Golden Sun Run, a cause to benefit prenatal mothers and children

Saturday, June 1, 2019 | Jose Rizal Community Center, Sacramento

A great event for your family, friends and relatives! Come out and celebrate 120 years of Philippine  Independence. Run/Walk for a great cause: this race benefits prenatal women, children and their communities. fresh drinking water, school projects and the Sacramento Filipino Cultural Center.

The GOLDEN SUN RUN is ideal for the whole family to watch, to cheer and to show your Filipino spirit.  Contained within beautiful local parks, the course is family friendly, and athletes of all ages will have a great experience. This is the kickoff event for the 43rd Annual Filipino Fiesta of Sacramento.

The Golden Sun Run  brings you:

  • 4D’s — Daddy, Daughter, Doggie, Dash (Its a family fun run), let get all Lola’s, Lolo’s, Auntie, Uncles, Son’s, Daughters, the whole family out to run together. Show your spirit and build your team. A family who runs together stays together.
  • Panoy 10K 
  • Ilocanos 5K
  • Visayan 2.5K
  • The Ultimate Mindanao Mile
  • Bata (Kids) Run

Join one or join them all! Event registration includes: beautiful finishers medal, GSR Custom t-shirt, canvas bag, Total Body Fitness Training Class.

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This great scenic course starts at the Jose P. Rizal Community Center, (dedicated after Jose P. Rizal, an ophthalmologist by profession, and afterward became a writer. He was a key member of the Filipino movement which advocated political reforms. He is widely considered one of the greatest heroes of the Philippines and has been recommended to be so honored by an officially empaneled National Heroes Committee.

The course winds through the beautiful Woody Hampton Park, finds it was into the Gorgeous Sheldon Park and then makes it’s way down the Florin Creek Trail before returning to Jose Rizal Center.

Hot post-race refreshments await each athlete at the finish line.


Schedule of Events

 

7:00 – 9:00 am Registration
8:00 am Panoy 10K
8:15 am Ilocanos 5K
8:30 am Visayan 2.5K
9:00 am Daddy, Mommy, Son, Daughter, Doggie Dash
9:00 am Ultimate Mindanao Mile
9:00 am Bata (Kids) Run

First place overall male and female in the GOLDEN SUN RUN 5k, 2.5K and 1 mile will receive Overall Champion Awards. Everyone will receive GOLDEN SUN RUN souvenir finisher metals!


Jose P. Rizal Community Center

7320 Florin Mall Dr, Sacramento, CA 95823