Racing a 15k three weeks after running a full marathon PR is not ideal. I managed to squeeze in some speed work and felt remarkably recovered on race day of the 2016 GATE River Run.

This year I once again rode the charter bus provided by Florida Track Club which is just one of the nice perks provided by the club.

I don't have much to report. It was another warm year. I ran faster than last year but not my fastest on this course.


Photo by Speedy Banana

My RunFlix race video:



The rest of this report is mostly photos.
Here we are just after the Main Street bridge:


Photo by Speedy Banana

I was still able to smile at this point as Patrick Gallagher (in pink) passed me and quickly left me behind:


Photo by Speedy Banana

My smile was long gone by the Hart Bridge. The Grimace of "the Green Monster":


Photo by Jacksonville.com


Photo by Speedy Banana

This event records times for the final "downhill mile". I was 7th fastest downhill mile in my age group.


Photo by Speedy Banana


Photo by Speedy Banana

I finished with a strong kick and took 6th place in my age group with a time of 1:00:54, overall place was 157 combined (122nd male).


Image via RunFlix


Photo by Speedy Banana

The race t-shirt was nice and so was the Top-10% finisher hat.



The GATE River Run 15k was held on March 12, 2016. Results are posted at http://1stplacesports.com/grr16res.html