The Hodad’s Foundation
Presents
YOU ARE NOT ALONE
Suicide Prevention Run and Mental Health Fair
Starting at 8am
WHATS GOING ON?
At 8am on September 14, 2025 we will be Running and Walking a 4.5 mile course through our beautiful community of Ocean Beach! Alongside the run/walk/skate, we will host a Mental Health Fair in the Hodad’s Parking Lot that also starts at 8am! This event is free to the public.
The You Are Not Alone campaign aims to become a platform that supports those traumatized by the deaths of loved ones and also those who are currently suffering from anxieties, depression or self harming thoughts!
We want you to know that you MATTER and that You Are Not Alone! We are all in this TOGETHER!
Our intentions are to unite Ocean Beach and the surrounding areas, in this campaign highlighting Mental Heath and Suicide Prevention.
We need Volunteers! Info on Sponsor Page
Who is this for?
This is an event to show those who are suffering in silence that they are not alone.
It is for the family and friends who have loved ones that have committed suicide or overdosed.
It is for those who are still suffering from suicidal thoughts and tendencies that need encouragement to keep moving forward.
It is for our first responders who are faced with traumatic situations on a daily basis.
We see you and salute you, You Are Not Alone.
This is for EVERYONE dealing with trauma.
Where and When?
Hodad’s Parking Lot
Newport Ave & Abbott St
San Diego, CA 92107
Run starts at 8am at September 14th, 2025.
Late Registration starts at 6:30am
Where
When
Our route starts on Newport and Bacon. Going East on Newport we will be closing all streets leading up to Sunset Cliffs Blvd!
We will make a right on Sunset and run/walk/skate all the way to the end of Sunset cliffs! We look forward to a great run/walk/skate with all of you as our route will be filled with love, light, art, music and of course an amazing view of the Pacific ocean! At the end of Sunset cliffs we will do a roundabout and head back to Newport where we will have our Mental Health Celebration! This is a 4 and half mile walk with a few hills leading up to Sunset cliffs. Not to worry, as we will have tons of hydration, carbs, music and entertainment throughout the entire course!
registration instructions
Early Race Packet Pick-up:
Saturday, September 13, 2025
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Parking lot next to Hodad's (5010 Newport Ave, San Diego, CA 92107)
Race Day:
Sunday, September 14, 2025
Day of registration opens at 6:30am.
Event starts 7:45 am in
Hodad's Parking Lot (festival location)
Parking Information:
Please note that parking is limited. We recommend using ride-sharing services, public transportation, or parking several blocks away. Be aware of parking signs with time restrictions. The pier parking lot will also be available.
Plan to arrive early to ensure a smooth start to your race day!
Packet Pick Up Information
Packet pick up (race bibs with timing chips and event shirts) will be at Hodad’s in Ocean Beach. Saturday, Sept 13th from 9:00am to 12:30pm.
If you can not make it we will have late registration on event day Sept 14th from 6:30am until 8:00am.
5010 Newport Ave, San Diego, CA 92107
In the Hodad’s parking lot on Newport and Abbott in Ocean Beach
Mental Health FAIR
Starts at 8am
September 14th, 2025
Free to the public
Resource Booths include:
The Belonging Lab
The Belonging Lab helps prevent suicide in young people through community-based innovations.
We create spaces of connection and belonging so no one has to struggle alone
Ryan Family YMCA
The T. Claude and Gladys B. Ryan Family YMCA has been serving the Point Loma community since 1970 and is dedicated to strengthening community through programs that support spirit, mind, & body. As a leading nonprofit, the Y invests in youth development, healthy living, senior well-being, and social responsibility.
Telecare Mobile Crisis Response Team
Telecare San Diego Mobile Crisis Response Team (MCRT) brings rapid crisis support to people in the community delivered by a dedicated team of mental health professionals with law enforcement involvement only where necessary. Our San Diego Mobile Crisis Response Team, which opened in August 2021, has been hugely successful in delivering non-law enforcement crisis response to people all over San Diego County
Dr. Bronner
https://www.drbronner.com/
Bright Life Kids CA
No-cost behavioral health coaching for all California families with kids ages 0-12 through our partnership with California Department of Health Care Services and CalHope
San Diego Youth Services offers a continuum of care for children and youth from infancy to age 25. We provide safe places to live and long-term solutions through shelter, foster homes, community centers and housing
Manufest Mental Health is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded with the aim to improve access to mental health services for all individuals. Our motto is simple: If someone out there wants to become a better version of themselves, they deserve to have access to the resources to do so. We are an advocacy-based group partnering with mental health providers and clinics who share our values and have agreed to generously offer discounted services.
Vendors include:
Hodad's
https://hodadsburgers.com/
AWOL Clothing
https://www.instagram.com/awol1502/
A Word from the Bowers family
My son, Ryan was an artist, musician and his first love was skateboarding. He loved Ocean Beach and Ocean Beach loved him. Wherever you saw him, his energy was contagious and he could make everyone laugh!
In 2016, Ryan suffered a breakdown and at that time was diagnosed BiPolar. Sadly, on July 18, 2020 we lost Ryan to suicide.
We are honoring Ryan’s memory by creating the “You Are Not Alone” Run-Walk-Skate supporting Mental Health and Suicide Prevention.
Our mission at the Ryan Bowers Foundation is to end the stigma of mental illness and let those who are suffering know that there are a variety of resources, alternative therapies and caring people that are available! Truly, “you are not alone”.
If this reaches just one person, then we are a success! I will be available at this event for anyone who wishes to learn about our family’s journey with Ryan.
Love and Light
Victoria Bowers
