The 10th Annual Manhattan Beach 5K Summer Solstice race will be held Saturday at the Manhattan Beach Pier. The race is held on the morning of the year’s lowest tide, creating a wide, flat, fast, out-and-back course on hard packed sand. Entry fee $30. Kids races $25. Unique awards given to top five in each age group. Free T-shirts to pre-registrants and late entrants while supplies last. Event begins at 7 a.m. For more information, contact Jeff Atkinson, 938-5544, Jeff@OlympianFitness.com or mb5K.com.
Guinness World Record holder Christian Burke hosts the Hermosa 24 Ultramarathon Saturday and Sunday from noon to noon giving participants a chance to break his record of running in the sand for 83.04 miles in 24 hours. The 3.46-mile soft-sand course goes from the Hermosa Beach Pier to the Manhattan Beach Pier and back. Solo and relay categories available with proceeds benefiting local schools. Individual fee is $120, team prices vary. For more information, visit hermosa24.com.
Registration is available through July 1 for the 18th annual Village Runner 4th of July 5K Run/Walk. The race begins at 8 a.m. in front of Village Runner, 1881-A Catalina Ave., Redondo Beach. The event also includes the Little Moon Firecracker Dash for kids. Cost is $25, kids’ dash $20. Medals awarded to top three in each age division. Cash prizes to top three male/female finishers. For more information, call 310-546-1888 or visit www.villagerunnerracing.com.
Registration is open for the American Cancer Society Relay For Life Beach Cities to be held from 9 a.m. July 23 until 9 a.m. July 24 at Alta Vista Elementary School in Redondo Beach. Supporting Redondo and Hermosa Beach communities, the family-oriented event helps raise funds to help eliminate cancer while celebrating the lives of those who have faced the disease. Team registration is available online at relayforlife.org/beachcitiesca. For more information, call 310-348-0356.
