8th Annual Run4Sharks & Ocean Health Fair 5k/1mile Fun Run...Custom medal to all Finishers: Timed 5k !
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From Run4 Sharks
- Date Sat 15th November 2025
- Time 9:00AM PST
- Location Anaheim, California
- Price $22.20 - $43.40
- Races 3 races
- Distances 5km, 1 Mile
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Event summary
Join us for the 8th Annual Run4Sharks & Ocean Health Fair on Saturday, November 15, 2025, in the vibrant community of Anaheim, Orange! This exciting event features a timed 5k race starting at 9 AM, perfect for fitness enthusiasts looking to challenge themselves, as well as a 1-mile fun run designed for kids aged 10 and under and adults who prefer a more leisurely pace. Participants in the fun run will delight in shark-themed goody bags and the chance to win fun prizes for their ocean-inspired costumes!
This community-centric event not only promotes fitness but also raises awareness for ocean health and the importance of shark conservation, with proceeds supporting Shark Stewards' nonprofit initiatives. Enjoy a family-friendly atmosphere with activities like a bubble station and a water sprinkler run. Plus, you can make a difference by sponsoring a child to attend an ocean science weekend on Catalina Island! Gather your friends and family—teams of five or more receive a discount—but don’t forget to register online before 6 PM on November 14th. If you can’t attend in person, a virtual option allows you to participate from your neighborhood. Come out and make a splash for our oceans while having fun and staying active!
This community-centric event not only promotes fitness but also raises awareness for ocean health and the importance of shark conservation, with proceeds supporting Shark Stewards' nonprofit initiatives. Enjoy a family-friendly atmosphere with activities like a bubble station and a water sprinkler run. Plus, you can make a difference by sponsoring a child to attend an ocean science weekend on Catalina Island! Gather your friends and family—teams of five or more receive a discount—but don’t forget to register online before 6 PM on November 14th. If you can’t attend in person, a virtual option allows you to participate from your neighborhood. Come out and make a splash for our oceans while having fun and staying active!
Organiser's Description
COME OUT AND GET YOUR FITNESS on with a 5k timed race through the community streets with police marshals and volunteers to assure your safety. Or choose the 1mi fun run for kids 10 and under, or adults can just walk it! 1mi is NOT timed but all kids will receive a shark themed goody bag and their choice of shark socks! This is a fun community event of ocean awareness and fitness raising funds for Shark Stewards nonprofit's Ocean Academy group at South Jr High in Anaheim. As well as their online youth education programs. Choose a 5k run with a 9am start. Walk or run it, professionally timed with prizes for top 3 in each age group. 10 under, 11-15, 16-25, 26-35, 36-45, 46-55, 56-65, 66 over. Kids and family 1mi for FUN, walk/run with bubble station, water sprinkler run through, and other fun stuff. Wear an ocean costume and win a prize. Costume winners top 3 boys & girls.
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 Ocean Academy school, South Jr. High 2320 E. South St. Anaheim, CA 92806. 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 NOVEMBER 14TH RACE DAY REGISTRATION OPENS AT 7:30 AM.
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 Ocean Academy school, South Jr. High 2320 E. South St. Anaheim, CA 92806. 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 NOVEMBER 14TH RACE DAY REGISTRATION OPENS AT 7:30 AM.
Races
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5k
Incl. $3.40 Fee & T-Shirt and Finisher Medal
Sat 15th November 2025 (9:00AM PST)
$43.40
5k course will meander around the neighborhood. Course can be sent upon request. It will be all right turns once off school grounds and marshaled by police as well as volunteers for safety. All 5k participants get a custom T-shirt and medal. 1 mile not be timed and be a fun run you get kids & families run/walk it. Your registration helps fund our school program with Ocean Academy. All kids doing the 1 mile get their choice of shark socks, a custom medal, and a shark themed goody bag. -
1 Mile Kids and Family
Incl. $2.20 Fee & Special Shark & Ocean Themed Packet, Shark Socks, Finisher Medal
Sat 15th November 2025 (9:15AM PST)
$22.20
Course will be on school grounds and be a shorter loop. Ocean bubbles along the way and sharky stuff. Dress up as an ocean animal for a prize. -
Virtual 5k
Incl. $2.80 Fee & Finisher Medal
$32.80
Your choice to run/walk your local course anytime on race day 11/15 and tag us on Facebook with a picture and your time. We will mail out a finisher medal to you :))
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8th Annual Run4Sharks & Ocean Health Fair 5k/1mile Fun Run...Custom medal to all Finishers: Timed 5k !
