Heritage run set for Saturday

Newport Harbor High is hosting the 19th annual Harbor Heritage Run on

Saturday.

This is a community event to raise funds for Newport Harbor High.

Last year there were about 1,000 runners and this year the event is

expected to have even more participants.

“Just about every team from Harbor runs in it and most of the

coaches run, too,” executive committee member Katie Anderson said.

“The girls tennis team always dresses up in goofy outfits and you get

all these kids that mess around and have fun but are also really

great athletes.”

The event features a 2K and a 5K for all ages, along with Kids’

Klassic Races for ages 5-7 and 8-10. There will also be a fitness

fair, which will be held at the Newport Harbor High School Stadium.

The fitness fair will include various fitness clubs, chiropractors

and different kinds of health foods.

The fitness fair runs from 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Runners can start

warming up at 7:30 a.m. The 2K starts at 8 a.m. and the 5K starts at

8:30 a.m. The Kids’ Klassic Races start at 9:15 a.m. for ages 5-7 and

9:30 a.m. for ages 8-10.

Both the 2K and 5K will begin on 16th St. and will end on the

Sailors’ track. Although the routes will be different for the two

races, both courses will run along 16th St., Dover Drive and Irvine

Avenue for a majority of the races.

There will be multiple divisions, including men’s and women’s ages

30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69 and 70-plus. The race will be open for

ages 29 and under. Prizes will be awarded to winners in every

division, and pictures of the winners and their times, along with

many other pictures from the event, will be posted on their website

at www.harborheritagerun.com.

“We’re going to make a bigger deal about the times this year

because they really are important,” Anderson said.

The event includes live entertainment the Harbor cheerleading

squad, who will be there to encourage runners while they’re warming

up and running. Also performing will be the modern dance team and the

marching band from Harbor.

For some exercise, live entertainment and healthy food sign up to

participate in the Harbor Heritage Run by visiting their website.