The 60th annual Trinidad to Clam Beach Run in Honor of Ford Hess returned Feb. 7, followed by a party for the roughly 1,000 who ran, jogged or walked the scenic 5.75-mile course beginning at Saunders Park in Trinidad. Participants crossed very little water this year in Little River at Moonstone Beach, and finished at Clam […]
Trinidad to Clam Beach Run
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High Water and ‘Old Boys’ at the Trinidad to Clam Beach Run
The 11 a.m. start time of Saturday’s 59th annual Trinidad to Clam Beach Run Honoring Ford Hess turned out to not to be good timing for the tidal-influenced water crossing of the Little River. With 720 runners, including 200 grade school and high school students sponsored by Coast Central Credit Union, at the starting line, organizers […]
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Getting (Back) Into Running with Six Rivers Running Club
I’ve been out of the running game for a while. I let my old jogging habits fizzle out during the pandemic, but once I got vaxxed and moved to Humboldt in 2021, it hardly seemed right to let all the scenic jogging spots go to waste. I kicked my feet off the couch and found […]
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Bracing Racing at Clam Beach
Some 700 runners and walkers braved the light mist, cool temperatures and even colder Little River on Saturday in the 53rd annual Trinidad to Clam Beach Run Honoring Ford Hess. Hess was the Humboldt State University coach who started the race as a training experience for his track and field runners. The race’s 8.75-mile and […]
