Run Club Menlo Park hosting cross-country trail run at Bedwell Bayfront Park

Run Club Menlo Park is hosting a 3K XC (cross-country) trail run open to all runners in the community on Sunday, May 4, 2025 at Bedwell Bayfront Park (1600 Marsh Rd, Menlo Park).

Emails founder and head coach Scott Paterson: “We will be bringing our 140 runner team of 7-14 year olds to this run. The Burlingame Run Club for kids has also been invited to this run, but parents, siblings, kids, adults, friends, and neighbors are all invited to run too.”

This course is the home course for the Run Club Menlo Park Invitational each fall. The Run Club Invitational is the largest regular season youth cross-country meet in the USATF Pacific Association each year. Last year, over 400 athletes registered to race this course which is part of the Bob Shor Youth Cross-Country Grand Prix.

The course has two real cross-country hills on it, so it is definitely more challenging than a flat 5K, but it’s also only a 3K distance. Age group results and ribbons to all finishers. The entry fee is $25 and all details and registration can be found online.