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{{RfD|Both "Beach Run" and "[[Beach Walking]]" seem to be non-notable categories of sport.  Almost all references on the web to its "governing body" that I see on Google seem to be spam type links.  While there seem to be many references on the web to the concept of running on the beach or 5Ks that are held on beaches, there doesn't seem to be any notability to the concept as its own category of sport.}}⏎
'''Beach Run''' is a [[sport]] that is based on [[running]] races on beach [[sand]]. Beach Run can be done on compact sand or non-compact sand.

Beach Run competitions were held in the 1960s, such as the Easter Beach Run at [[Daytona Beach, Florida]] and the Annual Seaside Beach Run in [[Seaside, Oregon]].<ref>[http://www.easterbeachrundaytona.com/ Easter Beach Run]</ref>

Today, Beach Run on non-compact sand is a sport in the [[International Life Saving Federation]] (ILS). It involves distances of 1 or 2&nbsp;km.<ref>[http://www.ilsf.org/lifesaving-sport/disciplines/beach-run/ Disciplines: Beach Run, International Life Saving Federation]</ref>

At the 105th session of the [[International Olympic Committee]] in [[Atlanta]] from 15 to 18 July 1996, the International Life Saving Federation, with its different sports specialties (Beach Run on non-compact sand, etc...),<ref>[http://www.ilsf.org/lifesaving-sport/disciplines/ Disciplines, International Life Saving Federation]</ref> were recognized by the International Olympic Committee.<ref>[http://www.ilsf.org/about/recognition/ioc/ IOC: recognition, International Life Saving Federation]</ref>

There are competitions of Beach Run on non-compact sand in great distances (20&nbsp;km over 24 hours).<ref>[http://www.beach-run-internacional.com/beach-run/ Beach Run, Beach Run Internacional]</ref> Also, there are world records of Beach Run on non-compact sand in great distances.<ref>[http://www.beach-run-internacional.com/beach-run-records/ World Records, Beach Run Internacional]</ref> An important variant of Beach Run is [[Beach Walking]].<ref>[http://www.beach-run-internacional.com/beach-walking/ Technique, Beach Walking]</ref>

==Related pages==
*[[Running]]
*[[Beach walking]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== Other websites ==
* [http://www.ilsf.org/ International Life Saving Federation]
* [http://www.ilsf.org/lifesaving-sport/disciplines/beach-run International Life Saving Federation. Beach Run]
* [http://www.beach-run-internacional.com Beach Run Internacional -BRI-]

[[Category:Sports]]
[[Category:Running]]