2012 Sand Crab Run Results – Jose Lara and Amber Rosta Tread Lightly to Win Sand Run
By David Hanenburg on 29 Aug 2012 at 1:32 pm | Tagged as: race news
On the evening of August 11, over 900 runners followed glow sticks and tiki torches for a 10km or 5km star-lit beach run on the shores in Galveston, Texas for the Sand Crab Beach Run.
Photo: Copyright Andrew Wolfe / photowolfe.com
Run east to your particular turnaround, then dial it up for a strong finish.
Results
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10 km
Men’s Race
Jose Lara led all runners to the 5 km turnaround before retracing his path to win the male race with a 6:20 pace and 39:20 finish time.
Jose Lara dashin' off the male win. (Photo: Copyright Andrew Wolfe / photowolfe.com)
John Ragland ran his way into second place during the final 5km.
Top 5 male
- Jose Lara – 39:20
- John Ragland – 42:07
- Mark Simmons – 42:27
- Joe Deakos – 42:55
- Kyle Combs – 42:58
Women’s Race
Amber Rosta positioned herself closer to the front of the race at the start to run a faster gun-time to win the female race in 53:49.
Top 5 female
- Amber Rosta – 53:49 (gun time)
- Courtney Hale – 52:46 (chip time)
- Kason Vercher – 53:38
- Maggie Steffens – 53:58
- Rachel Stepanov – 54:05
So...much...fun! (Photo: Copyright Andrew Wolfe / photowolfe.com)
5 km
Women’s Race
Houston runner, Kate Taylor, sand scampered a sub 6:30 pace to win the overall in 20:07!
Kate Taylor overall 5 km winner. Shoes - overrated...at least on the sandy beach. (Photo: Copyright Andrew Wolfe / photowolfe.com)
Breanna Jordan finished second over three minutes back.
Top 5 female
- Kate Taylor – 20:07 (overall win!)
- Breanna Jordan – 23:23
- Megan Wolfe – 24:39
- Katie Ruiz – 24:42
- Frances Beard – 24:51
Men’s Race
Justin Donovan positioned himself near the front of the race to be the first male to cross the line in 21:28.
Justin Donovan - first dude across the finish. (Photo: Copyright Andrew Wolfe / photowolfe.com)
Richard Kmack was second across the line.
Top 5 male
- Justin Donovan – 21:28 (gun time)
- Richard Kmack – 20:51 (chip time)
- Kurt Tyler – 21:55
- John Stultz – 22:11
- Kelly Camichael – 22:23
Race Reports and Pics
- “I came up to this massive sandcastle with 3 big holes next to it. I did my football jump move to miss everything and completely didn’t see the small footprint hole. My ankle took a little tumble, but it didn’t hurt (only my pride). Someone asked me if I was okay. Damn, someone saw that.” by KW @ Run KW Run
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Great writeup! I did this run a few years ago and probably should have done it barefoot, since I ended up with about 3lbs of sand in each shoe by the end!
Thanks bro. Sounds like you need smaller shoes.
Did this race last year but wasn’t thrilled about the families still on the beach and the holes and mounds of sand along the course. Had to high jump a kid and hurdle holes seen at the last minute. Good BBQ and refreshments afterwards though.