Surf City 10 draws record 10,000 runners to Huntington Beach
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A record number of runners turned out Sunday morning to help the Surf City 10 celebrate its 70th birthday.
America’s oldest 10-mile race, which is also Orange County’s oldest race of any distance, featured cool weather for the race down Pacific Coast Highway and back.
More than 10,000 runners combined showed up for the 5K, 10K and 10-mile races, a more than 50% increase from last year’s participation at the Surf City 10.
Rosie Edwards, 38, won the women’s 10-mile race in 58 minutes, 10 seconds. She then caught a flight back to her home in Arizona, to celebrate her son Leo’s first birthday.
Jonathan Velasco of San Marcos, 26, was the men’s 10-mile champion in 47:59.
“It’s a wide range of runners,” said Velasco, who ran in college at Wake Forest, in a news release. “I see people who look like they’ve never run before and high-level runners. Just be out here. Don’t be afraid to put on those shoes.”
Katie Alvarenga of Northridge crossed the finish line first in the 10K race at 37:04.
“It’s the place to be,” said Alvarenga, 29, in the same news release. “There’s the palm trees, everyone is cheering. There’s the fresh breeze of the ocean. Whenever you’re hurting, you just know the water’s right there, how good it sounds. Roll with it like the waves.”
Gabriel Ferreyra of Perris, 28, repeated as men’s 10K champion in 33:45.
Andi Aguilar of Aliso Viejo, 38, won the women’s 5K in 20:26, just three seconds ahead of Sara Schaible of Costa Mesa. Jake Ogden of Aliso Viejo, 28, won the men’s 5K in 16:18.
The Surf City 10 is one of three times all year that Pacific Coast Highway is closed entirely in Huntington Beach, the others being the Surf City Marathon and Fourth of July Parade.
