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It will help us who are trying to help by keeping your pictures, and OP's pictures, separate - because while the solution may be substantially identical, the specific implementation may differ radically. A long time ago, I did rainfall runoff calculations for golf courses in sunny FL - trust me...

Depends on topography, but usually involves berms and/or ditches and swales. Worst case, it may require basins and french drains - but for most conditions, some low berms to divert water away from the run, and adjusting the run itself to fall away from the hen house is adequate. The aim is to...

Flat != level, but assuming you meant the latter... I'll Echo @aart and recommend raising the run slightly as a long term solution so water tends to drain away quickly when you get seasonally heavy rainfall rates. Are you amenable to a deep litter composting method in your area? Start by...

^I'm not a fan of sand. It only helps drainage till water hits a level that is not sand, and it only drains well until the chickens droppings have caked it up - which in a static run, doesn't take long. There are those who find sand successful. I'm not one of them, and have not yet discerned...

Your chicks will likely destroy the grass @MysteryChicken . Not that its not worth trying, but don't get your hopes up. Chickens love to scratch, and very little (certainly nothing I've found yet) can survive the damage they can do in a confined space, such as a static run. I'm going to try...