LA River Greenway 2020 10K

A run that ends with an ice cold craft beer!!!
Sign me up! That’s all it took when I saw the flyer for the LA River Greenway 2020 10K at Golden Road Brewery. $ 50 felt kinda steep for a 10K, but supporting the LA River Revitalization effort (come on LA, let’s do this!!!) while running the jogging path from my old Los Feliz days and cracking a beer at the end eliminated the need to ask any more questions.
To sum it up… best 10K EVER!!! I loved it. Every second. The run was pretty… starting near the zoo, the first part was along the 5 Fwy, which sucked but that’s LA for ya. We then looped back on the North side of the river to finish at Golden Road Brewery. I liked the part running through the neighborhoods too… a ton of residents were out on the curb cheering us on or glaring at us to hurry up so the streets could reopen. (I do think the street closures were a little excessive… the group of runners was small, so I hope that next year they’ll be able to facilitate at least one-​way traffic on the route for our Angelenos.)
For all the schwag lovers, you will be in heaven. Logo tech-​tee with vine screenprint around the side (cute!), a pint class sporting the sponsor Waiakea Water’s trademark, several energy bars, organic shampoo & conditioner samples, Golden Road Brewery wayfarer-​style glasses, finisher’s medal, a tallboy of Golden Road beer, Waiakea Water at the finish, and a finish festival stocked with food trucks.
This year was the first year and they plan to increase the distance each year as the river revitalization progresses. I plan to participate in every one and support this effort. I can’t say it enough, best 10K I’ve done and I hope to see even more supporters out there next year!