Annual Tip Top Run/Walk

The annual Tip Top Run, a 5k/10k fun walk and run is Saturday, March 12, 2022, and will benefit the Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation’s esteemed Academy of Environmental Stewardship. The event, sponsored by Poseidon Channelside, a Poseidon Water Company and the Gemological Institute of America, offers spectacular views of the Agua Hedionda Lagoon and Pacific Ocean and is open to runners and walkers of all ages.

Proceeds from the run will assist the Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation’s ecological educational program which serves over 10,599 elementary school children countywide each year. This year, the Foundation is working to expand the program to 7th graders with new curriculum in development. Funds raised will also help school districts in disadvantaged areas bus students to the program.

The Tip Top Run includes a 5k/10k walk and fun run, lunch from Tip Top Meats, the namesake of the run; T-shirt, medal, family fun activities, World Water Day Festival entry, St. Patrick’s Day costume contest and a beer garden sponsored by Culver Beer.

The coastal 5K, a crowd favorite, starts at 8:30 A.M. Registration and start location are at the dead end of Garfield Street just north of the entrance to Hubbs Sea Bass Hatchery. The inland 10K, a more challenging and varied course, also starts at 8:30 A.M. Registration and start location are at 5780 & 5790 Fleet Street. Both the 5K and the 10K end at the Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation’s Discovery Center in Carlsbad where the World Water Day will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon. Shuttle service will be provided to take participants back to their cars at both locations.

Awards will be given to the top two finishers of both the 5K and the 10K as well as the first finisher under 16 in each race. The largest and the fastest corporate teams will win a prize.

Entry fees are $40 per person with 10% discount for Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation members. Juniors 3 to 10 years are $25 per person. Runners and walkers may also participate virtually.

On Friday, March 11, a Packet Pickup event for the run will be held at Road Runner Sports, Carlsbad, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. The first 50 entrants to pick up a packet will receive an incentive prize.

Hero sponsors are needed to sponsor military families for the run/walk. Please contact lisa@aguahedionda.org for more information.

To register, visit www.aguahedionda.org/tip-top-run-2022 or call 760-804-1969.