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Run Seal Beach marks 51st race, awards $85,000 in community grants and reports 3,400+ registrations
Summary
Organizers of Run Seal Beach told the City Council the race drew more than 3,400 registrants in 2025, distributed $85,000 in community grants this year and has given a cumulative $2.2 million to local groups since 2011.
Run Seal Beach organizers told the Seal Beach City Council that the race’s 2025 edition drew more than 3,400 registrations and distributed $85,000 in grants to local groups.
The event’s board president, Roland White, credited city departments, the police, volunteers and corporate sponsors for supporting the race and its volunteer-run grant program. “We are eternally grateful for [the Bernadette family’s] partnership,” White said, naming a longtime donor and listing businesses such as Dendreon, CPRX, Lucky Feet and New Balance among sponsors.
White said the race’s 10K once again used the Naval Weapons Station pier and acknowledged Captain O’Brien and base staff for permitting public access to that portion of the course. He also recognized a 14‑member planning team and named volunteers and city staff who helped stage the event.
Run Seal Beach tracks winners and race times as part of its annual awards; White gave the names and times for 5K and 10K winners in both male and female categories and said the kids’ fun run sold out again after increasing capacity to 250.
The group’s grant program, White said, awarded $85,000 this year to organizations including high school booster clubs, the Seal Beach Tennis Center, the Historic Resources Foundation, the youth center and some police support groups. He said the program’s cumulative giving since 2011 exceeds $2.2 million.
Council members thanked White and volunteers and invited residents to next year’s race on March 28, 2026.
Why it matters: the race functions as a community event and a donor pool for local nonprofits and recreational organizations; it draws municipal resources (police, public works and recreation staff) and involves public safety coordination when parts of the course are staged on federally controlled property.
