RED Episode RED Episode 201: Our Half Marathon at the Donna Marathon Weekend and Burrito Gallery in Jax Beach
SHOUT OUTS
Thanks to all our patrons and everyone in the Runcation Nation for all your support and encouragement. Because of you, we have been able to keep the show going over the last 2 years, and now that the races are returning, we look forward to meeting up with you, too!
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Race announcer at the weekend wanted to shout out the more than 250 male and female breast cancer survivors out there on the course, many of whom are still in chemo and other treatments while tackling this weekend’s events.
Facebook friend Judy Gerber wanted to shout out her husband Dean. Her husband wanted to shout out Judy as well. They both completed the Donna Marathon and Judy is a 15-year survivor as well!
This week, as we recap the final race in our challenge during our Donna Marathon Weekend experience, we shout out Jessica, Kelly, Josh, Dawn, Susie, and Joanne. The experience would not have been the same without you. They all sent us feedback shouting out our marathoners for completing 26.2 miles in the less than optimal conditions that weekend. Everyone in the group wanted to shout out Josh for completing his first 5K and Half Marathon this weekend. JoJo said we all needed a shoutout for coming together and completing our races. We can’t thank everyone enough for their participation, both in-person and virtual. Our first major Runcation Nation meetup was amazing!
To all our patrons, we can’t express how much it means to us. Your support is appreciated from the bottom of our hearts.
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RUN
Our Donna Marathon Weekend coverage continues with the Runcation Nation participating in the Half Marathon and Marathon events on Sunday. This race weekend supports The DONNA Foundation in its mission to help those fighting breast cancer as well as furthering research to end the disease. The support throughout Jacksonville was back. We met new friends all along the course, and despite the weather we found every reason that we love to return to this weekend back in full force! We were so happy to do this race with our Runcation Nation crew who came to meet up with us. It was such a fun experience. The neighborhoods came out to support in spite of weather. The after-party was full of volunteers ready to celebrate with food and beverage. We loved Fitz Koehler, our race announcer and a cancer survivor herself, who made the experience great, too!
EAT
This week’s food and beverage came from a fantastic recommendation. Our local friends, Mike and Andi Sharp of the Bouncy Hunters (a group that raises money for The DONNA Foundation) recommended Burrito Gallery in the Jax Beach area, and it was SO GOOD!! Shout out to Claudia, an amazing employee who helped us navigate the menu and end up with a burrito bursting with flavor as well as a tasty trio of tacos, and churros that were filled with caramel goodness and could not be missed.
DRINK
Burrito Gallery has a full bar and you can sit at the bar for full service or order from the counter and get your food plus tasty original cocktails delivered to your table anywhere in the restaurant. We had a Mezcal Old Fashioned and a house margarita that did not disappoint. There are also great local beers on tap to choose from here, too.
All-in-all, Burrito Gallery is top notch. Get there when you visit the Jax Beach area in Florida.
THAT’S A WRAP!
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