Help Haiti earthquake
victims with your entry
Your entry into the 2010 Keep LA Running 5K/10K and Coastal Bike Ride will benefit victims of the earthquake in Haiti. Race officials have announced that $5 of every entry will be donated to Haiti earthquake aid. Enter now and do something good for yourself and for others!

Win a 2010 Ford Focus
and help Haiti relief
Keep LA Running and Ford are teaming up to offer you a chance to win a 2010 Ford Focus, while helping victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti. The 17th Annual Keep LA Running Emergency Relief Fund Opportunity Drawing will offer the new car in conjunction with the race on July 11 at Dockweiler Beach in Playa Del Rey. Ticket costs for the drawing are $10 or 3 for $25. More information is available at 213-761-2962. To see a larger photo of what could be your new car, see drawing details.

Downloadable wrap-up
edition of 2009 online
See results, stories, photos, sponsors and more from the 2009 KLAR races in a special 12-page, downloadable PDF souvenir program.

Stephens honored for
efforts to boost fitness
Long an advocate of fitness and health, U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters presents a certificate to Alejandro Stephens, founder and chairman of KLAR, for his efforts in promoting healthy activities through an event that has kept L.A. running for 16 years.

A rider rolls out in the 2009 Keep LA Running bike cruise.

Record bike ride
kicks off 2009 events
The largest Coastal Bike Cruise in Keep L.A. Running history kicked off events in the 2009 race on an ideal morning for a ride along the ocean. Nearly 200 riders did either the 10-mile route or 20-mile distance. Included among the entrants was Teddy Sears, currently playing Richard Patrick Woolsey on the Steven Bochco TV show, "Raising the Bar."

Enter the 17th Annual Keep L.A. Running
set for July 11 at beautiful Dockweiler Beach

Plan for a great day of fitness and fun at the beach on Sunday, July 11 by entering the 2010 Keep L.A. Running now! Online registration is now open. Scenes below are from the 2009 event - where thousands enjoyed a variety of fitness events, friends and family, and the Los Angeles lifestyle on a sunny, Sunday morning.

Fund raiser benefits emergercy relief fund,
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PLAYA DEL REY, Ca., January 25, 2010 - The 17th annual Keep L.A. Running charity 5K Run/Walk, 10K Run, Kids Dash, and Fun Coastal Bike Cruise will be held Sunday, July 11, 2010, at its traditional site, Dockweiler Beach in Playa Del Rey, event organizers announced.

You can assure your spot in this popular Los Angeles event by entering now.

Initiated in the wake of the 1994 Northridge earthquake as an emergency/disaster relief fund-raiser for L.A. County Employees (SEIU) Local 660, Keep L.A. Running 5K Walk/Run, 10K Run, Kids Dash and 10/20 mile Coastal Fun Bike Cruise, has grown into one of the most popular charity road races in Southern California. Over the years, Keep L.A. Running has generated over one million dollars for the Los Angeles County/Special Districts Employee Disaster Relief Fund, which provides a safety net for workers who become victims of disasters or hardships.

As the event has grown in profile and prestige over the years, it has added other charity beneficiaries - the Pediatric Oncology Service, of Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center which treats children who have cancer, and the Harbor UCLA Medical Center Neonatal Ward, which treats premature born babies. Earlier this year, Keep LA Running partnered with Rebuild Sylmar Long Term Recovery Committee to help victims of the November 2008 Sylmar fires. On February 18, Keep LA Running donated $50,000 to several Sylmar fire victims, including SEIU Local 721 members Ana Garcia and Sonia Gomez.

According to event founder and chairman Alejandro Stephens, the 2009 Keep LA Running event was a "smashing success." Despite the tough economic climate more runners, walkers and bike riders participated in the event. Distance running legend Henry Rono of Kenya, was the honorary spokesperson and co-starter for the event and also ran the 5K race.

Major sponsors of Keep L.A. Running included co-title sponsors PacifiCare/UnitedHealthcare and Kaiser Permanente; Colonial Supplemental Insurance, The Law Offices of Fensten & Gelber, Union Bank of California, Trustmark, Delta Dental, Benefit Vision, Aflac, Gordon, Edelstein, Krepack, Grant, Felton of Goldstein, and Lewis, Marenstein Wicke and Sherwin. Charter Communications and Time Warner Cable were media partners of Keep L.A. Running.

Organizers hope to attract more than 2,500 runners, walkers and bicycle riders this year. The races are open to everyone, from the serious runner to the first-time participants. A variety of activities before and after the races, beginning with a pre-race aerobic warm-up led by the Laker Girls and capped by a spirited awards ceremony, the very popular barbecue, music and raffle drawings will complement a super summer Sunday at the beach.

For the 2010 Keep L.A. Running event, Brennan Lindner of Generic Events will return as Race Director, "with a mission to continue to improve and grow the race through innovative new ideas and by working closely with the running community," stated race founder, Alejandro Stephens.

Runners, walkers and bicycle riders will soon be able to register for the race on this website.

Volunteers are needed to help in areas of organizing and staging the race; race day setup and registration; T-shirt distribution; help at the finish line; water stops, time splits, setting up sponsor booths, competitor packets, awards ceremony. To volunteer for the race or for media / sponsorship information call Don Franken at (310) 535-9230, don@frankenenterprises.com.

Video of the 2009 KLAR races.
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