Join us for the Third Annual GCVA 5K Run & Walk!
📍 Long Beach, MS
📅 Saturday, November 7
🕖 Registration: 7:00 AM
🏃 5K: 8:00 AM
👟 1 Mile Fun Run: 9:30 AM
🏆 Awards: 10:00 AM
This scenic race begins and ends at beautiful Long Beach Town Green. Enjoy a morning of fitness, community, and celebration as we honor our local veterans.
✨ What to Expect
Age group awards
Overall male & female awards
“Heavy Load” category: Women carry a minimum of 12 lbs and men a minimum of 20 lbs (tactical vest, plates, or rucksack). Top male and female finishers awarded!
Finisher shirts, good food, and post-race celebration at the park!
🎉 Back this year: 1 Mile Fun Run! Perfect for families and those looking for a shorter distance.
❤️ Support Our Veterans
95% of proceeds and donations directly benefit veterans across the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Please consider making an additional donation at checkout—your support makes a difference!
👉 Register today and run for a cause that matters.
Nov 07, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
08:00
$30.00
Nov 07, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
08:00
$30.00
Nov 07, 2026
Distance — 1 Mile Fun Run
Type — Running
09:30
$20.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for November in Long Beach.
Learn more about the host city, Long Beach.
Long Beach is a large port city in Los Angeles County in Southern California. Long Beach has some nice people-gathering amenities and genuine tourist attractions, such as a world-class aquarium and the Queen Mary floating museum/hotel. Special events are also held in the city like the annual Long Beach Grand Prix and the annual Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride event. When compared to other areas like Hollywood, West Hollywood, Santa Monica and West L.A., Long Beach may not always be at the top of someone's tourist visit to the Los Angeles area, but the city draws its fair share of visitors and has proven it can definitely hold its own.
Read more launchOfficial finishing times from previous editions of Gulf Coast Veterans Association 5k Run/Walk + 1 Mile Fun Run.
| Place | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Wesley Pulver | — | |
| 🥈 | Juby Taylor | — | |
| 🥉 | Tyler Waight | — | |
| 4 | Chelsea Salas | — | |
| 5 | Braden Gaskin | — | |
| 6 | Dustin Schmidt | — | |
| 7 | Marcus Peacock | — | |
| 8 | LACEY SEALS | — | |
| 9 | Bob Sandage | — | |
| 10 | Susan LaRosa | — | |
| 11 | Shane Seals | — | |
| 12 | Luke Bawsel | — | |
| 13 | Parker Tuminello | — | |
| 14 | Melvin Smith | — | |
| 15 | Maverick Flanary | — | |
| 16 | Daelyn Wilkinson | — | |
| 17 | Margaret Morvant | — | |
| 18 | Spencer Breland | — | |
| 19 | Grayson May | — | |
| 20 | Aurora Pulver | — | |
| 21 | Chad Lawler | — | |
| 22 | Gabriela Schmidt | — | |
| 23 | Faith Crawford | — | |
| 24 | Clifton Williams | — | |
| 25 | Michelle Shafer | — | |
| 26 | Deborah Jackson | — | |
| 27 | Clyde Thompson | — | |
| 28 | Gabrielle Smith | — | |
| 29 | Brittney Ladner | — | |
| 30 | M. Campos | — | |
| 31 | Elisabeth Munford | — | |
| 32 | Roxann Foley | — | |
| 33 | Tracy Patman | — | |
| 34 | Alicia Fitzgerald | — | |
| 35 | Moises Espinal | — | |
| 36 | Beth Kenworthy | — | |
| 37 | Sara Lindsey | — | |
| 38 | Jason May | — | |
| 39 | Sherry Loba | — | |
| 40 | Paul Collins | — | |
| 41 | Megan Ciota | — | |
| 42 | Kristin May | — | |
| 43 | Gina Campos | — | |
| 44 | Jason Williams | — | |
| 45 | Monica Gallagher | — | |
| 46 | Katie Peterman | — | |
| 47 | Courtney Holland | — | |
| 48 | W. Flanary | — | |
| 49 | Whitney Church | — | |
| 50 | Amanda Sandage | — |
Read what other athletes have to say about their experience at the Gulf Coast Veterans Association 5k Run/Walk + 1 Mile Fun Run.
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