Santa Claus For A Cause 5K/10K

🎅 Santa Claus with a Cause 5K/10K

Join us for a Full-blown Santa Celebration and Christmas-themed race. EVERYTHING Christmas! Live carolers. Snow falling. Water & Candy canes at the finish! Choose from a Santa beanie, Full Santa suit, or custom race shirt. Finish medals a beach scene with Santa that make into ornaments! Biggest, BEST finisher medals ever!

🍭 Finish Line Festivities

• Fun Food: Bring $ for fun food at the finish. Specialty coffees, hot chocolate from the coffee stand. $4 Christmas cookies, $8 scrumptious fresh fruit, and our FAMOUS Street Tacos and Tamales $3 each. Or pre-purchase food vouchers as an add-on!
• Kid’s Dash: 8:00 am Kid's Dash
• MASS START: 8:30 am MASS START 5k/10K
• Weather: Takes place, Rain, Sprinkle or Shine!!! Easy ups will be erected to stand under if we get the experience of weather.

🏃‍♂️ PICKING UP BIBs & SHIRTS

Pick up shirts and Race bibs on race day at the Race Expo site (lot 25) from 6:30 am to 8:15 am OR at pre-packet pick up.

EARLY PACKET PICK UP: Note: Thursday, December 12, 2024 3:30 pm to 7 pm. ROAD RUNNER SPORTS 1835 Newport Blvd, Costa Mesa, CA 92627. You may pick up for others. No Id is required.

🚗 PARKING

The state park charges $15 per vehicle. (bring cash or your state park pass to make entering the gate faster). Enter at the main gate and proceed west to the last lot, which is Lot 25. BOLSA CHICA STATE BEACH is located on the western end of Huntington Beach. The main gate opens at 6 am. Lot 25 is the furthest west lot, nearest Warner & PCH. The entrance address is 17851 Pacific Coast Hwy, HB, Ca. 92649.

We stage the race in lot 25 so you can also be DROPPED OFF at the Corner of Warner and PCH. Or, park in outside parking lots in Sunset Beach behind the Jack in the Box and walk in if you choose. (Do not park at the gas station or private store lots, but find public parking.)

🎉 RACE DAY SCHEDULE

6:30 am REGISTRATION OPENS through 8:15 am. Walk-up registration is welcome.

7:00 am to 9 am: THE REAL SANTA will be there for REAL selfie photos!!! Hashtag #carenwareevents. Lil Dickens Carolers singing. Snow falling!

8:20 am: THE PENGUIN warm up. EVERYBODY join in!!! BEST CHRISTMAS THEMED SPIRIT AND ATTIRE AWARDS

Race Start: 8:30 am MASS START for 5K/10K. Your time does not start until you roll under the starting arch. Wear your bib on the FRONT. You must cross under the start arch by 8:40 am. Top overall awards and age division medals in both 5k/10K. PLUS... BEST COSTUME prizes. And the best-dressed DOGGIE award!

🥇 AWARDS

There are “In It To Win It” age categories 3 deep with 5-year age spans: 1-10, 11-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84 and 85&over. WOW!!!

This event GIFTS back! Santa Claus with a Cause uses its proceeds to gift those who otherwise would not experience a Christmas and sincerely need staple goods. If your situation allows, hit the donate button and help us help those that do not have a gifted situation this CHRISTMAS.

📚 About Caren Ware

Caren Ware has written a captivating, invigorated, and heartfelt book called FINDING FIT. Available on Amazon & Audible! This is the Event that Gifts back. Our gift to ourselves is health, but our gift to others is hope. Proceeds from this event are Western Wired to Africa and Nepal.

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For more information, visit the race page: Santa Claus For A Cause 5K/10K.