Name: Polar Bear Run 5K, 10K, and Half Marathon by Califlow Runs
Start: 2027-01-23
End: 2027-01-23
Location: Long Beach

About the Event

🐻‍❄️ Polar Bear Run
5K • 10K • Half Marathon
📍 Long Beach, CA
📅 January 18, 2026

Brace yourself for crisp air, cool miles, and that brrr-but-worth-it January energy. The Polar Bear Run is a winter tradition for runners who don’t hibernate — they layer up, show up, and earn their miles the cold way. ❄️

Cold mornings. Clear skies. Strong strides. This is winter running at its best.

❄️ What’s Included
✔ Professional Chip Timing for accurate results
📸 Free Race Photos – download and share your frosty finish
🎖️ Finisher Medal for All Participants
🏆 Overall & Age Group Awards
💧 Three On-Course Water Stations
🎉 Finish Line Party with music and high vibes

🧤 Who Can Participate?
All are welcome — runners, walkers, stroller athletes, and all paces.
Whether you’re chasing a PR or just chasing warmth at the finish line, this run is for you.

🕒 Bib Pick-Up & Start Times
Bib Pick-Up/ Same Day Registration:
6:00 AM – 7:30 AM
📍 Race Ready Athletics Tent

Start Times:
🏁 Half Marathon – 7:00 AM
🏁 5K & 10K – 7:30 AM

📍 Start Location
5400 E Ocean Blvd
Long Beach, CA 90803

🚗 Parking
• Free street parking available
• Beach lot parking available for $2.00 per hour (pay at machines)

🏆 Awards
Top 3 Overall Men & Women in each distance

🎤 Podium Ceremonies:
Overall Winners : 9:15 AM

Races Offered

Half Marathon

Jan 23, 2027

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Distance — 13.1 Miles

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Type — Running

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07:00

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$48.99

10K

Jan 23, 2027

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Distance — 6.2 Miles

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Type — Running

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07:30

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$42.99

5K

Jan 23, 2027

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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Type — Running

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07:30

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$38.99

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for January in Long Beach.

thermostat Temperature

7.8° / 16.7°

wb_sunny Feels like

5.0° / 14.5°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

8h 32m

water_drop Avg rainfall

3.4 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

8.7 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

71.5%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:55

nightlight Sunset

18:07

About Long Beach

Learn more about the host city, Long Beach.

