Thousands of runners dressed as Santa hit the streets of this Texas coastal city to celebrate the fast approaching Christmas. With more than 3,000 ‘Santas’ from across the country, the “Santa Hustle Race” also drew participants all the way from South Africa and Britain. Flanked by rundown Spanish-style flats, Galveston’s dilapidated Old City Square was literally a sea of red, with most of the crowd wearing red shirts, red hats and white beards. Some boasted gaudy costumes, some were topless to show their muscles and some brought pet dogs dressed in Santa costumes.