by Garth Meyer
A new course and added festivities afterward highlight the 45th running of the Redondo Beach Super Bowl 10k/5k Sunday morning.
The annual Chamber of Commerce event debuts a route up and down the Esplanade in 2023, instead of the previous course along Catalina Avenue.
“This gives runners the opportunity for an ocean view for a much longer period of time,” said Bibi Goldstein, Chamber of Commerce board member and event chair for the third year.
After the race, new for this year will be a stage with a live band by the beer garden in Seaside Lagoon, along with breakfast burritos for sale from Good Stuff.
“We’re creating an atmosphere which makes people want to hang out,” said Goldstein. “We’ve had situations where people haven’t stuck around. We wanted to create more of a community-feel.”
A total of 4,300 participants were registered as of Monday. Organizers expect 6,000-plus runners/walkers/stroller-pushers this year, as the event builds back toward the pre-pandemic highs in the 8,000s.
The event features age division awards and a costume contest presented by King Harbor Association.
The easiest way to register, Goldstein said, is to go to Redondo10k.com. A health and fitness expo will begin the day before in the Seaside Lagoon parking lot at which people may pick up their race package.
Registration on the day of is available too.
While more parking will now be open along Catalina, due to the new race course, organizers encourage participants to ride bikes to the race start, or take a rideshare or taxi.
Cost to register is $55 for the 10k or 5k, or $80 for both; $55 for the baby buggy 10k and $30 for the kids 1k fun run.
The first race is the kids 1k at 7 a.m., followed by the 10k at 7:30, the baby-buggy at 8:15 and the 5k at 8:30.
A virtual run is also an option for those who would like to avoid the crowd.
This year’s T-shirt features a design brought back from 1996: a simple 10k/5k front graphic in red and black on a yellow shirt.
The band to play at Seaside Lagoon is Radio Royalty, an all-female ‘80s act from Orange County.
“I can’t over-emphasize how much this is a community event,” said Goldstein. ER
