World Run Day - Long Beach, NY

NOTE: This event has been extended a few days for Veterans Day. It's still not too late to register. We have 20 medals that we will give away to those running in honor of our veterans. Celebrate Running in our 22nd annual WORLD RUN DAY virtual event and earn the medal prized worldwide! That's right, we started the virtual run craze in 1999 in Long Beach, NY to honor our sport. Simply select your favorite run distance and submit your results anytime before the WORLD RUN DAY celebration on November 8th. Your name and result will be listed among other virtual runners. In our 22nd year we also offer a FREE REGISTRATION category - dedicated to the youth of our sport. Register, get your bib, go run and upload your results! We've tried to get as many charities in Long Beach listed this year as possible. Remember to choose which charity your net registration fee (approx. $10) goes to during the registration process. Charities include: Posh Pets Rescue, Long Beach Soup Kitchen, Long Beach Waterfront Warriors, Long Beach Make A Wish, Long Beach VFW Post 1384, Artists in Partnership, Skudin Surf "Surf For All", Long Beach Martin Luther King Center, Long Beach Christmas Angel, St. Mary of The Isle Food Pantry, Long Beach Reach, Long Beach Aware,  Long Beach Catholic Adopt a Student St. Vincent de Paul Long Beach, Long Beach Latino Civic Association, New Life Church of Christ  (These charities were submitted by Long Beach's "I Love Long Beach FB Group" in the order submitted)

PAID REGISTRATION: (Includes WORLD RUN DAY 2020 MEDAL)
Step 1: Register to get your printable World Run Day runner bib number, and invite your friends to join!
Step 2: Run on your own; upload your results. 
Step 3: Post your World Run Day Long Beach selfie to Facebook, Instagram or Twitter using #worldrunday
Step 4: Receive your World Run Day medal by mail after the event (or we may run them to your mailbox to get additional donations).
(Participants are e-mailed a discounted WRD shirt link) 

FREE REGISTRATION: (For new runners and students)  
Step 1: Register to get your printable World Run Day runner bib number, and invite your friends to join!
Step 2: Run on your own; upload your results. 
Step 3: Post your World Run Day selfie to Facebook, Instagram or Twitter using #worldrunday
Medal not included in Free Registration; however participants are e-mailed a discounted WRD shirt link - while shirts last! 

This year, all participants will be supplied with a personalized digital runner bib for printout. Due to the pandemic, you may run your course any time between October 21st and November 8th 2020. While running, we ask that you please observe local social distancing rules in our area. The celebration of results will be posted November 9th. They will include results in multiple distance categories posted by runners not only from Long Beach, but from seven continents world-wide. We urge runners to post running selfies, "celebration" photos, inspirational quotations, and anything that will make this a true CELEBRATION of RUNNING.  Event shirt discounts are available while they last. An historic first edition WORLD RUN DAY medal will also be available, for the first time ever, to all PAID REGISTRATION participants. 
Full Listing of Registration Sites: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, South Africa, Oceana, and Antarctica (and Long Beach!)

We will be posting any World Run Day Restaurant/Bar bargains on this page in the future.
Thank you for your continued support of this event!