Sponsored by:

awthentik
Deputy Sheriff’s Association
Deputy District Attorney’s Association
DA Investigators
El Cajon Police Department
Peter Gaughen Pumpkin Patch
Pepsi

Event Highlights

* Flat, fun 5K run/walk in San Diego after dark!

* Top-quality long-sleeved T-shirt

* Post-race party w/ entertainment & costume contest

* Halloween-themed event expo with snacks, drink and the Road Runner Mobile Shoe Dog

* Super Cool Kids-Zone with activities and games

* Support around 1,400 law enforcement professionals and their families who will be running

Proceeds benefit San Diego County Crime Stoppers Felony Crime Reward fund, Students Speaking Out, and community education programs

RACE DAY REGISTRATION
Race day registration at the Race Start on
Race Day starting at 5:00pm.
Race day registration with close 15 minutes
before the start of the race.

RACE DAY SCHEDULE
5 pm Registration Opens
T-shirt & Chip Pick Up
Expo Begins
6:15 Kids Run
7 pm 5k Run/Walk Starts
8:30 Costume Contest and Awards
($10 fee for awardees who want awards mailed)
After Party Continues until 10:00 pm

COURSE MAPS
Can you say fast and fun? The route starts and finishes in Balboa Park - so it's going to be a blast!
Click here to see a PDF of the course!

DIRECTIONS & PARKING
All of the race festivities take place at Balboa Park, just north of downtown San Diego. Parking is at City College, the Old Naval Medical Center Parking Lot, just norteast of the 5 and 163 interchange and the Park.

Via 5 South
Exit B St./Balboa Park
Turn Right on B St.
Turn Right on Park Blvd.
Follow Signs to event parking!

Via 163 South
Exit Washington Ave.
Turn Right onto Park Blvd.
Follow Signs to event parking!

Click here for a Google Map

Remembering Officer Christopher Wilson

The 26th Annual Light the Night Against Crime 5K is dedicated to San Diego Police Department Officer Christopher Wilson who was killed in the line of duty on October 27, 2010—the event will take place on the 2-year anniversary of Officer Wilson’s death. 

Officer Wilson was a veteran police officer who was highly respected among colleagues and in the Southeast San Diego neighborhood where he worked.  He was a loving father of two.  Officer Wilson was shot and killed providing back up to other officers who were conducting a compliance check on an apartment. While searching the apartment, he was shot by a fugitive hiding behind a bedroom door.  More than 4,000 people attended his funeral, including Governor Schwarzenegger.  The Southeast San Diego community rallied to support Officer Wilson’s fellow officers and families.

Dedicating the event to Officer Wilson gives the community another chance to honor Officer Wilson and other officers who risk their lives every day to keep our community safe.  San Diego Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Craig Johnson and Detective Ali Perez who were shot in September will also be honored at the event.   

Gourmet Taco Plate
Our friends at Grand Sol Catering are bringing back their delicious gourmet pollo adobado and
carnitas tacos with rice and beans. Pre-pay for the plate when you register, we may sell taco plates
at the event, but we may not. $7 for pre-pay and $10 at the event (quantities limited).

Volunteer

Volunteers are integral and crucial elements in making our events viable. Volunteer tasks include, among others: providing aid, water and food, keeping runners on course, cheering runners on and keeping spirits up. They are also there to have fun and enjoy the experience of the race from a different perspective. And most importantly, they make the race safer for everyone involved!

Volunteer opportunities are filled! Big thanks!