The players on the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers aren’t the only ones getting a sweat in on Sunday as a long-time tradition continues in Redondo Beach.
For the 46th year in a row, the Redondo Beach Super Bowl Sunday 10K/5K Run/Walk kicked off ahead of the big game on Sunday morning.
Dominik Knoll, the President and CEO of the Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce, admired the tradition as runners donning football jerseys and costumes rushed past him during the 10K.
“This is not only a community event, this is also the second-largest running event in L.A. County,” he said. “We’re super happy that this is in the city of Redondo and we in the chamber can host this for 46 years.”
This year’s event was held with heavy hearts in the Redondo community as the city’s mayor Bill Brand, died Friday evening after a battle with cancer, the city announced. He was 65.
“He is truly missed,” Knoll said. “He was scheduled to be up here to kick off the 10k. It’s a sad thing but it’s in his honor that we carry on and that we have so many folks here as well.”
