Countdown to Friends, Family, and Miles!
Events
Half Marathon
Price:
$61.41
incl. $4.42 Fee
Time:
7:00AM PST
- 10:30AM PST
Price increases after October 1, 2026 at 11:59pm PDT
The Fur-Giving Puppy Parade
Price:
$0
Time:
9:00AM PST
- 9:10AM PST
Registration ends November 21, 2026 at 5:00am PST
Event Description
🦃💛 THE GREAT FURGIVING RUN
5K • 10K • Half Marathon • Family 1-Miler • Kids Dash
📍 5400 E Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, CA
Friends. Family. Doggies. Miles. Gratitude.
The Friendsgiving Run is a feel-good coastal race celebrating connection, movement, and the people we choose to show up with. Whether you’re running with friends, family, your kids, your pup, or your run crew, this is a morning made for togetherness and good vibes by the beach.
Run the scenic Long Beach shoreline, enjoy ocean views, and finish with that signature CaliFlow energy that makes every race feel like home.
🏁 Race Day Schedule
Same-Day Registration & Bib Pickup:
🕕 Opens at 6:00 AM
Start Times
⏰ Half Marathon: 7:00 AM
⏰ 5K & 10K 8:00 AM
⏰ Family 1-Miler: 8:15
⏰ Kids Dash: 9:15 AM
🌊 Why You’ll Love This Race
✅ Flat, fast, scenic beach path course
✅ Beginner- and walker-friendly
✅ Strollers welcome
✅ Dogs on leash welcome 🐾
✅ Professional chip timing with accurate results
✅ Overall & age group awards
✅ Free race-day photos
✅ Finisher medals for all participants
✅ Finish-line festival vibes
💛 Why CaliFlow Runs
CaliFlow Runs is about more than miles — it’s about community. Our events are inclusive, welcoming, and designed so everyone belongs, no matter your pace or experience level.
Come solo.
Bring your people.
Make new friends.
The Friendsgiving Run is your chance to move together, celebrate gratitude, and start the season on a high note.
Custom Metal Finisher Medal
Every finisher receives a custom-designed metal medal created exclusively for this event.
Event Day Schedule
🏁 EVENT DAY SCHEDULE
6:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Runner Check-In & Same-Day Race Registration Open
7:00 AM
🏃 Half Marathon Start
8:00 AM
🏃♀️ 5K & 10K Start
8:15 AM
🐾 1-Mile Fun Run Start
9:00 AM
🐶 The Fur-Giving Puppy Parade
Bring out the pups and let them strut their stuff!
9:15 AM
🦃 Kids Dash
9:25 AM
🏆 Overall Awards Ceremony
10:25 AM
🏁 Course Cutoff – Finish Line Closes
Come celebrate Thanksgiving CaliFlow style — run, wag, give thanks! Bring the family, bring the pups, and join us for a FurGiving celebration where friends become family and dogs steal the show! 🐾🧡
Easy Parking
Parking is just a few steps from the start line at 5400 E Ocean Blvd Long Beach, Ca 90803
🛣️ Street Parking:
Free along Ocean Blvd and down the Peninsula. Just be mindful of posted signs
The beach lot opens 1 hour before sunrise and closes at 10 PM.
Payment required from 8 AM to 6 PM daily, including holidays.
Pay with cash, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, or for fastest service, download the Passport Parking App:
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Lot #: 9374
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Enter your space number after parking and you're good to go
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Our Courses
Our courses are car-free, open-pathway routes on scenic beach paths, park loops, and trails.
Because these are shared public spaces, you may encounter other walkers and runners. Please stay aware, be courteous, and keep headphone volume low enough to hear course instructions and your surroundings.
Professional Chip Timing
From Start Line to Finish Vibes
⏱ Timing & Awards
✔️ Accurate chip timing
✔️ ChronoTrack results
✔️ Overall & age group awards
✔️ Finisher medals for all participants
✔️ Overall Awards Ceremony
✔️ Age Group Awards
✔️ Results Available within 2 Mins of Crossing Finish Line
✔️ Results Synced to Athlinks
Memories that Last a Lifetime
We’re here to celebrate you, uplift you, and capture the moment.
📸 Your Crew. Your Moment. Captured.
✔️ Free race day photos — always
✔️ No upsells. No photo packages. Ever.
✔️ Bring your crew — cheer squad encouraged
✔️ Spectator-friendly start & finish areas
✔️ Real moments captured — start, course & finish
$25
Raised of $0
Merge Opportunities is a Long Beach nonprofit that supports young adults ages 18 to 28 who face barriers to work. Many experience housing insecurity, are justice impacted, or are transitioning out of foster care. We provide paid training, mentorship, hands-on skill building, and direct job placement that helps young adults build confidence, purpose, and long-term career success.
Every dollar supports paid training, coaching, and job opportunities that help young adults in our community gain stability and move into real careers.
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