Take Me to Your Pizza : Alien Dash 5K. 10K. Half Marathon by Califlow Runs
About the Event
👽🍕 TAKE ME TO YOUR PIZZA Alien Dash • 5K • 10K • Half Marathon
📅 Sunday, September 27 📍 5400 E Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90803
Run. Slice. Beam us up.
Celebrate National Pepperoni Pizza Day the CaliFlow way — with coastal miles, alien sightings, and a finish line that delivers exactly what you’re thinking about: pizza.
The Take Me to Your Pizza Alien Dash is a playful, out-of-this-world race experience where running meets ridiculous fun. Whether you’re chasing a PR, running for vibes, or just here for the post-race carbs, this is one event you knead on your calendar.
Expect ocean views, UFO-level energy, and a finish line party that’s equal parts weird, welcoming, and wildly fun.
🏁 Race Day Schedule Bib Pick-Up & Runner Check-In 🕕 6:15 AM – 7:35 AM at the Race Ready Athletics Tent
Start Times 🛸 Half Marathon: 7:00 AM 🍕 5K & 10K: 7:30 AM 👽 Kids Dash & Family 1-Miler: 8:30 AM
🏃♀️ Race Options Half Marathon — 13.1 miles of pepperoni-powered glory 10K & 5K — saucy distances with coastal views Kids Dash & Family 1-Miler — fun for the whole galaxy
🌊 Why You’ll Love This Run ✅ Flat, fast, scenic beach path ✅ Beginner- and walker-friendly ✅ Strollers welcome ✅ Dogs on leash welcome 🐾 ✅ Professional chip timing with accurate results ✅ Overall & age group awards ✅ Free race-day photos ✅ Finisher medals for all distances (yes, pizza-themed) ✅ Finish line festival vibes with music and fun
🍕 Finish Line Fuel You earned it.
Celebrate with a post-race pizza party featuring hot cheese and pepperoni slices at the finish line — because carbs hit different after miles.
Bonus points for: 🎭 Alien + Pizza Costume Contest 👽 UFO sightings along the course 📸 Photo ops that are truly out of this world
💛 Why CaliFlow Runs We believe running should be fun, inclusive, and a little weird (in the best way). Our races welcome every pace, every story, and every reason you show up — whether that’s fitness, community, or pizza.
Fast or fun. Serious or silly. Earthling or alien.
Take Me to Your Pizza is your invitation to run happy, laugh loud, and refuel properly.
Races Offered
Half Marathon: The Full Pie Half
Sep 27, 2026
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13.1 Miles
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07:00
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$54.99
10K: The Deep Dish Dash 10K
Sep 27, 2026
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6.2 Miles
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07:30
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$42.99
5K: The Fast Slice 5K
Sep 27, 2026
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3.1 Miles
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07:30
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$38.99
Weather History
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for September in Long Beach.
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17.4° / 25.7°
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18.5° / 25.2°
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Avg sunshine hours
10h 34m
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Avg rainfall
1.1 mm
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Avg wind speed
8.2 km/h (Light breeze)
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Sweat loss rate
High
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Course conditions
Hard and dry surface
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Max UV Index
Moderate (5.0)
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Humidity
77.7%
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Sunrise
06:36
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Sunset
18:57
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.
