Running: Registration is open for the 16th Annual Village Runner St. Patrick’s Day 5K Run and Community Walk to be held at 8 a.m. Sunday, Mar. 17 in Redondo Beach’s Riviera Village. Following the 5K at 9:30 a.m. will be the kid’s Little Leprechaun Dash for Gold. All participants will receive a St. Patrick’s Day Run t-shirt. There will be age division awards and cash prizes to the top three overall male and female runners in the 5K run. Entry fees are $40 for adults and $35 for kids. Runners can register at villagerunner.com.
Pants Off Racing (“POR”) will be holding a “Sandy Sauté” on Saturday, Mar. 30 in Hermosa Beach. POR provides support directly to families that are impacted with pancreatic cancer. The beach race will be 2 miles beginning at 2 p.m. on the sand just north of the Hermosa Pier. Registration is $25 and available at raceplace.com. For more information, visit pantsoffracing.com.
Beach Volleyball: Prank Monkey begins its Co-Ed 4s volleyball season Tuesday, March 12. Format is best 2-out-of-3 games with six weeks of regular season play and two weeks of playoffs. Teams must have two male players and two female players per team. Registration offered as a team only. Individuals can contact smackfestevents@gmail.com or prankmonkeysports@gmail.com.
Fundraising: Local residents will be running in the 123rd Boston Marathon on Monday April 15 to raise funds for their respective charities. Former El Segundo softball standout Shannon Brooker, now a senior at Boston University, will be sponsored by the Martin Richard Foundation, which was founded by the parents of Martin Richard, an 8-year-old boy who lost his life during the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. Brooker is attempting to reach her fundraising requirement of $7,500. Donations can be made three ways: at the Thursday, March 14 fundraiser at CPK in Manhattan Beach; sending a check to the Martin Richard Foundation (℅ Shannon Brooker); or on her page at crowdrise.com.
Manhattan Beach resident Alan Franz is running to conquer cancer as a member of the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge team. He will be among more than 500 Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge teammates in an effort to raise $6 million for cancer research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. To contribute, visit RunDFMC.org or contact the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge office at (617) 632-1970 or dfmc@dfci.harvard.edu.
Yoga: Yoga on the Octagon at the Redondo Beach Pier is free for all levels. Held Wednesdays 6 – 7 p.m., 500 Fisherman’s Wharf, Redondo Beach (west end of the pier behind Tony’s). Bring a yoga mat, towel and water. Redondopier.com.
Shade Hotel Redondo Beach offers free, all-level yoga on the Aquadeck, Mondays and Wednesdays 7:30-8:30 a.m., weather permitting. Attendees should wear comfortable clothing. Mats are available on a first come, first serve basis. Shade Hotel, 655 N. Harbor Drive, Redondo Beach. Call (310) 921-8940 to reserve your spot. Rb.shadehotel.com.
