FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Julie Armstrong, Marketing Communications Director
831-625-6226 / Julie@bsim.org
PACIFIC GROVE WELCOMES 3,500 RUNNERS
AT JUST RUN! JUST KIDS 3K
Pacific Grove Mayor and Monterey County Superintendent to start race
Three thousand future marathoners and 500 parents and teachers will be taking to the streets
of Pacific Grove on Saturday morning, April 27, to run the JUST RUN! Just Kids 3K. The semi-annual fun
run is part of the Big Sur International Marathon’s weekend line up of events. Pacific Grove Mayor, Bill
Kampe, and Monterey County Superintendent of Schools, Nancy Kotowski, will be on hand to start the
race and help present awards to the participating schools.
Staging and activities will be held at Lovers Point Park, with the race beginning at 8 a.m. on
Ocean View Blvd. near Forest Avenue. Runners head down Ocean View and turn around at Hopkins
Marine Station with a return leg on the Recreation Trail. All participants receive a finishers’ medallion, a
“Jelly Jog” t-shirt, and post-race food and entertainment at the finish area.
The spring JUST RUN! Just Kids 3K draws students, teachers and parents from 35 schools
throughout Monterey County. Each year, an annual Schools’ Competition is held, awarding cash prizes
based on the level of participation from each school. Top school winners can take home as much as
$1,300 for their school from the $14,000 total purse provided by the Big Sur International Marathon and
its sponsors.
Additional activities in Lovers Point Park include movement games organized by the Monterey
Sports Center, a post-race show by children’s entertainer, T-Bone, and hands-on activities from MY
Museum. Participants are encouraged to stay in town after the race to celebrate their accomplishment
at the park, beach, local restaurants, and museums such as the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History
and the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Local residents and visitors are welcome to come out and cheer on the thousands of kids
running, or to sign up for the event and run or walk with the students. Pre-registration is available
online at www.bsim.org until April 20, at the Marathon Expo on Friday, April 26, or on race morning
beginning at 6:30 a.m. Costs are $5 for children 4-17, and $20 for adults.
Street closures will be in effect beginning at 6 a.m. on Ocean View Blvd. between Eardley and
Sea Palm. The Recreation Trail will be closed to bicycles and pedestrians during this time. The race will
conclude at approximately 9 a.m. and post race festivities end in the park by 11 a.m.
For more information on the JUST RUN! Just Kids 3K or the JUST RUN youth fitness program,
contact info@bsim.org or 831-625-6226.