The Guiness record-holding couple, Bob and Trish Evans, are coming to run San Diego! The Brooks Running sponsored duo hold multiple records for joggling – running and juggling at the same time. As a part of the “Joggle Happy” tour, the two will make an appearance on Sunday, February 26, 2012 at Max and Jake’s Big Race, a 5K and 1 mile trail race that raise funds and awareness for detecting heart defects in young children.
The rain held off and the skies remained overcast. Saturday, February 11 was a another perfect morning for some San Diego trail running. The 2012 Sun Strides Black Mountain Summit 7K trail run started shortly after 9 a.m. The race began at the end of Sundevil Way, next to Mount Carmel High School. The challenging course sends runners a couple hundred meters down Sundevil Way before making a u-turn and heading up the mountain. The 4.4 mile out-and-back course leads runners and walkers to the summit of Black Mountain and back down again. Nearly 200 runners and walkers participated in the event, which raises money to support clean energy in the developing world. Race results have been posted on the Sun Strides site. Race photos can be found in the San Diego Runner Photo Galleries. High resolution digital image downloads are $5 each, or you may purchase every image of a single runner for only $10.
South Shores Park hosted over 700 runners and walkers on Saturday morning, February 4th, for the 2012 Super Run 10K and 5K run/walk. The event, which is organized by Kathy Loper Events, raises funds to support Water for Children Africa and Compassion for African Villages. Race results have been posted here. Photos are available on Opix.
Race photos from the 2012 Sun Strides Lake Hodges 5K trail race have been posted in the www.sandiegorunner.com photo galleries. Photos are $5 each for full resolution downloads, or $10 for every photo of one racer. Race results also have been posted on the official race site here. Registration for the Black Mountain 7K trail race on February 11th and the Mission Trails 5K and 10K trail race on March 3rd is now open on the Sun Strides website.
On March 24, 2012, Balboa Park will host the 8th annual San Diego Race for Autism. From the official race site, “The 5K run/walk and 1 mile family fun run is the ONLY autism race that donates 100% of proceeds back to the San Diego community. The race is produced by the National Foundation for Autism Research (www.NFAR.org), a local nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of children and their families affected by autism right here in San Diego.”
From www.flightlinedash.com:
“On Saturday, January 21, 2012, the MCAS Mirarmar OWC invites the San Diego community to experience our first annual Flight Line Dash. This is a 10K Run and 5K Run/Walk with a 1K kids run, the “Aviator Scramble!” The event will take place along side the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Flight Line and around the beautiful hills of the open space and fish pond on base.
The purpose of this event is to raise funds to help provide educational scholarships to our military dependents. The military members and their families are an integral part of the community here in Southern California. All proceeds go directly to the OWC Education Scholarship fund. We hope you will join our efforts in strengthening our community by joining us to run or walk aboard MCAS Miramar.”
Registration is available on Active.com.
On Saturday June 18, 2011, the Bonita Road Runners (BRR) held the 27th annual Bonita 5000 at Rohr Park off of Sweetwater Road in Bonita, CA. Over 200 runners toed the line for what turned out to be the fastest Bonita 5000 yet. The mostly flat, 3.1 mile, USATF Certified course, which circles Rohr Park, has become a staple for road racers in the South Bay neighborhoods of San Diego. The early morning clouds, cool temperatures, and lack of strong winds made for optimal race conditions.
The prestigious Thorpe Cup, the annual international team decathlons between the USA and Germany, is coming to the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista. The series will be held Saturday and Sunday, August 13 and 14 from 11:45 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. A Facebook page has been created where event details will be posted. Please “Like” and share this page with your friends to help promote this incredible event. 2011 Thorpe Cup Facebook Page
San Diego’s favorite cross-country race series is back! The 2011 USATF Dirt Dog Cross Country Series schedule has been posted. The series kicks off with the Wild Duck 5K on Saturday August 27 at Guajome Park and ends with the Championship 4 Miler held at Mission Bay on Saturday November 12. The entire schedule PDF can be downloaded here. For more information, visit the San Diego Track Club website or contact the race director of each individual event. Stay tuned to www.sandiegorunner.com for race coverage and photos.
Due to popular demand, the San Diego Summer Nights Track and Field Series is back for its second year. The race series raises awareness of local track and field events and is open to the public. Registration is only $10 per meet and allows a participant to enter as many events as they choose. Come test your fitness on the track in short course sprints of 100 and 200 meters, middle distance of 800 meters to a mile, or try long distances of 3000 or 5000 meters. The series will take advantage of local tracks around the county.
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