Long Beach Spring Fun Run Set for April

North Shore-LIJ Cancer Institute and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society are inviting the community out for a Fun Run on April 9.

The four-mile run/walk will start and finish at the Allegria Hotel and will be held in memory of Lowell Schindler and Steve Trapani.

A half-mile fun run will begin at 9 a.m. for children 14 and under. At 9:30 a.m., the four-mile run/walk will begin.

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Packet pickup will be at the Allegria beginning at 8 a.m.

Trophies will be awarded to the top three male and female finishers in several categories, including overall finishers, fun run, Long Beach residents, and Greater Runners Club of Long Island.

Register online here. Contact race director Bob McIntyre for more information at rmcintyre33@yahoo.com.

Photo via City of Long Beach

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