On the last weekend of 2013, I ran the Jacksonville Bank Marathon. I was really hoping to do better in this race then I did in my first Marathon, but I did not. I finished in 4:54:54. I think that a big part of the problem was the rain. It started raining between mile six and seven, and continued to pour throughout the rest of the race. In essence, I ran in the (sometimes heavy) rain for about four hours straight. Even though I was hoping for a better time, I am happy to have finished this race in under five hours. This is definitely a race that I'll never forget.
The Jacksonville Bank Marathon was my last race of 2013. In all, I ran twelve 5ks, three 10ks, one 5-miler, one 15k, two half marathons, 2 full marathons, one triathlon, and several fun runs with the kids during 2013. I PRd in the 10k distance, which was not something that I expected to do. The new year is already off to a great start. Last week, I completed my first 5k of 2014- the Cool Shark 5k- and placed first in age group with a time of 25.06. I hope to continue to increase my time and distance in this new year. I also want to learn to swim a little better and complete a few triathlons this year.
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