In distance running, timing is big — and the numbers show that mid-December timing is working out fine for the Ameris Bank Jacksonville Marathon.
, which concluded Dec. 3 in an annual event that benefits the Children's Miracle Network, and the coming Run Santa Run 5K through Springfield on Dec. 17.This year's run also represents the latest step in a return to normalcy for the race, after the disruptions of the coronavirus pandemic trimmed the 2020 event to half-marathon distance only. Alred said earlier this week that marathon entries are running about 25 percent above the 2021 pace.
Also unchanged is the race's reputation for generating speedy times, boosted by the generally favorable December weather in Northeast Florida — the National Weather Service forecasts temperatures in the upper 50s for the Sunday start — and the near-flat terrain. Those factors combined to produce a course record of 1:02.40 two years ago in the half-marathon for Alexander Torres of Puerto Rico.
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