We did it, Kelly and I finally got a chance to test out our training by running the Breast Cancer Marathon in Jacksonville Florida. After 18 long weeks we made it in 4:31.10 which works out to about a 10:21 mile, which for us is really fast. The weather was beautiful for most of the race and the atmosphere there was incredible. 2.5 miles of it was even on the beach to test our strength.
John and Kelly Post Race
Our splits we pretty good too. Our 5 mile split was at 49:50, our 10 mile split was at 1:40:23, the half marathon time was at 2:10:25, 20 mile time was 3:20:26, and a final time of 4:31:10, so basically we dominated the first 20 miles and then really slowed down the last 6, but man were that was the toughest section. That part was on the highway in the burning sun and across a bridge.
I ran it all in my Vibram Five Finger Shoes!
And yes I did run the entire way with my VFF KSO's and they rocked, my feet felt great! Super happy with the way they worked. Not a blister or a rock stepped on the entire run.
Pre Race Photo
While we ran the Marathon, Kelly's entire family walked the half marathon and survived that as well.
Jackie and Bob Post Race
Along with the marathon excitement, we spent the week hanging with the family touring the state with Amy and Bill being our tour guides. I was lucky enough to have them celebrate my birthday with awesome cupcakes, a night of Wii fun, and Olympics.
We also headed somewhere (I have no idea where we were) and saw some manatee's. As much as I wanted to get one with my Leather Man to feed everyone, they were just to darn cute to eat. So we just enjoyed their presence. One exciting thing, was there was an Alligator hanging out with them in this lagoon.
That bump between Kelly and Amy is an Alligator
After the race, we all hobbled our way to the Jacksonville Zoo to see some wildlife and to kick out some kinks in our muscles. We saw a Jaguar eat a frog, which was quite exciting.
For more photos of our trip, check it out in the photo albums.