This is the first big walk we ve done, Cr May said. We did the 5km walk, but if you want to be fair dinkum you can do the run or the 10km. Muscle Garden owner and event ambassador Kay Nyenuh at Sarina s Cruisin the Coast Fun Run, 2021. Picture: Lillian Watkins  Muscle Garden owner and ambassador of the event Kay Nyenuh was delighted by the event s success. When I first moved here I remember thinking this would be a great beach to have a fun run on, Mr Nyenuh said. The run was great, the course was versatile with sand, grass and hills.
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For the first time, Waterbourne is bringing the Beach Fun Run & Walk into the festival.
Now, you and your loved ones will be able to enjoy Auckland’s North Shore beaches for good causes without getting too wet.
The fun run will commence at Takapuna Beach and stretch to Narrow Neck before looping back around for a total of 8km.
Or join in the 4km Takapuna Beach fun run or the 1.5km accessibility fun run, either way, be fuelled by knowing that with every step you take you’ll be stepping closer towards a sustainable future.
There will be five separate events for both serious competitors and amateurs to choose from. They include a 3km run, 5km run, 5km walk, a 10km run and a five kilometre team challenge. The club s president Neil John said those interested in participating could find all the information they needed on the run s official website. We ve got some really awesome sponsors come on-board this year - Croyden s, Ray White, Community Bank Sarina and NQ Bulk Ports, Mr John said We re hoping COVID-19 stays away and we can actually run it this year, because we had to cancel it last year.
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Subscriber only A major event on Sarina s social calendar will return this year after it was cancelled in 2020 because of COVID-19. Sarina Surf Life Saving Club s Cruisin the Coast Fun Run is back for its second year on Sunday, May 2. The club held the inaugural fun run in 2019 with all funds raised going towards the club itself and the Cancer Council of Australia. Sarina Surf Life Saving Club run co-ordinator Kent Street said there would be some changes to the major fundraiser this year. We have got to follow all COVID-19 regulations as far as contact-tracing competitors, Mr Street said.