When: 7 a.m., Aug. 23

Where: Bates Nut Farm, 15954 Woods Valley Road, Valley Center

Info: 5K run includes breakfast

More info: Call Sherrie Ness at (760) 749-3333 or e-mail vcfarmdaughter@gmail.com

Second annual Wild Duck 5K Cross Country Run

When: 8 a.m., Aug. 23

Where: Guajome Park, Oceanside

Info: First race of the USAT&F Dirt Dog Series. Cost: $15 for SDTC and NCRR members and $20 for nonmembers. Benefits Rancho Buena Vista High's water polo program.

More info: Call Joe Crosswhite at (760) 723-3257 or e-mail joecrosswhite983@roadrunner.com

Web site: sdtc.com

End of Summer Fire Run 4 Mile Run/Walk

When: 7:30 a.m., Aug. 24

Where: Prospect and Girard streets in La Jolla to Mission Boulevard and Grand Avenue, Pacific Beach

Info: Fast four-mile course benefits the San Diego Fire Rescue Foundation.

More info: Call Kathy Loper Events, (619) 298-7400 or e-mail kathy@kathyloperevents.com

Web site: kathyloperevents.com/endofsummer4m