Sat, Oct 10, 2026
Long Beach, CA
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This is a charity race tied to the National MPS Society, organized by a pair of Long Beach locals who host it as a community fundraiser for rare disease awareness. The course runs along the beach, and the morning is built around more than just the run itself, with pre-race entertainment and a beachside picnic lunch after the finish.
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Going by the 2025 results, this is a small, friendly field, with a competitive front end and a big recreational middle.
5K · 2025 results
Top 3: Jordan Brambila (21:47) · Adam Wiaktor (21:56) · Tracy Towns (22:07)
The Long Beach Race for Rare 5K Run & Walk Event has been held every year since at least 2022. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
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How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Jul 27, 2026.
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Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 37:31, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:03:44, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.
It is a small race (82 finishers), which is friendlier and less intimidating than a big-city event, though the field thins out. There is no qualifying time, and the finish-time spread above shows how varied the field really is. If it is your first 5K, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The 5K winner ran 21:47 while the median finisher took 37:31. That spread points to a mixed field, with a competitive front and a big recreational middle.
Join a local run club. Long Beach Run Club, Long Beach Running Club, Long Beach Frontrunners and others in Long Beach welcome runners of all paces, and a weekly group run is the most reliable way to hold a training block together.
