It was heartwarming to see so many MB10kers for the Special Edition of the race in October, whether they were running locally as a family team or all the way from Bahrain and we are thankful for all of you!
Message From MB10k Race Director, Rachel Judson
The MB10k was founded on promoting health and fitness in 1978. That passion has inspired our volunteer organized race for 43 years, and we love the stories that many of our over 1,400 'Run Your Own Race' participants shared with us this year. From little Belmont, Michigan to Bahrain, from toddlers to seniors, to first timers to 43 year finishers, thank you for sharing your stories. We learned our beach reaches far beyond the sand in 90266. Reminiscing about years prior, and hearing what a special place the MB10k holds in the hearts of many, makes all the hours we as volunteers put into the race worth every second. Know our plan is to be back as both a live and “virtual” event for the years to come. Be ready to lace up one way or another in 2021!
10 Days of 10k Is Going Strong!
While registration has closed for this year’s Special Edition of the Manhattan Beach 10k, we are in the midst of our 10 days of 10k! It has been such a treat to see runners and walkers, like this father-son family team pictured above, from near and far finding creative ways to make the race their own.
10 Days of 10k Is Here
The time has come for you to Run Your Own Race for the 43rd Annual Manhattan Beach 10k! You are in control and get to tailor it for yourself - your course, your way, your time. We are excited to see all the places you run or walk for this Special Edition. Give us a shout on social and let us know what your plans are, tag us with #runyourownrace, for any family teams be sure to use #familyteam.
MB10k | 3 Booster Clubs You Help Support
Your Dollars At Work
Since the beginning of its existence in 1978, the profits from the Manhattan Beach 10k have been and continue to be directly returned to the community in the form of:
Various health & fitness enhancements to the recreation facilities of local schools & parks.
Scholarships to Manhattan Beach high school seniors.
Of recent those donations surpass $560,000!
Some past projects the race has contributed to:
Mira Costa Track refurbishing
Yearly donations (in the thousands of dollars) to the Mira Costa High School Choir Boosters who provide us with traffic control & water station volunteers
Yearly donations to Mira Costa Drama Boosters, Sandpipers and Mira Costa Cheer who provide us with finish line support, t-shirt distribution & course entertainment, respectively
$11,000 exercise facility at the Manhattan Beach Middle School
The climbing wall at Manhattan Heights Park
The par course at the Strand and 26th. Greenbelt near Manhattan Beach Blvd. & at Polliwog Park
Strand mile markers
Play structure at Polliwog Park
Artificial turf at AYSO field on Marine
When you sign up for the race on RaceWire, you have the option of making a $5 donation to any/all of the following three booster clubs if you are so inclined.
Mira Costa Drama/Tech Boosters
“The Mira Costa Drama/Tech Boosters have been supporting the MB10k during the pre-dawn hours of route marking and t-shirt distribution for several years now. In addition to staffing our booths at the Hometown Fair, we have 15 parent volunteers helping out with the race and they always have a great time with the entire 10k staff and committee members!”
Kathie Papera
Mira Costa High School Drama/Tech Booster President
Virtual Shows
The Drama/Tech Boosters have two virtual show coming up and they’d appreciate your support:
The Brothers Grimm Spetaculathon: November 6th, 12th, and 14th
Spoon River: November 7th, 13th, and 14th
Tickets will go on sale mid October here: https://www.miracostadramaboosters.org/
Mira Costa Choir
For the past several years the Mira Costa Choir has sung the National Anthem prior to the start of each race. While we won’t get to hear them live this year, they have recorded a beautiful version that we can all still enjoy! Over the past three weeks, students each recorded their choir part for the National Anthem. They rehearsed it online (with students only hearing themselves over Zoom). Please click on the video above to give it a listen.
“Our choirs are much more exciting in person, but I'm proud to submit this {video} as a result of our first efforts teaching the students how to make decent recordings of themselves at home, that can be combined into a virtual choir. I hope the runners enjoy this unique version of the National Anthem. It's become a very special tradition for us.”
Mark McCormick
If you’d like to help the choir with their programs, you can make a donation to do so by clicking the button below.
Mira Costa Cross Country
This year we are so very grateful to the Mira Costa Cross Country team and the MB | X Foundation. For a $5 fee, a runner on the team will personally deliver your MB10k race shirt and bib to your doorstep, if you live in the following cities: Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, El Segundo, PV and Torrance. To sign up for this service or to have them shipped to you, click the blue button below.
Register Today For The MB10k
Our 10 days of 10k will be taking place from October 1 through October 10 where you get to Run Your Own Race. Online registration is open now through October 2 @ 11:59pm, you can register by clicking the blue button below. Included with your registration is our white race tee offered in short or long sleeve and your race bib. When you sign up on RaceWire, you will have the opportunity to choose the sleeve length.
In-Person Race Tee & Bib Pickup
Village Runner
1840 N Sepulveda Bl, Manhattan Beach
Open daily 11am-6pm
1st Wave
- If you registered before 9/22 @ 11:59pm
- Pick up your bib number and t-shirt 9/29-10/13*2nd Wave
- Register 9/23-10/2 @ 11:59pm
- Pick up your bib number and t-shirt 10/6-10/13*
*Race t-shirts will not be available after 10/13
THE MB10K IS A NON-PROFIT EVENT AND THE PROCEEDS ARE DONATED TO COMMUNITY FITNESS RELATED CAUSES & SCHOLARSHIPS. THE RACE COMMITTEE ORGANIZERS AND RACE STAFF ARE VOLUNTEERS.
