LA Chinatown Firecracker10k

🧨 MEDAL MERCH MONDAY 🧨 Sneak peek at @firecracker10k 🏅 medals + goodie bag ahead of race weekend! WE ARE SOLD OUT for this incredible Lunar New Year race celebration 🧧 🔥 🐴 So thankful for all of the support and our volunteers. Pamela will see you at the start line Saturday and Sunday for Bike, Run/Walk, Kid’s and Dog Walk!!! There is also a super cool #firehorse sticker in your bag and limited edition stickers available too! #lunarnewyear #firecracker #firecracker10k #medalmonday

Congrats to the top 3 finishers @firecracker10k 🧨 🐴 #firecrackerla #firecracker10k

Mayor Karen Bass salutes our 8,000 @firecracker10k runners today! It’s all about community here in the heart of Chinatown in our beautiful city of Los Angeles! 🎤 @pamelaericaprice #firecrackerla #firecracker10k #losangeles

I grew up a runner. 👟❤️ My mom is a runner, and some of my favorite memories are of watching her wake up before work and head out into the dark to run 3+ miles — not because she had to, but because she loved it. Cindy Burnside loves to move. And somewhere along the way, I fell in love with it too. Running has always been the one thing that came naturally to me. When I run, I feel free. I feel like I could go forever. I love the speed, the rhythm, the simplicity of just putting one foot in front of the other. It really was my first form of flying. In my 20s, I was fast....I ran a lot of races — 5Ks, 10Ks, half marathons, full marathons. But somewhere in all of that, I became too competitive with the worst person to be competitive with, myself. Something that once felt joyful started to become unhealthy. So I made the hard choice to stop competing. And for years, I worked to come back to the pure love of running. For over 10 years, I haven’t timed myself. I don’t track my miles. I don’t run for pace, distance, or proof. I run for the magic of it. For the freedom. And then this year… something shifted. I had this quiet thought: ✨ I think I can do it again. So I signed up for a 10k race. No expectations. No changing how I run. No training plan. No timing myself. No pressure. I just kept running the way I’ve learned to love it again — free, joyful, and fully in tune with my body. Race day came, and it was pure magic. There is something so electric about running with a community of humans all moving together toward the same finish line. It lit something up in me. I definitely had to keep myself in check and remind myself not to slip back into “competing” mode — just to have fun, stay present, and run as fast as my body felt happy going. And honestly? It was hard. And beautiful. And healing. And so much fun. I am deeply grateful for every day I get to run. And to now be able to race again from a healthy, joyful headspace feels like such a gift. Oh… and in the happiest little surprise … I got 2nd place in my division. 😂🏅 Turns out, when you let go of pressure and come back to love… beautiful things happen. @firecracker10k 👟 @brooksrunning

Is it too late for a post? 😂 Grateful to @firecracker10k for another amazing race. I’ve been running this race every year since 2010—back when I was just 12—and it’s been incredible to grow with it year after year. From chasing age group medals, to doing the color guard and flag ceremony before the race and running right after, to now competing alongside some seriously fast runners and finding my way onto the podium… it’s been a journey. 16 years later, I never imagined I’d be able to call myself one of those “fast” runners—or say that I’ve won a race… let alone two. Huge thank you to my family and friends for always supporting me along the way. Let’s see if I can go for the repeat next year 👀🏁 #firecracker10k #chinatown #firstplace #blessed #runner

Lincoln High teachers and students ran on the Kishiyama Scholarship Run Team at the Chinatown Firecracker Run on March 1 to support future graduates. 🧨🐅 Thank you to everyone who showed up for this event! Join them in supporting Lincoln students by donating to the Kishiyama Scholarship with the✨️ link in our bio ✨️ — every contribution helps fund scholarships.

Still riding the energy from the Firecracker Paw’r Walk in Los Angeles. Thank you for everyone who stopped by! Drop a comment below if you were there! Los Angeles Chinatown Firecracker Run

2026 LA Firecracker // 2026 LA 폭죽 Year 4 at the @firecracker10k Ride!! Beautiful weather this year and a route similar to last year’s. I rolled out for the 50 mile ride and linked up with Mike and Oz, keeping a strong, steady pace the whole time. Our group was jamming so fast that I ended up beating my previous time and finishing under 3 hours!! What made this one extra special was having @nicoleabracosa and Dylan there cheering me on. It was Dylan’s first time seeing me ride an event like this and it meant a lot to share that moment with him. I love supporting this event and the community behind it, and I am already looking forward to next year!! #cycling #lifebehindbars #LAsucksforcycling

Kishiyama Scholarship Team ran at the Chinatown Firecracker Race last Sunday. 🧨🧨🧨 Since 2013, the May Kishiyama Memorial Scholarship organizes a yearly Run Team to support Lincoln High School graduates. This year with over 40 runners was the largest team! 🐅 See Lincoln High teachers Winnie Kwan and Miriam Cardoza who are Scholarship organizers. Former teacher Buck Wong stands with alumni Karen Balbuena who volunteers.

Can you tell we can’t get enough of the @firecracker10k Paw’er Walk? 🤭🐾 📸: @firecracker10k

Paw’er Dog Walk 🐾🧧🥇 48th Annual LA Chinatown Firecracker 🧨 with my Year of the Horse mom + @dogsonlysocialclub crew + my besties + the coolest aunties & uncles.

#lunarnewyear2026🐴🧧🪭 #yearofthehorse2026🐴❤️ #dogsofinsta#mastiffs#losangeles I love my 1st 2K walk with @firecracker10k ! Pawsome moments with my pawrents and all the lunar new year features 🧧 馬年大吉