This photo is of the 25th Annual boley center's Jingle Bell Run that took place on Wednesday in downtown St Petersburg. I took this photo from an online gallery by a user names "tampabay" on TBT.com. If you look really closely, you can see my wife and I and a few friends just getting started on the race. It was a beautiful night for the 5K that pits racers of all types - serious runners, skateboarders, walkers, runners with 4 legs, and strollers that run/walk/other along the beautiful downtown waterfront of what I think is the most beautiful liveable downtown in the US. The weather was perfect, probably mid-70's, and clear skies. along the course, supporters wave and sing Christmas carols. Just a wonderful event that makes St Petesburg great.
My only regret is that my friends started sprinting at the start so I had to chase after them the entire 5K, finished around 28 minutes or so including about 1/2 mile of lateral running to get ahead of the pack in the beginning. Rumor was that there were bands along the way, but my goal was to stay with my friends to avoid embarassment so staying vertical and breathing was my primary focus:)
It really was a beautiful evening and event.
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