
Long Beach, United States of America · Sunday 6 December 2026
🎅 Merry Miles 5K. 10K. Half Marathon 📅 Saturday, December 6, 2026 📍 5400 E Ocean Blvd Long Beach, CA 90803 This festive coastal run is all about holiday spirit, good vibes, and giving back — plus, we’re collecting donations for the Long Beach Animal Shelter to help local pets in need. 🐾 Bring a toy, treat, blanket, or bag of food from their wish list (posted at check-in) and help spread pawsitive cheer to our four-legged friends waiting for their forever homes. 🏃♀️ Event Highlights ✨ Professional chip timing on a flat, fast course 📸 Elfie Stations & finish-line photo ops galore 🏅 Finsher Medals for All - Overall and Age Group Awards 🎅 Costumes encouraged! Dress festive, funny, or fabulously extra 🎅 Costume Contest with Prizes 🍪 Holiday treats & hot cocoa at the finish-line festival 🎶 DJ Claus spinning holiday remixes all morning 🕒 Schedule of Events Bib Pick-Up: 6:00 AM – 8:00 AM at the Race Ready Athletics Tent Half Marathon Start: 7:00 AM 5K & 10K Start: 8:00 AM 🏆 Awards : 9:30 AM All finishers receive a medal, free race-day photos, and yummy holiday snacks — whether you’ve been naughty, nice, or somewhere in between. 💝 Why We Run Because giving back feels even better than crossing the finish line. Your donations to the Long Beach Animal Shelter help keep rescue pets warm, fed, and full of holiday hope. Every mile = a tail wag of gratitude. 🐾 💬 Why CaliFlow Runs CaliFlow Runs creates inclusive, affordable, and high-vibe races that bring runners and walkers of all paces together. We keep it low-key, coastal, and full of good energy — because fitness and fun should always go hand in hand. 🚗 Parking $2.00 per hour in the beach lot or Street Parking is FREE
Adjusted Time
1:40:47
Time difference: -4.2 minutes compared to a flat, road, temperate course.
Merry Miles- 5K, 10K, and Half Marathon by Califlow Runs is a half marathon held in Long Beach, United States of America, scheduled for Sunday 6 December 2026. The course is run on road surface with 0m of total elevation gain, reaching a maximum altitude of 0m above sea level. For registration and full race details, visit the official Merry Miles- 5K, 10K, and Half Marathon by Califlow Runs website.
This is a very flat course with only 0m of total elevation gain across the full distance. The course ranges from 0m to 0m above sea level — a 0m elevation range that makes it one of the flatter races available. Runners targeting a personal best will appreciate the minimal climbing.
Merry Miles- 5K, 10K, and Half Marathon by Califlow Runs is run on road surfaces, which provide the fastest and most predictable conditions for marathon running. Road courses allow for consistent pacing and are typically the best choice for runners targeting a personal best time.
Our difficulty rating for Merry Miles- 5K, 10K, and Half Marathon by Califlow Runs is calculated using a model that combines elevation gain, temperature impact, and surface type. Use the difficulty calculator above to enter your target finish time and see exactly how many minutes this course would add or subtract compared to a perfectly flat, cool, road-based half marathon. Faster runners and slower runners are affected differently by the same course conditions, so the difficulty is personalised to your pace.
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