RED Episode 244 A Runcation Nation Meetup at 2023 Gasparilla Distance Classic
SHOUT OUTS
Thanks to all our patrons and everyone in the Runcation Nation for your support and encouragement. Because of you, we have been able to keep the show going over the last two years, and now that the races are returning, we look forward to meeting up with you, too!
Congratulations to Marathoner Nicole Kay from the Cape Coral Running Group on completing her first ever MARATHON!
Congratulations to all who ran the 2023 Gasparilla Distance Classic this past weekend! It meant so much to run with Jessica, JoJo, Darlene, Susie, Christy, Greg, Dawn, and so many others that we did not get a chance to run into like Laurie. Patron of the show Dean Gerber got a PR in the half marathon distance as did his wife Judy in the 8K. To have Fitz announce this race and be a part of the weekend with us made it an incredible start and finish line feeling, too!
Congratulations to all who ran the 2023 Princess Half Marathon Weekend. We saw so many on social media who posted medal pictures and footage from the Runcation Nation, so to everyone there, congratulations on running and cheering.
Patron Meg Brower crossed that post-surgery finish line at the Princess 10K in Orlando.
Congratulations to one of our favorite local breweries, Fort Myers Brewing Company who started the craft beer movement here in Lee County, Florida. Happy 10 years, @fmbrew! Here’s to many more! Cheers!
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Thank you to Joanne Blatchley and Dean Gerber, Associate Producers of our show. Thank you to Josh Ozbirn, Executive Producer of the podcast, too! We couldn’t do it without you.
Become a patron if you’d like more of the Run Eat Drink Podcast, including bonus content and early access to episodes! Go to www.patreon.com/runeatdrinkpodcast. We want to thank everyone who has supported the show and the ways we’ve had to adapt this past year. We can’t tell you how much it means to us to have this community. We love you, Runcation Nation. We can’t wait to runcation with you soon!
RUN THE 2023 GASPARILLA DISTANCE CLASSIC
The 2023 Gasparilla Distance Classic Runcation Nation Meetup was a great weekend. In this episode, we recap Aimee’s experience with the 15K and 5K and Dana’s experience with the Half Marathon. We discuss the races, the medals, and more on this week’s episode. We want to thank everyone in the Runcation Nation for the special gifts you brought to our meetup, too! We gotta do this more often!
EAT and DRINK: NEW TAMPA FOOD and BEVERAGE!
Thanks to Darlene for setting up the post-half celebration for the “Runcation Nation.” Jotoro is in the Channelside location of Tampa and it did not disappoint. We talk about what Dana had for his post-race meal and beverage. YUM YUM! Gotta go get some margaritas and Mexican food from this place really soon!
THAT’S A WRAP!
Before we go…. We want to say thank you again to our sponsor of the show, Fitz Koehler!
We want to tell you about Fitz Koehler’s new course, Fixing Your Life with Fitzness.
We know Fitz as one half of Team Noisy as she has been at the start and finish lines of some of the most fun races we’ve ever run, like the Donna Marathon Weekend and Gasparilla Distance Classic. She’s also a cancer survivor and author of My Noisy Cancer Comeback.
But did you know she is also a fitness expert with a Master’s Degree in Exercise and Sport Sciences from the University of Florida, teaching fitness around the globe for decades?
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Thank you to Fitz for sponsoring this week’s show. Check out her course, Fixing Your Life with Fitzness, at fitzness.com. Please, let us know if you do!!
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