Running Is For The Birds
- Date Sat 26th April 2025
- Time 7:45AM EST
- Location Huntington Beach, California
- Price Free - $55.06
- Races 7 races
- Distances 5km, 10km, 1km
Event summary
Join us for a fantastic day of fitness and environmental stewardship at the Running Is For The Birds event on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at the beautiful Bolsa Chica State Beach in Huntington Beach, Orange County. This exciting occasion features a variety of race distances to suit all participants, including a 5K, 10K, and a 1K fun run, along with unique plogging options where you can pick up litter while jogging. The event kicks off at 8:00 AM, with check-in starting at 7:00 AM, and promises a scenic and fast course along the stunning coastline.
In addition to the races, attendees can enjoy a family-friendly expo at the basketball courts, complete with engaging demonstrations about the local ecosystem, including a chance to view Bolsa Chica water samples through microscopes. This event not only promotes fitness but also raises funds to support Amigos de Bolsa Chica's vital conservation efforts. Don't miss out on this wonderful opportunity to run, learn, and help protect our environment! Pre-registration by March 15 guarantees a race t-shirt and ensures you receive a participation medal at the finish line. Plus, enjoy free parking before 8 AM!
In addition to the races, attendees can enjoy a family-friendly expo at the basketball courts, complete with engaging demonstrations about the local ecosystem, including a chance to view Bolsa Chica water samples through microscopes. This event not only promotes fitness but also raises funds to support Amigos de Bolsa Chica's vital conservation efforts. Don't miss out on this wonderful opportunity to run, learn, and help protect our environment! Pre-registration by March 15 guarantees a race t-shirt and ensures you receive a participation medal at the finish line. Plus, enjoy free parking before 8 AM!
Organiser's Description
Amigos De Bolsa Chica [https://www.amigosdebolsachica.org/], in conjunction with Bolsa Chica State Beach [https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=642] is hosting a RUN/WALK/BEACH CLEANUP. The categories include:
5K, 10K, 1K fun run, 5K Plogging [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plogging] (picking up litter while jogging), 10K Plogging [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plogging], and Beach Clean up only
The event is at Bolsa Chica State Beach, April 26, 2025, 8:00 AM.
Run and Walk along the beach on a flat and fast course. Proceeds help the Amigos de Bolsa Chica's (a 501c3 non-profit established in 1976) efforts to offer environmental leadership roles to all by providing community-based education programs centered on the Bolsa Chica that create greater awareness of coastal California's threatened biodiversity.
There is a family friendly expo at the basketball courts with demonstrations, showing what Amigos de Bolsa Chica is all about. Look at Bolsa Chica water samples through microscopes, learn about the wetlands and the birds that visit there, and explore what we can do to protect the environment and the wildlife of the wetlands.
Check in begins at 7am at the basketball courts at Bolsa Chica State Beach. 5K and 10K begin at 8am. Kids fun run starts at 9am.
* All-American, flat and fast race course
* Chip timing for 5K and 10K run and plogging (not for the kids fun run)
* Race t-shirts (guaranteed only for pre-registration by March 15)
* Participation medal at the finish line
* Free parking at Bolsa Chica State Beach when in parking lot before 8am. ($15 dollar value)
5K, 10K, 1K fun run, 5K Plogging [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plogging] (picking up litter while jogging), 10K Plogging [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plogging], and Beach Clean up only
The event is at Bolsa Chica State Beach, April 26, 2025, 8:00 AM.
Run and Walk along the beach on a flat and fast course. Proceeds help the Amigos de Bolsa Chica's (a 501c3 non-profit established in 1976) efforts to offer environmental leadership roles to all by providing community-based education programs centered on the Bolsa Chica that create greater awareness of coastal California's threatened biodiversity.
There is a family friendly expo at the basketball courts with demonstrations, showing what Amigos de Bolsa Chica is all about. Look at Bolsa Chica water samples through microscopes, learn about the wetlands and the birds that visit there, and explore what we can do to protect the environment and the wildlife of the wetlands.
Check in begins at 7am at the basketball courts at Bolsa Chica State Beach. 5K and 10K begin at 8am. Kids fun run starts at 9am.
* All-American, flat and fast race course
* Chip timing for 5K and 10K run and plogging (not for the kids fun run)
* Race t-shirts (guaranteed only for pre-registration by March 15)
* Participation medal at the finish line
* Free parking at Bolsa Chica State Beach when in parking lot before 8am. ($15 dollar value)
Races
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5K Run/Walk
Incl. $3.70 Fee & T-Shirt (Adult Unisex)
Sat 26th April 2025 (8:00AM EDT)
$48.70
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10K Run/Walk
Incl. $4.00 Fee & T-Shirt (Adult Unisex)
Sat 26th April 2025 (8:00AM EDT)
$54.00
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Kids Fun Run
Incl. $2.20 Fee & T-Shirt Adult Unisex
Sat 26th April 2025 (9:00AM EDT)
$22.20
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5K Plogging
Incl. $3.76 Fee & T-Shirt (Adult Unisex)
Sat 26th April 2025 (8:00AM EDT)
$49.76
Plogging = picking up trash while jogging. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plogging -
10K Plogging
Incl. $4.06 Fee & T-Shirt (Adult Unisex)
Sat 26th April 2025 (8:00AM EDT)
$55.06
Plogging = picking up trash while jogging. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plogging -
Beach Clean Up Only
Sat 26th April 2025 (8:00AM EDT)
Free
If you would like to participate in the beach cleanup only, register here and sign the beach cleanup waiver. If additional tee shirts are available, you may purchase one for $20 on the day of event, or packet pickup. -
Adaptive 5K
Incl. $2.80 Fee & T-Shirt
Sat 26th April 2025 (7:45AM EDT)
$32.80
Whether in a wheelchair, or just needed some special assistance, this is the event for you.
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