Santa Monica 5000 Inaugural Race:

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More than 1.500 runners take off along the Ocean in the inaugural Saint John’s Santa Monica 5000, on Sunday, October 22. Race proceeds will help build the new Emergency Department at Saint John’s Health Center. photo courtesy Saint John’s

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