The Silver Lake Track Club has organized an Ultramarathon for Saturday, May 10, to raise money for the communities affected by the Palisades and Eaton fires.
"We want to raise $50,000 for 50K," club captain Howie Goldklang told KNX News' Karen Adams. "$50K for 50K is the goal, and we're really pushing to get there."
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He said they recently hit $30,000, so the team is hopeful that they will reach their target by event day.
50k is 31.07 miles, but Goldklang says if that sounds like a bit much to run, don't worry - you can bike, skate, or even walk. It's not a conventional race; he says it's about being together and having fun for a good cause.
"We have checkpoints roughly every 6 miles, every 10 kilometers at different coffee shops from Altadena to the Palisades, so people can run segments of it also," Goldklang said.
The run starts at 7 a.m. Saturday at the Good Neighbor Bar in Altadena and ends at Will Rogers Beach in Pacific Palisades.
All proceeds from the $50 ticket fee benefit Altadena Mountain Rescue, Altadena Public Library, Santa Monica Mountain Fund, and the Palisades Fire Domestic Workers Fund.
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