By Daily Press staff
The Trail Runners Club is sponsoring a new race, the “Malibu Creek Trail Challenge” on Saturday at Malibu Creek State Park to benefit children who lost parents on Sept. 11.
The scenic course winds along Malibu Creek then climbs to ridges with rock formations and views of the Pacific ocean and surrounding countryside.
The challenging 14-mile race begins at 8 a.m. Newcomers to trail running or those preferring a shorter course can run a four-mile race beginning at 8:30 a.m. The members were propelled by the tragedy of Sept. 11 to mount the race as a benefit for the children who lost a parent in the attacks.
All proceeds from the race will go to the Kiwanis 911 Victims Children’s Fund.
For further race information contact Rudy Westervelt at 909-279-0798 or For information on becoming a sponsor for the cause contact Bob Pietzke at
To be a volunteer, e-mail to: The trail runners club meets every Sunday morning to run a new trail in the Santa Monica Mountains. Springtime finds the club running the bucolic Backbone Trail in seven weekly installments from Point Mugu to Will Rogers Park in the Pacific Palisades.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 8, 2002. Read the original PDF.