Long Beach is a large port city in Los Angeles County in Southern California. With a population of 462,257 as of 2010, it is the second-largest city in greater Los Angeles as well as the seventh-largest city in the state of California.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Polar Bear Run 5K, 10K, and Half Marathon by Califlow Runs.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Aaron Kraus	M	14	Bethlehem, PA	—
🥈	Gil Martinez	M	30	Bell Gardens, CA	—
🥉	Emily Kraus	F	47	Bethlehem, PA	—
4	Victor Rodriguez	M	30	—	—
5	B. Kraus	M	9	Bethlehem, PA	—
6	Daniel Kraus	M	46	Bethlehem, PA	—
7	CASEY ENGLE	M	34	Bergen, NY	—
8	Ryan Herd	M	53	Pompton Plains, NJ	—
9	Ethan Tram	M	21	Thornton, CO	—
10	Christopher Stelly	M	14	Los Angeles, CA	—
11	Zoe Braggs	F	20	Orange, CA	—
12	Emily Fick	F	20	Orange, CA	—
13	shinan li	F	35	Arcadia, CA	—
14	Natalie Madrigal	F	22	Fontana, CA	—
15	Bianca Casas	F	19	Glendora, CA	—
16	Arianna Pacheco	F	20	Claremont, CA	—
17	Nataly Salas	F	32	Carson, CA	—
18	Karla Diego	M	23	—	—
19	Dorjzovd Nyamdorj	M	30	Los Angeles, CA	—
20	Brian Link	M	45	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	—
21	Ella Padrnos	F	18	Parker, CO	—
22	Julia Gaspari	F	21	Foothill Ranch, CA	—
23	Daniel Gutierrez	M	27	Lakewood, CA	—
24	Lisa Vore	F	61	—	—
25	Sidney Vong	F	49	Long Beach, CA	—
26	Meghana G	F	18	Irvine, CA	—
27	Tania Diego	F	31	Long Beach, CA	—
28	jun guo	F	60	Arcadia, CA	—
29	Cynthia Andrade	M	27	Ontario, CA	—
30	Haley Torres Gutierrez	F	27	Lakewood, CA	—
31	Hammad Ghanchi	M	36	Chatsworth, CA	—
32	Terry Trank	F	71	Irvine, CA	—
33	Gabriel Pires	M	25	Anaheim, CA	—
34	Jonathan Salcedo	M	28	Burbank, CA	—
35	Sylvia Raygoza	F	60	Downey, CA	—
36	Mohammad Ghanchi	M	30	Chatsworth, CA	—
37	Sri G	M	50	Irvine, CA	—
38	Yan Guo	F	61	Irvine, CA	—
39	alondra patino	F	22	Santa Ana, CA	—
40	James Shetler	M	33	Tujunga, CA	—
41	George Mandujano	M	41	El Monte, CA	—
42	Kunal Dalal	M	44	Long Beach, CA	—
43	Paul Heran	M	76	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	—
44	Samantha Martínez	F	32	Upland, CA	—
45	Tumendemberel Regzen	F	49	Los Angeles, CA	—
46	Monica Venegas	F	31	Wilmington, CA	—
47	Dhanyaa Anbalagan	F	23	Irvine, CA	—
48	Sharon Martinez	F	65	Glendora, CA	—
49	Jesus Gonzalez	M	31	Inglewood, CA	—
50	Celia Rammel	F	20	Orange, CA	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Virginia Kraus	F	16	Bethlehem, PA	—
🥈	Christian-Michael Hogan	M	30	Lakewood, CA	—
🥉	Daniel Solis	M	38	CHINO HILLS, CA	—
4	Andrew Christiansen	M	31	Whittier, CA	—
5	Wes Kriesel	M	54	Pomona, CA	—
6	Anonymous Anonymous	F	46	—	—
7	Charles Fields	M	50	Long Beach, CA	—
8	Hannah Byrne	F	23	Huntington Beach, CA	—
9	Alex Hong	M	47	Fullerton, CA	—
10	Star Mireles	F	29	Los Angeles, CA	—
11	Carlos Clark	M	38	Ontario, CA	—
12	Claudia Bustillos	F	52	Corona, CA	—
13	Vanessa Garcia	F	30	Perris, CA	—
14	ANGELA ORTIZ	F	29	Long Beach, CA	—
15	Michelle Conover	F	52	Woodland Hills, CA	—
16	HayJung Na	F	49	Santa Monica, CA	—
17	Tye Patchana	M	39	Riverside, CA	—
18	Kimberly Plascencia	F	26	Huntington Park, CA	—
19	Amara Saldana	F	23	Long Beach, CA	—
20	Mark Skidmore	M	63	Los Angeles, CA	—
21	Alex Roberts	M	38	Placentia, CA	—
22	Donald Roberts	M	71	Placentia, CA	—
23	SeoYoung Lim	F	20	Santa Monica, CA	—
24	Susan Cully	F	71	Long Beach, CA	—
25	Lori Erbeznik	F	65	Long Beach, CA	—
26	Edgar Taracena	M	58	Gardena, CA	—
27	Kriss Taracena	M	28	Gardena, CA	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Katherine Tighe	F	26	Pasadena, CA	—
🥈	Samuel Wong	M	25	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	—
🥉	Ole Arne Eiksund	M	57	Oslo	—
4	eric Chang	M	39	Arcadia, CA	—
5	Bryan Sanchez	M	28	Bell Gardens, CA	—
6	Robert Manon	M	55	Chino, CA	—
7	Daniel Galvan	M	36	Santa Maria, CA	—
8	Dustin Klein	M	36	Des Moines, IA	—
9	T. Tsay	M	12	Los Angeles, CA	—
10	Christopher Peralta	M	26	Ontario, CA	—
11	Mark Wilson	M	62	Memphis, TN	—
12	Tomas Svoboda	M	37	Brno	—
13	Ayrton Holguin	M	13	Los Angeles, CA	—
14	R. Srivastava	M	12	Los Angeles, CA	—
15	Bernardo Peralta	M	30	Lemoore, CA	—
16	Rachelle Peralta	F	33	Lemoore, CA	—
17	Lindsay Moore	F	25	Chicago, IL	—
18	A. Anderson	M	12	Los Angeles, CA	—
19	Devin Valencia	M	14	Baldwin Park, CA	—
20	John Kurka	M	47	Glendora, CA	—
21	Glenn Villanea	M	48	Anaheim, CA	—
22	Josh Hidalgo	—	36	San Bernardino, CA	—
23	Melanie Mayer	F	46	Ludwigsburg, BW	—
24	Alan Mauricio	M	22	South Gate, CA	—
25	CAROLYN KIPPER	F	40	San Clemente, CA	—
26	Alicia Asgari	F	41	San Clemente, CA	—
27	Carol Vasquez	F	39	Lakewood, CA	—
28	Sofia Granata	F	13	Los Angeles, CA	—
29	Dashiell Taupier-Shevloff	M	13	Los Angeles, CA	—
30	David Semerad	M	37	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	—
31	Rigoberto Raygoza	M	66	Downey, CA	—
32	Wendy Lopez	F	38	Wilmington, CA	—
33	Keylana Chung	F	14	Los Angeles, CA	—
34	Gerardo Amador	M	19	Los Angeles, CA	—
35	Jesus Perez	M	28	Cudahy, CA	—
36	Ray Villa	M	28	Bell Gardens, CA	—
37	Ruth Greenlee	F	28	Barstow, CA	—
38	Michael Rivera	M	60	Murrieta, CA	—
39	Jayson Warsuma	M	42	Los Angeles, CA	—
40	Jacqueline Molina romero	F	31	Riverside, CA	—
41	Christian Ascencio	M	20	Huntington Park, CA	—
42	Monica Raygoza	F	31	Victorville, CA	—
43	Mauricio Perez	M	25	Huntington Park, CA	—

