The Village Runner hosts the St. Patrick's Day 5K early this year

The St. Patrick’s Day festivities are getting underway a little early this year.

The Village Runner presents the annual St. Patrick's Day 5K Run/Community Walk & Leprechaun Dash for the Gold on Sunday, March 3, beginning at 8 a.m.

The race starts and ends at the Village Runner store located at 1811 Catalina Avenue in Riviera Village in Redondo Beach with the course taking participants along the Esplanade to Knob Hill and back.

All participants will receive a St. Patrick's Day Run t-shirt. There will also be chip timing, age division awards and cash prizes to the top three overall male and female runners in the 5k.

Late registration begins at 6:30 a.m. with the 5K getting underway at 8 a.m. and the Little Leprechaun Dash starting at 9:30 a.m.

This is a very popular local event so be sure to sign up early.

1811 Catalina Avenue, Redondo Beach, CA
33.816482543945 ; -118.38752746582

To register, visit the website at http://villagerunner.com/.

Call the race hotline at 310-531-8926 for additional information.

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