The Sand Crab, run entirely on sand, is a great way to get a little exercise under the stars on a beautiful South Padre Island Beach at night, get fed, have a few beers while listening to great music with outher runners on a beautiful spring night. The 5K run is vvery walker friendly with a 2hr cut off. The 10K is walkable but will share the 2 hr cut off. 10K runners must be at the 3.1 mile turnaround within 1 hour. The Sand Crab will start in front of La Quinta Inn Resort Hotel on the beach and run east for 3.1 or 1.55 miles (depending on the event) south and turn around at flashing yellow lights and head back to the finish. The course will be lit with glow sticks and LED tiki torches. LED Tikis stay lit in any wind but they do not light the beach for you to see. They onlu let you know where the course is. Runners are required to run with a flashlight or head lamp in order to see. Without them you will not be able to see sand castle holes and other hazards. Make sure you have ample lighting in order to run a pitch dark beach at night. There will be two watertops with HEB Quench and water hit 2X ea for the 10K and 1 hit 2X for the 5K. After finishing, runners will receive bbq with all the fixins and cold cerveza for those of age. Extra BBQ plates available for $15 (this is a good deal).
Benefitting Sea Turtle Inc: Please consider visiting a donation to this fine organization when on the island for the event. Thank you!
What you get for the dough: All runners receive as part of their entry: a well supported, well marked course and finish area, chip timing, technical shirt in male and female sizes, a great post race party at Clayton's Beach Bar complete with bbq plate, and beer (must have proper ID) and other refreshments.
Cut off Times: You will have 2 hours to finish both races. That is a 19:21 minute mile for the 10K and a 38:42 mile for the 5K. If you can not walk this fast, please do not participate in this event. If you do not make the cut off times you will not appear in the results.
Awards for both races: 5K & 10K- Overall top 1, Master (40 and up) top 1, Age group top 3: 29 and under, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60 and up.
Race Hotel -ask for Sand Crab Rate: Information coming soon.
Parking: Parking at La Quinta and Hilton is for guests only. Additional event parking is available across the street from La Quinta at SPI Convention Center and at Andy Bowie Park.
Packet Pickup: Packet pick up will be at Footworks in Harlingen on Thurs (10am-6pm) and Friday (10am-4pm) before the event and La Quinta on South Padre on April from 3-6pm.