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Images: MB10k, John Post Gallery, Mira Costa Drama/Tech Boosters
The Latest MB10k Happenings!
Who's In For The Special Edition MB10k?
For 42 years the volunteer organized and staffed MB10k has given its profits back to the community which we will continue to do. Also, for this Special Edition event we want to give special recognition to those who love and support this community tradition. When you register for the 2020 race your name will be added to the Who’s In page of our website to show your support, and it will also be on social media. The world will know you and yours were part of our “Run Your Own Race” event.
Run Your Own Race: 10 Days of 10k!
We are super excited to hear how you will make this 2020 Special Edition MB10k special to you and yours! Will you do the official current course? What about doing it in reverse? The Old Pier Finish Course? Mix it up and do 5k on the sand and 5k on The Strand? Go for a big challenge and run a 10k in the soft sand? Run while you're up at your vacation home in Mammoth, or from where you now reside in Arizona? Do a sunset run? How about for our International friends: will Windsor Palace and Big Ben be the course for you this year? Perhaps you're more into a family affair and are going to walk 1k a day for 10 days with your young kids? The possibilities are endless!! Please send us an email and tell us your plans and don’t forget to share your pics on social media and tag us.
Registration For The MB10k Is Now Open!
Registration for the Special Edition “Run Your Own Race” is open. Please note that registration will be online only via our homepage at mb10k.com. $25 per entry - all ages. We are giving you 10 days of the 10k, spreading out the time you can complete the race in whatever fashion suits you, from October 1 through October 10, 2020. More information on this will be coming in future newsletters. Click the button below to sign up and get ready to lace up and run your own race!
Say Hello To The 2020 MB10k Race Shirt
The Manhattan Beach 10k has been passionate about health and fitness since it was founded during the running boom of 1978! We have 42 years of history to reminisce and celebrate, the excitement of a 2020 Special Edition Race, and look forward to the years ahead. With this in mind, our MB10k race shirt is ‘throwback nouveau’ combining the design of 1982 with an updated logo for 2020.
MB10k | Virtual Reality
We Are Going Virtual
Due to regulations, the Manhattan Beach 10k is going virtual in 2020. Join us for this “Special Edition” event that will overlap October 3, 2020 with several days to participate virtually. While it will be different than our prior 42 years, this year’s virtual 10k will remain true to our love and support of the community and good fitness-based fun! More details will become available late-summer 2020. Please visit our website, join our mailing list, and follow us on social media for updates as we plan this exciting one-of-a-kind MB10k! Your continued support is greatly appreciated.
Show Some Local Love
Now is more important than ever to show our support to our sponsors of the MB10k. All of them generously give back to our race and our community and many of them are small businesses who need us in order to thrive.
Village Runner Virtual 4th of July 5k
Our friends at the Village Runner are taking their 4th of July race virtual as well. You can run or walk a 5k or have your littles do the Firecracker Dash on or around the 4th. Packet pickup is taking place June 24-July 3 at their new Redondo location from 11am-6pm.
255 Avenida Del Norte
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
310.375.2626
A portion of the race proceeds are donated to the Redondo Beach Educational Foundation. You can register by clicking the button below.
THE MB10K IS A NON-PROFIT EVENT AND THE PROCEEDS ARE DONATED TO COMMUNITY FITNESS RELATED CAUSES & SCHOLARSHIPS. THE RACE COMMITTEE ORGANIZERS AND RACE STAFF ARE VOLUNTEERS.
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MB10k 1 Day Flash Sale Postponement
March 15 Flash Sale Postponement
We are helping to spread the word that our friends at Village Runner have canceled this Sunday's, St. Paddy's run. Please see their website for more info.
In light of this, the Manhattan Beach 10k Race Committee is postponing our scheduled 1 Day Flash Sale. We promise to keep you informed of when we reschedule it and plan to make it even better! Take care and be well.
The MB10k is a non-profit event and the proceeds are donated to community fitness related causes & scholarships. The race committee organizers and race staff are volunteers.
WE'LL SEE YOU AT THE STARTING LINE ON OCTOBER 3, 2020!
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MB10k 1 Day Flash Sale
March 15 Is Your Lucky Day
Back by popular demand, we are having a 1-Day Flash Sale for our 2020 race! Take advantage of our BEST pricing on March 15, via our homepage www.mb10k.com, to sign up for the 43rd Annual Manhattan Beach 10k. Miss this sale and you'll pay more when registration opens again on July 1. As an added perk, you’ll be guaranteed your finisher tee in the size and style of your choosing. Only credit cards will be accepted at this time, with processing fees applied.
We will once again have a booth at the Village Runner St. Patrick’s Day 5k, so stop by for some information and fun, but no race sign ups will take place here.
Race Pricing For The 1-Day Flash Sale* :
$30/ages 15+
$25/ages 0-14
*+ processing fee & guaranteed t-shirt size/style
Village Runner St. Patrick’s Day 5k
If you haven’t registered for their annual run/walk/kids dash on March 15 in the Riviera Village of Redondo Beach, please click here to do so! Online registration closes on March 12, 2020 at 11:59 pm, or you can sign up in their Redondo and Manhattan Beach stores.
THE MB10K IS A NON-PROFIT EVENT AND THE PROCEEDS ARE DONATED TO COMMUNITY FITNESS-RELATED CAUSES & SCHOLARSHIPS. THE RACE COMMITTEE ORGANIZERS AND RACE STAFF ARE VOLUNTEERS.
WE'LL SEE YOU AT THE STARTING LINE ON OCTOBER 3, 2020!
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