Merry Miles- Naughty or Nice Run 5K, 10K, and Half Marathon

🎅 Merry Miles: Naughty or Nice Christmas Run
📅 Sunday, December 14, 2025
📍 Alamitos Beach – 780 E Shoreline Dr, Long Beach, CA 90802

 
🎄 Run for a Cause, Give from the Heart — This Time for Our Furry Friends!

Are you on the Naughty List or the Nice List this year? 😇😈
Either way, grab your Santa hats, elf ears, or that questionable holiday sweater and come jingle those miles at the Merry Miles: Naughty or Nice Run!

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
🏅  Naughty or Nice finisher medals — which one will you earn?
🎅 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
🐕 Pet donation display + “Wall of Giving” photo backdrop
🌊 Stunning Queen Mary views along the shoreline

 
🕒 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 custom 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
Free street parking available.
Beach lot parking is $2/hour starting at 8 AM (use Passport app or pay stations).

 
📸 Finish-Line Fun
Between the Naughty & Nice Finish Arch, Santa’s Candy Cane Wall, and Elfie Stations, you’ll need your camera ready — or just keep smiling, our photographers have you covered!

 
🐾 Pet Drive Details
Donation items for the Long Beach Animal Shelter:

Dog & cat food (dry or canned)
Treats, blankets, towels
Toys, leashes, cleaning supplies

All donations will be collected at check-in and displayed at the Wall of Giving to celebrate our community’s generosity and big holiday hearts. ❤️