Solana Beach Sunset 5k run-walk fundraiser to be held Oct. 1

Champions for Health, a local nonprofit foundation, recently announced that registration is open for its 3rd annual Solana Beach Sunset 5k run-walk, a fundraiser starting at 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 1, at Fletcher Cove Park, 111 South Sierra Ave., Solana Beach. The fundraiser is billed as San Diego’s only sunset 5k to be held at low tide on the beach. Organizers are expecting about 900 people will participate.

Proceeds will benefit Jump Start for Health, a Champions for Health program designed to prevent diabetes among at-risk adults in San Diego County. Champions for Health, formerly known as the San Diego County Medical Society, operates numerous health promotion programs in San Diego County.

For registration and event information, visit www.ChampionsForHealth.org. Onsite registration on event day will begin at 3 p.m.