Happy Tails - 5K - 1 Miler Dog Run by Califlow Runs

♠️ High Stakes & Happy Tails Run 🐾 5K • 10K • 1 Miler Doggie Run • Poker Run Option 📍 5000 E Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90803 (Granada Beach) 🕓 Check-In & Registration: 6:30 AM 🏁 Start Times | 5K & 10K: 8:00 AM | 1 Miler Doggie Run: 8:15 AM 💛 About the Event Get ready for wagging tails, ocean breezes, and a little luck on your side… ♠️🐾 Welcome to the High Stakes & Happy Tails Run—where miles meet a little mischief and every runner has a shot at winning big. Join us at beautiful Granada Beach for a feel-good morning filled with movement, community, and pure CaliFlow energy. Whether you're chasing a PR, walking with your pup, or testing your luck in the Poker Run, this event is all about connection, good vibes, and unforgettable finish line moments. 🐶 Leashed dogs are welcome and encouraged! Even better—this run gives back. We’re proud to support Long Beach Animal Care Services, helping care for animals in our community. ♠️ The Poker Run Experience (Optional Add-On) Feeling lucky? 👀 Turn your run into a game. Participants who choose the Poker Run will collect cards along the course: 🃏 Pick up 4 cards at designated stations 🃏 Grab your final card at the finish line 🃏 Build your best 5-card poker hand 🃏 Top hands win prizes 🎉 No speed required—this is anyone’s game. 🌊 What to Expect ✔️ Flat, fast, paved beach path course ✔️ Professional chip timing for 5K & 10K ⏱️ ✔️ Instant results via ChronoTrack (within minutes) ✔️ FREE race-day photos — no upsells, ever 📸 ✔️ Finisher medals for all (dogs + hoomans 🐾🏅) ✔️ Overall & age group awards ✔️ Poker Run prizes for top hands ♠️ ✔️ On-course water stations (for humans + pups 💧) ✔️ Dog-friendly, stroller-friendly, beginner-friendly vibes ✔️ Music, vendors & a fun finish line festival 🎉 🐕 The Course Starting at Granada Beach, you’ll head out along the scenic Long Beach shoreline—wide-open ocean views, fresh air, and plenty of room to run, walk, and vibe. 5K: One out-and-back 10K: Two loops of the 5K course Poker Run: Card stops placed along the route for maximum fun The 1 Miler Doggie/Kid/Family Run is all about joy—short, sweet, and perfect for pups and their humans to share the experience together. 🌟 The Vibe – CaliFlow Style At CaliFlow Runs, we don’t just put on races—we create spaces where people (and pups) feel seen, supported, and celebrated. This is where: 🐾 Dogs become running partners 🐾 Strangers become friends 🐾 And finish lines turn into full-on celebration zones No pressure. No judgment. No one gets left behind. ✨ Final Word Run fast. Walk slow. Bluff your way to a win. Or just show up for the vibes. Come for the run. Stay for the vibe. Bring your best friend. 🐾♠️