The Rum Run 5K

Aaaargh! Drink up, me hearties, yo ho!
The eye-​patched, pirate-​themed Rum Run 5K was a blast. (Themed runs usually are.) This run was my first along Long Beach’s new Beach Pedestrian Path, by the way, and it’s kind of cool! I don’t mean to disparage anyone, but I’m sure that having the new pedestrian path – and it’s about 3 miles long – makes the bikers happy. (They’ve tended to believe that the original path was built solely in their honor.) Now everyone can be happy… for the moment, anyway.
What was very cool about this 5K was not only the red Rum Run T-​shirts («The Shining» fans probably caught that), but the pirate-​themed eye patches that each runner received as well. Nice touch! Detail is everything! And the fact that random runners – 21 and up – were also surprised with free bottles of rum was another treasure! Now THAT’S quite a perk!
There was also a skull-​and-​crossbones «pirate village» of sorts that runners wound through; and, afterwards, if you were so inclined, you may stay awhile and check out the event, take-​in a few of the bountiful wares being sold and offered by fellow scoundrels. And why not, really? You get a little exercise along one of our beautiful beaches, making for a great event and a fun time for everyone. So Rum Run 5K and Long Beach’s Pirates who promoted it, five stars and a hearty Yo-​Ho!