Electric Run – San Diego

December 05, 2015 · San Diego, CA

Distance: 5K

Use the code “RACESHED” for 10% OFF registration!

One Million watts of light and sound will transform the 5k course into an electric wonderland. This race will keep you energized as music and amazing lighting effects will take your breath away. And you are invited to be part of the art. Get creative and light yourself with glow sticks LEDs and whatever else your imagination can conjure up!

Participants will receive a lot of great stuff:

Very high quality cotton-polly event shirts in men’s and women’s cuts
LED bracelet
glow neckless
glow bracelet
glow sunglasses
and black-light reactive finisher medal!

Finish Celebration
The lights and sounds will kick up a notch as you cross the finish line. Neon trees, glowing arches, lasers, glowing beach balls and other lighting effects will all dance to the music celebrating your return. Stay and dance as long as you like as DJs will mix the latest tunes from the main stage.

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Review

I was really glad that I got a living social deal for this race and only spent $25 on it.

Packet pick up was a real pain due to being in a tiny section of parking lot and the staff was rude. Other runners were not too stellar either as there was actual fighting over parking spots…by people who run miles in their free time.

Race day parking was crazy. The traffic to get to the race was obscene. I think everyone was trying to get there early all at once. Once we parked we ended up moving like slow cattle to a looooong line where a loud speaker was blasting something and it was basically a mosh pit. Once the race started it slugged forward and would suddenly halt as people moved up clumsily.

The Electric Run promised a mind blowing experience full of cool effects and music. I was definitely disappointed as it was literally patches of lighting with dark empty space between. Emphasis on the dark, on a track, with pot holes everywhere. It’s suprising that no one was hurt (or maybe someone was, I didn’t stick around long to see.) The parts that were lit were cool but short lived then back to dark dirt.

The swag was neat. I actually still use the little light bracelet they gave out. It works really well as a signal for early morning or night running. The shirt is generic and nothing amazing.

The post race party was alright. I didn’t see much for water but they had Coconut water and they were nice to give that out. Otherwise it was a bunch of expensive vendors trying to sell light up hats and sweatshirts for ridiculous prices…

I would recommend this race again for the crowd that seemed to enjoy it most. The drunk and high people. If you are a serious runner but looking for a fun run to goof around with you can do better night runs. This was aggravating and almost dangerous as drunk people are literally crashing into you without notice.

Review

Pre-race festivities were fun. Course was ok but would have liked to know the mile markers… seemed like the longest 5k ever! Loved the music they had playing throughout the course. Post race party could have lasted longer… ending abruptly at 10pm. Overall, had a great time!!! Recommend everyone does it! Thank You!

Review

Having run the Electric Run in OC we had an idea what we might be in for. I think the people responsible for this race listened to concerns and responded accordingly. They provided MORE LIGHT, MORE PROJECTIONS, MORE MUSIC and MUCH MORE FUN!!! The race started right on time and it was really fun. The after party area was well planned out with lots of cool booths, plenty of drink stations (bars) spread out which made for minimal and in most cases no lines. It was hard to believe there was soo many people there, but this was a much better venue than the OC Fairground. Great Job Electric Run!!!