Through The Years Of The MB10k

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Who knew in 1978 the Manhattan Beach 10k would become such a long lasting, beloved community event?! The history of this race is scattered between local newspaper archives, social media, personal scrapbooks, random boxes in storage, framed on walls or even sewn into quilts. We'd love your help in creating this page so we can celebrate the MB10k this year and into eternity!

Please send us an email, info@mb10k.com, with your photos and stories to share on this page, on social and maybe even in our newsletter. Thank you!

We’ll kick things off with this highlight video from the 2013 race! Click the button to watch.

2013 MB10k Race Highlights

Manhattan Beach 10K Run 2016 ©John Post

Memory Lane

Race Tees Quilt

Caren W.’s story: “I actually made a quilt out of a bunch of my race tees and a bunch of the squares are 10k shirts.”

1980 MB10k

Cindy G. with her dad and brother.

Major

Major A.’s story, “The first MB10k was the only time I ever broke 40 minutes. As you can see I ran with both my daughters (Michele and Brittany) several times. I am a PIER group participate even now.”

Santhosh K's Story

“We moved here 3 years back, and ever since I've run the MB10k. And this is the ONLY 10k i'm running…More than my neighborhood race, it's one of the best organized races I've seen across SoCal. Not to mention the effort level with the climb we have from Aviation-Marine towards the Strand. I value the unique t-shirt finishers get! This is my 4th year and unfortunately it's gonna be a virtual one. But i'm very happy to race again, for the neighborhood and wishing all the best to the organizers.”

Danika & Michael Allmon

My daughter, Danika, began running at about age 5 (with her first MB 10k). From there to becoming an “extreme” athlete - running, swimming, biking, etc for hours at a time (running or biking from MB past downtown LA at times)

Her first MB10k was with me and a friend of mine. We would “run the shade” and “walk the sun” to finish that distance. As we passed crowds, we would lift her by her arms and she would “run in the air”. At about age 12 or so she asked to run the track with me (I was a sprinter in high school so I thought that this would be a fun project where I could “let her win”) The first lap out she took off and I had no chance of even coming close to catching her. So, she then said “Let’s do that again Dad, and this time you try!” As a Mira Costa freshman she got close to an overall school record as a sprinter, I didn’t feel so bad then!

Danika was one of the only women to ever be “shirted” with the Manhattan Beach “Wall-nuts” club shirt as Danika joined us on several of our runs.

Very sadly, we lost Danika recently to what her cardiologist called a “storm of illnesses & conditions”.

I miss and love you continuously, Danika!

Dad Mike

Kim M.

My daughter, Laura, made this quilt for her dad, John Mack (a PIER runner)!

Announcer Susie's granddaughter

Londsey W. at the 2019 MB10k in a vintage 1983 Finisher Tee.

Anne S.

1988 My mom and I... she eventually retired from running the race and would camp out at 27th and Valley and would cheer ‘looking good’! 🤣

Anne S.

My mom is Mary G. and the mom/daughter ahead of her on the strand is Dana H. and her mom.