{"id":35494,"date":"2020-01-05T15:45:54","date_gmt":"2020-01-05T20:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/?p=35494"},"modified":"2020-01-05T15:45:54","modified_gmt":"2020-01-05T20:45:54","slug":"january-5-2020-the-jacksonville-marathon-this-is-the-way-the-year-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?p=35494","title":{"rendered":"January 5, 2020 – The Jacksonville Marathon – This Is The Way The Year Begins"},"content":{"rendered":"

A return trip to Jacksonville and a return to Boston seemingly secured.<\/p>\n

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Not a lot of photos as this turned into a business trip — for close to 17 miles I ran with a guy who “wasn’t trained up” but was hoping to keep it at a 7 minute miles pace. He did. I was at a sub-3 pace at the half and maybe even the 3\/4… but things got dicier as the day wore on. Headwinds and this course’s nefarious mile 24.5 detour off the main road to make up mileage before the finish line on the main road played head games… but in the end I was able to get in at just under 3 hours 6 minutes. That’s a Boston Qualifying time for my age group… and hopefully should be enough of a buffer to ensure a bib for the Boston Marathon 2021.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, I’m tired and sore and I’ll keep it short — some quick pre-race photos, one in the middle, and a few finish line pics.<\/p>\n

Pre-Race:<\/p>\n