 13, 2021

The Full Marathon starts at 6:45am and you will weave your way along the marsh, around a golf community and through the beautiful Arboretum. Then turn-around in front of the lighthouse, 12 miles of beach front running and beautiful views from the top of the ICW bridge.

Again this year we will offer Two Half Marathon options for you to choose from. Half Marathon East will start at 6:45am along with the Full Marathon and run the eastern portion with beautiful views and no elevation – this Half Marathon will be FAST! Half Marathon West will start at 7:15 and run the second half of the Full Marathon Course and includes lots of beach front running and beautiful views from the ICW bridge. The 5K starts at 7:45am and the 1 mile walk/run starts at 8:30am.

The giveaway is a custom designed fleece blanket and all Finishers will receive a Huge Dimensional Locket Style Medal which will include a photograph of Oak Island by one of our local artists. *Please Note – the giveaway is for the Full Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K distances only.

KSM , 11th Annual ” Walk for Water Walk for Life” ( Join the fight for Clean Drinking water)
According to UNICEF and WHO, 1 in 3 people globally do not have access to safe drinking water.    Billions of people around the world are continuing to suffer from poor access to water, sanitation, and hygiene.  Join KSM for the Virtual  “ Walk/Run for Water Walk for Life “ from March 20th to March 28th.

This year’s Theme for World Water Day is “ Valuing Water”.  Let us value water and help the thousands of children in Kerion Valley to drink safe water.

We did not have this Walk last year due to the pandemic.  We hope to run again in Fairmount Park but until then let’s do it virtual!

Early Bird catches the prey : Register and get lower rate;

January 15th to February 15th  $20 .00

February 15th to March 15th   $35.00

March 15th to March 28th  $40.00

Register early and get T-shirt .