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About the Event

🐻‍❄️ Polar Bear Run
5K • 10K • Half Marathon
📍 Long Beach, CA
📅 January 18, 2026

Brace yourself for crisp air, cool miles, and that brrr-but-worth-it January energy. The Polar Bear Run is a winter tradition for runners who don’t hibernate — they layer up, show up, and earn their miles the cold way. ❄️

Cold mornings. Clear skies. Strong strides. This is winter running at its best.

❄️ What’s Included
✔ Professional Chip Timing for accurate results
📸 Free Race Photos – download and share your frosty finish
🎖️ Finisher Medal for All Participants
🏆 Overall & Age Group Awards
💧 Three On-Course Water Stations
🎉 Finish Line Party with music and high vibes

🧤 Who Can Participate?
All are welcome — runners, walkers, stroller athletes, and all paces.
Whether you’re chasing a PR or just chasing warmth at the finish line, this run is for you.

🕒 Bib Pick-Up & Start Times
Bib Pick-Up/ Same Day Registration:
6:00 AM – 7:30 AM
📍 Race Ready Athletics Tent

Start Times:
🏁 Half Marathon – 7:00 AM
🏁 5K & 10K – 7:30 AM

📍 Start Location
5400 E Ocean Blvd
Long Beach, CA 90803

🚗 Parking
• Free street parking available
• Beach lot parking available for $2.00 per hour (pay at machines)

🏆 Awards
Top 3 Overall Men & Women in each distance

🎤 Podium Ceremonies:
Overall Winners : 9:15 AM