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Take part in 50th annual Seaside Beach Run
SEASIDE — It’s time for the
50th annual Seaside Beach
Run on Saturday, July 16.
There are 5K or 10K
beach runs; a timed, compet-
itive 5K Prom Race Walk;
a non-timed 5K Prom Fun
Walk. And be sure to bring
the kids for the free Kids’
Sand Dash and Treasure
Hunt for children under
12 years old. Be a part of
this Seaside tradition, or
just come out to cheer on
our runners, walkers and
dashers.
Meet on the Prom at the
12th Avenue beach access.
After the events, all are
invited to attend an awards
ceremony and free picnic
lunch with food, drinks and
prizes at 11:15 a.m.
Race day registration will
take place from 7 to 8:30
a.m. You can also register
online by visiting athletepath.
com, raceroster.com, run-
signup.com, or active.com
and entering “Seaside Beach
Run” in the search window.
The 5K and 10K beach
runs and the 5K Prom Race
Walk cost $40 each; the 5K
Prom Fun Walk costs $30,
and the Kids’ Sand Dash is
free, though registration is
encouraged. Adult regis-
trations include a souvenir
event T-shirt as supplies last;
child T-shirts are available
for purchase separately.
The 5K Prom Race Walk
begins at 8:45 a.m. The 5K
Prom Fun Walk begins at
8:50 a.m. The 5K and 10K
runners will be escorted to
the starting line for instruc-
tion, and then those races
will begin at 9 a.m. The
PHOTO BY DAMIAN MULINIX
PHOTO BY DAMIAN MULINIX
Runners in the 5K race head south along the Seaside shore
during the 2014 Seaside Beach Run.
The Seaside Beach Run started in 1966 and is celebrating its
50th annual race on Saturday, July 16.
Kids’ Sand Dash starts at
10:30 a.m. followed by the
Treasure Hunt at 10:45 a.m.
The Seaside Beach
Run is a charity event that
encourages fi tness, promotes
community spirit, showcases
the North Oregon Coast,
and benefi ts local children.
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The annual event is pro-
duced by Fit To Be Teens,
Inc., a nonprofi t charitable
organization. Net proceeds
of all of Fit To Be Teens,
Inc. charitable events go to
provide fi tness opportunities
for Clatsop County middle
and high school students.
Since 2010, the Seaside
Beach Run has helped to
provide more than 200 free
youth gym memberships to
Clatsop County middle and
high school students.
The race was started in
1966 by local lifeguards
Ralph and Betty Davis.
Forty-four runners partici-
pated in an 8-mile run from
the Turnaround south to
the Cove, north to Gearhart
PHOTO BY DAMIAN MULINIX
The races on the beach start at the Prom and 12th Avenue
beach access in downtown Seaside.
Beach before returning to
the Turnaround. The beach
run has grown and shrank
over the years, boasting
1,200 runners in 1978 but
only 59 in 1989 and very
low numbers a decade later.
First held in August, the run
was moved to July to elimi-
nate a confl ict with Hood to
Coast, which concludes in
Seaside.
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