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Countdown to a Wheely Fun Race

Event Description

🐹 The Wheely Fast Hamster Run
5K • 10K • Half Marathon
📍 5400 E Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90803
📅 August 16th
⏰ Start Time: 8:00 AM 5K/10K & 7:00 for the Half Marathon

Get ready to run wheely fast for the smallest, kindest creatures on earth.

Join us on the beautiful Long Beach beach path for a high-energy morning of miles, medals, and the cutest hamsters you’ve ever seen. This special event supports Santa Ana Hamster Rescue, helping provide care, education, and loving homes for rescued hamsters.

Whether you're racing the 5K, 10K, or Half Marathon, your miles will directly support tiny lives that deserve big love.

 
🏁 What You’ll Get
✔️ Professional chip timing
✔️ Free race-day photos
✔️ 3 on-course water stations
✔️ Finisher medals for all participants
✔️ Overall & age group awards
✔️ Giant wheel games for humans (yes, really)
✔️ Hamster care education on-site
✔️ Adoptable hamsters ready to meet you

 
This is a beginner-friendly, stroller-friendly, and dog-friendly beach path course — an easy out-and-back along the coast with ocean views and CaliFlow vibes.

Stick around after your race to:

🐹 Meet adoptable hamsters
🐹 Learn proper hamster care
🐹 Play giant “wheel” games
🐹 Support an incredible rescue mission

Come out, run wheely fast, and be part of something small that makes a big difference.

Because sometimes the tiniest creatures need the biggest hearts.

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About Santa Ana Hamster Rescue

Santa Ana Hamster Rescue is dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating, and rehoming hamsters and other small animals in need. While often overlooked, these tiny animals deserve safe homes, proper care, and the chance to live healthy, happy lives.

The rescue works tirelessly to take in hamsters that have been abandoned, surrendered, or found in unsafe conditions. Each animal receives proper nutrition, veterinary care when needed, and a chance to find a loving forever home.

In addition to rescue and adoption, Santa Ana Hamster Rescue also focuses on education, helping people learn how to properly care for hamsters and other small pets so they can thrive.

Through community support, adoption programs, and educational outreach, the organization is making a big difference for some of the smallest and most vulnerable animals.

By supporting this event, you’re helping give these little creatures a second chance at life.

Adoptable Hammies

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A Race Day That Just Flows

From the moment you arrive, everything feels easy.

Parking is simple — just steps from the start and finish line.
Bib pickup is quick and stress-free on race morning, with friendly, trained staff ready to answer questions and guide you with care.

 

  • Easy Parking Steps from Start Line

  • Stress Free Runner Check In

  • Gear Check


Professional Timing You Can Trust

All CaliFlow Runs events — 50+ races each year — are professionally chip timed, so every mile and every finish is captured with accuracy you can count on.

Your results are available within minutes of crossing the finish line, letting you celebrate your effort in real time. We recognize performance with Overall and Age Group Awards, while making sure every participant earns a finisher medal, because every finish matters here.

This is race-day precision without the pressure — reliable timing, clear results, and recognition for runners of all levels.

Accurate. Timely. Fair.
Because your run deserves to be measured right.

Accuracy You Can Count On

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Your Crew. Your Moment. Captured.

Bring your family and friends — we love a good cheer squad.

We create spectator-friendly viewing areas near the start and finish line so your people can cheer you on, grab photos, and be part of your moment as you cross the line.

You’ll also have two professional photographers on course and at the finish, capturing the real, joyful, gritty, proud moments that make race day unforgettable.

And yes — our photos are always 100% free to download.
No upsells. No packages. No pressure. Ever.

Because those moments belong to you.

We take the chaos out of race day — so you can focus on you, your miles, and your moment.

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Thoughtfully Supported From Start to Finish

Our courses are clearly marked so you’re always on the right path, with signage and guidance throughout the route.

You’ll find multiple water stations on course to keep you hydrated, supported, and moving strong from start to finish.

Everything is designed with intention — so you can run with confidence, stay focused on your effort, and enjoy the experience.

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More than a race. A place you belong.

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CaliFlow Runs = Community

Running doesn’t have to be boring.
Running doesn’t have to be lonely.

At CaliFlow Runs, you belong exactly as you are. This is a place to show up with your people, be supported by your community, and be celebrated every step of the way.

We believe movement is better when it’s shared — when strangers become cheerleaders, finish lines turn into meet-up points, and everyone is rooting for everyone else. No pressure. No judgment. Just good energy and genuine connection.

We honor every accomplishment — your first race, a personal best, a comeback, or simply choosing to move your body and show up for yourself.

This isn’t just a race. It’s a shared experience. A finish line filled with high-fives, cheers, and moments you’ll remember long after race day.

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