Disco Fever 5K

Overall fun race experience & I would like to run it again.
It’s along the embarcadero/​Seaport Village. So I personally like the view. But I also used to run here on the reg when I lived close by. It just makes it hard to find parking since it’s limited in the area.
Loved the vibes before & after the race. They had a fun DJ/​MC with dance offs & warm ups. Everyone was dressed up too! And a lot of booths giving away free things like hats you can bling out, water bottles, sunglasses.
Coolest medal ever! The guy dances! Not a fan of their white t-​shirt though. They had nice gold winners medals! I unfortunately didn’t know they gave it to top 3 in age categories so didn’t even check the booth to collect mine or wait for the awards ceremony. I’ve never been able to receive a winners medal so I was so sad when I found out I could’ve gotten one but missed the opportunity. So I tried to contact the event coordinators via e-​mail & facebook to see if I could pick it up at their Long Beach race, but no answer! I’m obviously still bitter about this. Otherwise would’ve been 5 stars and I would’ve done their LB race.

This was the first year for the Disco Fever 5K to be run in San Diego. I’ve never run a race in SD so I’m can’t speak to how it compares to other races in the area. But compared to other races I’ve run myself, this was on the small side. Packet pick up at Road Runner’s Sports was easy; the process took me less than 10 minutes. The t-​shirt is nice and there were some nice snacks and goodies in our race pack.
The race is set at the Embracadero and run along the running path along the harbor. Despite it starting at 730am (first wave) there are still tourists taking a stroll and other non-​race runners out so you gotta watch out for them too.
I loved the warm up – even if you weren’t participating, it was nice to have the music playing and the emcee keeping things fun and light. There was some runner support with volunteers cheering on the racers at a few different points and the water station half way through.
I didn’t dress for the theme (sorry!) but I did appreciate the different disco costumes I saw. Kudos to the guy who ran in full disco Elvis attire, including wig! And the sparkly disco dresses were fun and flirty. Every finisher got a medal – yeah! and of course special medals to the top finishers. There were bananas, water, gatorade and other snacks afterward – a lot more than what I’ve seen at other races. Everyone working the race were friendly and supportive. A really fun atmosphere. Glad I was in town to run the race!