06Dec
Half Marathon
Running
- Distance
- 13.1 Miles
- Start time
- 07:00
- Entry fee
- $44.99
Merry Miles- 5K, 10K, and Half Marathon by Califlow Runs
Long Beach,
California,
United States
25 days left
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Date
06 Dec, 2026
Races
3 distances
Entry fee
$38.99 – $44.99
Runner rating
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Website
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Merry Miles- 5K, 10K, and Half Marathon by Califlow Runs
About the event
🎅 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
Races offered
06Dec
10K
Running
- Distance
- 6.2 Miles
- Start time
- 08:00
- Entry fee
- $38.99
06Dec
5K
Running
- Distance
- 3.1 Miles
- Start time
- 08:00
- Entry fee
- $38.99
Weather history
3-year monthly averages for December in Long Beach.
Temperature10.1° / 18.9°
Feels like8.3° / 17.5°
Sunshine hours7h 53m
Rainfall2.4 mm
Snowfall—
Wind6.3 km/h (Light breeze)
Humidity74.6%
Max UV indexLow (2.0)
Sweat lossLow
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise07:49
Sunset17:46
About Long Beach
Learn more about the host city, Long Beach.
Long Beach is a large port city in Los Angeles County in Southern California. With a population of 462,257 as of 2010, it is the second-largest city in greater Los Angeles as well as the seventh-largest city in the state of California.
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Race results
Official finishing times from previous editions of Merry Miles- 5K, 10K, and Half Marathon by Califlow Runs.
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Michael Ekema | — |
| 🥈 | Talita Lopes | — |
| 🥉 | Michael Chavez | — |
| 4 | David Hernandez | — |
| 5 | Kalina Gamez | — |
| 6 | John Ansorge | — |
| 7 | Steven Boucher | — |
| 8 | Vivian Enriquez | — |
| 9 | Daniel Bressler | — |
| 10 | Tristan Nunez | — |
| 11 | Dimetri Hawkins | — |
| 12 | Christopher Hernandez | — |
| 13 | Jason Whitaker | — |
| 14 | Napoleon Dinh | — |
| 15 | Alejandra Rivera | — |
| 16 | Eddie Nunez | — |
| 17 | Sonia Hernandez | — |
| 18 | Araceli Rodriguez Nunez | — |
| 19 | Alejandro Nunez | — |
| 20 | Ethan Nunez | — |
| 21 | Jazmon Wedlow | — |
| 22 | Adriana Giraldo | — |
| 23 | megan cooper | — |
| 24 | Jesus Rios | — |
| 25 | David Plancarte | — |
| 26 | Stephen Evans | — |
| 27 | Jordan Murphree | — |
| 28 | Alberto Mancillas | — |
| 29 | Jose J Lopez | — |
| 30 | Efren Lopez | — |
| 31 | Leah Rios | — |
| 32 | Nikolas Chamberlin | — |
| 33 | Sidney Vong | — |
| 34 | Janelle Marin | — |
| 35 | Oscar Leonardo-Oseguera | — |
| 36 | Vincent Vu | — |
| 37 | Guillermo Aguilar | — |
| 38 | Jessy Mejia | — |
| 39 | NhuTracie Nguyen | — |
| 40 | Tanya Palacios | — |
| 41 | ashley rodriguez | — |
| 42 | Jose Garcia | — |
| 43 | Brianna Braham | — |
| 44 | Kezia Chamberlin | — |
| 45 | Daisy Sanchez | — |
| 46 | Sri G | — |
| 47 | Nichol Maestas | — |
| 48 | Chelsea Garcia | — |
| 49 | Arizbeth Garcia | — |
| 50 | Nga Truong | — |
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | George Acosta | — |
| 🥈 | Nicolas Losee | — |
| 🥉 | Ashlyn Moore | — |
| 4 | Dean Quady | — |
| 5 | Tristen Vazquez | — |
| 6 | Michael Glidewell | — |
| 7 | Jessica Thompson | — |
| 8 | Robert Manon | — |
| 9 | Daniel Acosta | — |
| 10 | Vicente Ruiz | — |
| 11 | Gary Renderos | — |
| 12 | Carl Primavera | — |
| 13 | Ronaldo Gutiérrez | — |
| 14 | Felipe Zamorano | — |
| 15 | Eric Palomares | — |
| 16 | Erika Sanchez | — |
| 17 | Ana Cecilia Montes Chiarelli | — |
| 18 | Joseph Pellegrini | — |
| 19 | Hector Sideos | — |
| 20 | Cristina Meyer | — |
| 21 | TAYLOR Gunn | — |
| 22 | Tiffany Nguyen | — |
| 23 | Sofia Gallardo | — |
| 24 | Melissa Lara | — |
| 25 | Cesar Ascencio | — |
| 26 | Brenna Shaw | — |
| 27 | Beatriz Batres | — |
| 28 | Alan Navarro | — |
| 29 | Luis Espada | — |
| 30 | Sofia Campos | — |
| 31 | Elizabeth Wehrheim | — |
| 32 | Megan Kelly | — |
| 33 | Diana Tran | — |
| 34 | Anonymous Anonymous | — |
| 35 | Kevin Cortez | — |
| 36 | Jason Peppas | — |
| 37 | Mendy Peppas | — |
| 38 | Anonymous Anonymous | — |
| 39 | Rory Cole | — |
| 40 | Konstantin Haberle | — |
| 41 | Anonymous Unknown | — |
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Verena Haberle | — |
| 🥈 | Marcelo Caliani | — |
| 🥉 | Kaylin Espinoza | — |
| 4 | Ekaterina Ilina | — |
| 5 | Elida Erazo | — |
| 6 | Hailey Rivera | — |
| 7 | Crystal Marrero | — |
| 8 | Mathilda Bukovec | — |
| 9 | Anthony Chapa | — |
| 10 | Kennedy Rivera | — |
| 11 | Zechariah Arellano | — |
| 12 | Dana Valenzuela | — |
| 13 | Samantha Cordova | — |
| 14 | Scott Maynard | — |
| 15 | Mackenzie Chang | — |
| 16 | Liis-Marleen Verilaskja | — |
| 17 | Lanell Berry | — |
| 18 | Hyun Uk Seon | — |
| 19 | Alex Maida | — |
| 20 | Cynthia Garcia | — |
| 21 | Kristen Bengo | — |
| 22 | Cesar Corona | — |
| 23 | Rosario Garcia | — |
| 24 | Dakarai Jones | — |
| 25 | Sara Silva | — |
| 26 | DALENA Tran | — |
| 27 | Patrick Villanueva | — |
| 28 | Stephanie Galindo | — |
| 29 | Jaylan Sanchez | — |
| 30 | Ashley Cordova | — |
| 31 | TJ Kim | — |
| 32 | Maria Gonzalez | — |
| 33 | Fischer Lambert | — |
| 34 | Ryan Sundlie | — |
| 35 | Adriana Urzua | — |
| 36 | Stephanie Frank | — |
| 37 | Sachin Thatte | — |
| 38 | Sambath Gnim | — |
| 39 | Linda Kang | — |
| 40 | S. Gathright | — |
| 41 | Michael Gathright | — |
| 42 | Anonymous Anonymous | — |
| 43 | Ariana Carmond | — |
| 44 | Diana Hernandez | — |
| 45 | Sam Thatte | — |
| 46 | Kalpana Thatte | — |
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