Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game Charity 5K & Fun Run returns for 2010. This year’s run will take place on Sunday, July 11, 2010, presented by Nike. MLB will donate all net-proceeds from the event to four charities supporting cancer research and education – Prostate Cancer Foundation, Stand Up To Cancer, Susan G. Komen for the Cure and City of Hope.

Participants will run and walk on a baseball-themed course featuring appearances by MLB legends, mascots and celebrity guests. The course will begin outside of Angel Stadium of Anaheim, home of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and host of the 2010 MLB All-Star Game, and travel through the surrounding neighborhood. The course will take participants through the ballpark where they will take the final stretch of the race on the warning track, giving fans an exclusive glimpse of the Big A in advance of the 2010 All-Star Game.

The 5K, an officially timed event, will begin at 7:30 am PST. Immediately following, at 8:00 am PST the family-friendly 1-mile Fun Run will begin. All finishers will receive a commemorative All-Star medal and t-shirt.

It’s not too late to sign-up! Registration and event information is available at www.allstargame.com.

Less than three weeks after the LA Marathon and I’m already itching to run another race. I stumbled upon the Santa Monica Classic website today and thought that it might be just the thing. Both the 5k and 10k courses run along much of the final miles of the LA Marathon – could be fun. The event is on Sunday, May 16th and registration is still open. Now I just need to convince by hubby to get up early and cheer me on.

Full details are available on the Santa Monica Classic website.