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Laguna Hills planning full road closures and continuing funding support for Team Dark Horse ahead of Memorial Day races
Summary
Staff reported about 1,000 registered for the Memorial Day half-marathon/10K/5K, outlined planned road closures for safety, and noted City Council-directed funding of $10,000 per year to Team Dark Horse plus a $500 stipend to a nonprofit beer-garden partner.
Laguna Hills staff presented details for the Memorial Day half-marathon, 10K and 5K at the Parks and Recreation Commission special meeting April 29. The races are scheduled for Monday, May 26, 2025; registration has been open since October and staff reported about 1,000 participants registered at the time of the report.
Staff said course changes for 2025 will include full road closures for safety: southbound Paseo De Valencia will be closed until the westbound Alicia turn, and westbound Alicia will be closed through a stretch near Pacific Park; runners will use the county trail for portions of the course. Staff emphasized closures are to improve safety compared with prior cone-separated approaches.
The report also noted City Council has directed staff to provide $10,000 per year in funding for Team Dark Horse. In addition, the commission was told that the Prentice Foundation was approved as the nonprofit beer-garden partner and will receive a $500 stipend and handle the ABC license for alcohol sales.
Staff asked commissioners and volunteers to help with packet pickup, water stations, course monitoring and setup/clean-up; volunteer sign-up information will be shared through a Spectrum Sports portal that coordinates much of the race volunteering.
What happens next: staff will circulate volunteer sign-up links, course maps and closure plans with commissioners and publish volunteer opportunities to support the event.
Quotes: "We have about a thousand participants registered at this time," (Speaker 5). "The city council has directed staff to provide $10,000 a year for funding for Team Dark Horse," (Speaker 5).
