Since the last review was for the 2013 race, I wanted to review for the 2014 race. This was my first RAS race and first race in Galveston and I was thoroughly impressed. I loved the idea of running over the Galveston bridge and now every time I drive into Galveston I always think, «wow I actually ran on this bridge!». The concept was great and the execution was just shy of being just as great. The only issue was how long it took for the shuttles to take everyone over to the start line. We ended up starting quite a bit later than we were originally supposed to. Everything else went pretty smoothly; the volunteers were great, multiple port-a-potties, and beautiful medals! Cannot wait to try more RAS races and the 2015 Toughest Galveston 10K!
Kimberly L.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Webster, TX
Another fantastic race put on by an amazing company, RAS(Running Alliance Sports). I knew once I had run over the Kemah bridge, I needed to run over the Galveston bridge. So, I did. Once again, this was seriously a well organized race; there had been notices and warnings of the parking issue and the fact that the parking was very limited, but they let us know there would be shuttles waiting and so we didn’t even try to park at the start/finish area, although it looked like there was parking closer when we got there. We did leave early but that was more because of the issues we had in Kemah than anything. We waited about 15 minutes for the shuttles, which were down at the Target parking lot, but after we got in line there were a LOT more people behind us so I am glad we got there early(about 6:45 am). They had one full size bus and quite a few vans so things went pretty fast. They had TONS of porta potties so the wait wasn’t bad, and that’s a good thing. Plus they were right there in plain sight and hard to miss. The potties in Kemah were in the parking garage and I think a lot of people didn’t know they were there. The race went off without a hitch; we were at the back and couldn’t hear the National Anthem very well, but we heard people shushing others and eventually everyone quieted down and we could hear that. I love that people shushed the ones that were talking. We need to respect our National Anthem, and respect the people that sing it; it’s a difficult song y’all. It was a great day, low 60s and cloudy and I felt great! We started out at the Galveston Daily News building and took the side street to the entrance of the causeway and then we were on. The bridge has a lot less of an incline than Kemah and it was really hard to tell you were running uphill until you hit the top and it leveled off and then wow that feels good… and easy! It was a beautiful run and I tried to run close to the edge to get a good view… lots of pelicans and birds and boats to look at. The only issue seemed to be there were a lot more walkers and I am ok with people walking; I understand, I do it too sometimes, but please watch out for people around you. Don’t run around someone and then stop to walk right in front of them. Look around you; it’s not that difficult! It was still a great race for me and I thought I had a PR but my official time shows I was slower than in Kemah although my pace was faster. Oh well. I still had fun and got a GORGEOUS medal, so I am happy. They had pizza, fruit, beer, soda and Muscle Milk afterwards; hubby said they had breakfast tacos as well, but they were out by the time I was done. The pizza tasted fantastic though… I was starving! The wait for the shuttle after the race was pretty long but my hubby and step son had walked down to the car while I was running and brought it back to the start area. So we got right out with literally NO traffic. All in all it was a great race, and I love that I’ve run two of the three bridges in the Texas Bridge Series; the last one is the Fred Hartman Bridge but that’s a half marathon and will have to wait until 2014! Look for the review next November!
