08/24/2026
Is it hot? Yes. Does it suck? INDEED. What are you doing about it? Well, we have been running a race at nighttime (AFTER sunset) in cooler temps in Galveston during the latter part of the summer since 2012. The event is called Galveston Sand Crab Nighttime Beach 5K, 10K and Kid 1K. We offer a distance for all abilities and ages in cooler night temps, following the moonlit shoreline for an out and back route. The KId K starts at 8PM at East Beach pavilion. The 5K/10K starts at 8:30. We run from the pavilion to the shoreline and take a 90 degree right turn, heading west and turn around just west of the Galvestonian Condos (5K Turn around) and turn around at the border of Porretto and Stewart Beach (10K). Each turn around is a water stop manned by Galveston Island Humane Society, our event beneficiary. The route will be led by Galveston Beach Patrol and Run in Texas on side by sides working as mobile course marshals. We will have every mile marked with glowsticks and every turn around will be highly visible with flashing lights and a TURN AROUND signs. Everyone gets FREE glow jewelry before the start. EVERYONE gets FREE Galveston Island Brewing draft beer (w proper ID) and other refreshments and salty snacks at the post race party as a reward for your hard work. We also have the obligatory performance race shirt and finisher medals and award medals. This race should be considered a trail run because you never know what you are going to encounter on the beach: washouts, sandcastle holes, driftwood, sand crabs, etc.. So a good headlamp or flashlight is necessary. We do get folks who run without but I would not recommend it. The Sand Crab is an adventure every runner should have done or have it on their bucket list.
