Name: Running Is For The Birds - 5K, 10K, Kids Run - Earth Day Celebration
Start: 2026-04-25
End: 2026-04-25
Location: Huntington Beach, California

About the Event

Amigos De Bolsa Chica, in conjunction with Bolsa Chica State Beach is hosting a run/walk/beach cleanup for Earth Day!

Run for the Birds, Run for the Planet, Run for Earth Day at a local 5k/10k near you!

Run and walk along the beach on a flat, fast, and paved course. The event is at Bolsa Chica State Beach, Saturday April 25, 2026 -- all races start at 8:00 AM, but be there beforehand for FREE BEACH PARKING!

You can register to run/walk a Plover Dash 5K, Brown Pelican 10K, Fuzzy Feathers fun run (for the kiddos), 5K Plogging (picking up litter while jogging), 10K Plogging, or a Beach Clean Up with State Beach!

Every participant in the Plover Dash 5K, Brown Pelican 10K, and Plogging events will receive:

🏅 Custom Commemorative Medal – designed exclusively for this event.
👕 Limited-Edition Race Shirt – created by a local artist, featuring a different Bolsa Chica bird each year (a collectible piece of art you’ll want to wear proudly).
📸 Free Race Day Photos – downloadable and shareable, NO hidden costs.
🏆 Overall & Age Group Awards – recognition for top finishers in multiple categories.
⏱️ New & Professional Chip Timing – results automatically synced to Athlinks.
🎪 Finish Line Festival – with vendors, product samples, music, and HB community vibes.

🌴 Race Day Details
📍 Location: Lot 25, Bolsa Chica State Beach
🕖 Check-in: 7:00 AM -
🏁 5K & 10K Start: 8:00 AM
🦜 Kids Fun Run: 9:00 AM

✅ FREE Beach Parking — but we encourage you to go green!
🚲 Bike to the event and enjoy our safe-keeping Bike Valet just steps from the start line.
🎒 Gear Check Available – store your personal items securely while you run.

Fuzzy Feathers Kids Run participants receive commemorative medals & special prizes for their participation

Check in begins at 7am in lot 25 at Bolsa Chica State Beach. 5K and 10K begin at 8am. Kids fun run starts at 9am.

✨ Bonus Highlights

Environmental Impact – proceeds go to educational programs for children, schools, & the public; optional plogging categories combine running with cleanup.
Community Connection – a welcoming event for runners, walkers, families, and volunteers!

Proceeds help the Amigos de Bolsa Chica's (a 501c3 non-profit established in 1976) efforts to offer environmental leadership roles to all by providing community-based education programs centered on the Bolsa Chica that create greater awareness of coastal California's threatened biodiversity.

There is a family friendly expo before and after the race, showing what the Amigos de Bolsa Chica is all about. Look at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve water samples through microscopes, learn about the wetlands and the birds that visit there, and explore what we can do to protect the environment and the wildlife of the wetlands.

Join us this Earth Day — and make your miles matter. 🌎💚

Races Offered

10K Plogging

Apr 25, 2026

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Distance — 10K

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Type — Road running

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08:00

5K Plogging

Apr 25, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Road running

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08:00

Beach Clean up only

Apr 25, 2026

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Distance — Beach Clean up only

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Type — Road running

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08:00

Brown Pelican (10k)

Apr 25, 2026

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Distance — 10K

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Type — Road running

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08:00

Plover Dash (5k)

Apr 25, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Road running

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08:00

Fuzzy Feathers Kids Run

Apr 25, 2026

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Distance — 1K

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Type — Road running

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09:00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for April in Huntington Beach.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 11.2° / 20.0°

wb_sunny 9.5° / 16.8°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 11.0 /

water_drop 71.7%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 11.2° / 20.0°

wb_sunny 9.5° / 16.8°

air 11.0 km/h

water_drop 71.7%

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Huntington Beach is in Orange County in Southern California. Once known as Pacific City, it started as the southern terminus of the Golden West railroad line.

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Running Is For The Birds - 5K, 10K, Kids Run - Earth Day Celebration

About the Event

Amigos De Bolsa Chica, in conjunction with Bolsa Chica State Beach is hosting a run/walk/beach cleanup for Earth Day!

Run for the Birds, Run for the Planet, Run for Earth Day at a local 5k/10k near you!

Run and walk along the beach on a flat, fast, and paved course. The event is at Bolsa Chica State Beach, Saturday April 25, 2026 -- all races start at 8:00 AM, but be there beforehand for FREE BEACH PARKING!

You can register to run/walk a Plover Dash 5K, Brown Pelican 10K, Fuzzy Feathers fun run (for the kiddos), 5K Plogging (picking up litter while jogging), 10K Plogging, or a Beach Clean Up with State Beach!

Every participant in the Plover Dash 5K, Brown Pelican 10K, and Plogging events will receive:

🌴 Race Day Details
📍 Location: Lot 25, Bolsa Chica State Beach
🕖 Check-in: 7:00 AM -
🏁 5K & 10K Start: 8:00 AM
🦜 Kids Fun Run: 9:00 AM

✅ FREE Beach Parking — but we encourage you to go green!
🚲 Bike to the event and enjoy our safe-keeping Bike Valet just steps from the start line.
🎒 Gear Check Available – store your personal items securely while you run.

Fuzzy Feathers Kids Run participants receive commemorative medals & special prizes for their participation

Check in begins at 7am in lot 25 at Bolsa Chica State Beach. 5K and 10K begin at 8am. Kids fun run starts at 9am.