South Bay YMCA Trail Runners

06/10/2026

Just vibes ✨

05/05/2026

Hi friends
Check it out, a local race
La Copa 5K is sponsored by Perros Bravos 🐾
Our group has been gifted 1 race entry.
We will raffle it off today before our run. 🙌🏽
Date of race - May 17th 2026
Location - Hunte Ave. Chula Vista, CA

Runners are encouraged to wear your team swag to represent all teams 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

BikeReg - online cycling event registration

05/03/2026

It takes a village 🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♂️ to manage an aid station at a 100 mile race. Our selfless 2026 volunteers:
🌲 Name
🌲 Furthest mileage ran
🌲 1 sentence why they’re there

04/27/2026

TOMORROW, Tues April 28, we run! Run deets:
🟡 Time: 6pm
🟡 Location: grassy lawn in front of the YMCA (1201 Paseo Magda, Chula Vista)
🟡Distance: 6K
🟡Waiver: If you have not signed our waiver yet this year, please click link in bio.
🟡Bring a light & water 🔦
🟡You do not need to be a YMCA member to run with us; we are free, all are welcome.
Any questions?! Just show up, you’ll be happy you did.

📣SD100; the biggest race of SD happens THIS FRIDAY. If you can make it out to Lake Cuyamaca, it’s worth coming out & witnessing the grit of 100 mile finishers. Wishing a big GOOD LUCK to Juan Rocha, Rey Rubio, Paloma Ortiz, Ben Townsend, Alberto Martinez, Albert Espino, Marco Leyva-Rodriguez, Katita Kazcpu, Kimberly Garcia, big Eric Lucie, Tsehay Hailu. May this weekend’s journey bless you w/joy, strength, and the love of endless dirty miles.

Wishing happy bday’s too - Monica Harris, Marcelo Sevilla, Kenneth Pinckney.

Instead of our weekly pic, enjoy this short video of some of our runners during the SD100 race.

03/01/2026

THANK YOU!! To everyone who ran, volunteered, contributed, donated to our Annual Giving Run fundraiser run!!
We hope you had as much fun out there as we did.
We’re so grateful for ALL of you!!!
You made our event a success, you keep us running AND help us give back to those in need 🙌🏽🫶🏽

Please join us at our season opener March 10, and/or at our next Giving Run on 3/28!!

02/12/2024

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02/28/2023

GIVING RUN 2!

THANK YOU TO ALL who have donated. THANK YOU to our sponsors who helped make this year's runs successful. It’s a blessing to be able to help others in need & also to award our runners w/free races & gear.

• 5k & 1/2!! The half marathon will be ~3K in gain(hilly)- be prepared w/hydration + nutrition. This is a self-supported run.

• ALL donations raised goes to helping families, kids, and seniors in need thru YMCA programs. If you want to run but can’t donate, that is OK. Run w/us anyway. Link in our bio to donate.

RUN Deets:
Message us for the location
March 4, 2023
7am check-in
5k & 1/2 marathon

02/22/2023

ENTER TO WIN GIVING RUN #2 FLASH GIVEAWAY- ONE BRAND NEW PAIR OF ALTRA RIVERA SHOES, THERE WILL BE 10 LUCKY WINNERS!

HOW TO ENTER:

• Submit a NEW donation to our cause(link in bio). Donation must be submitted after time of this post, deadline is Wednesday Feb 22 @ 9pm.

• Comment(or message if you prefer) with your shoe size

• Winners will be announced at the Giving Run #2 on 3/4/2023

HUGE THANK YOU to & for sponsoring this giveaway for us🙌🏼

02/20/2023

How was your weekend? Some of us ran, some of us volunteered🙌🏼

What’s next?!

As for local races on our radar:
March 4- Giving Run 2; 5k & 1/2
March 11- Old West Trail Runs
April 1- South Bay 7/12/24hr
April 15- Bedrock Trail Runs
& Oriflamme 50k

02/10/2023

A few pics from last weekend’s San Pasqual 10k, 1/2 marathon & 20miler. It was a blast & we’ve got free professional photos to boot. Thanks again ERS for an awesome race.

See you at South Bay 7/12/24hr on APRIL 1, 2023! Use code SBYTR for 20% off registration!