Double Bridge Run – Day 2

We got up at 4:40 a.m. Saturday morning and soon took a bus from the hotel to the starting line.  That’s about 10 miles.

The Double Bridge Run is great.  You run from downtown Pensacola about three miles before you get to the bridge across Pensacola Bay.  After you’ve crossed “3 Mile” Bridge, you run through Gulf Breeze before tackling the high arc of the bridge going into Pensacola Beach.  It’s a 15K and usually it’s sooooo cold… but Saturday was a beautifully cool morning to run.

Michelle and I waiting on the start 

I was able to catch a beautiful sunrise from the Baseball Park where we were starting

If you look closely, you can see the bridge across Pensacola Bay in the background.  It was about 3 miles away and we were soon heading out. 

People warming up in the park 

Waiting on the start 

Waiting to start 

Well, she was excited 🙂 

Waiting to start 

Michelle was so happy to be doing another Double Bridge Run 🙂 

The Baseball Team’s Mascot 

We’re off! 

 

Coming out of the Baseball Park 

 

Down Garden Street 

 

Millions of runners (or a couple of thousand) 

 

 

The morning sky was beautiful 

Barefoot runners…. not on my list of things to do 

Almost to the bridge 

Hey Buddy! 

 

Lenise Ligon of Fox 10 News in Mobile 🙂 

We made it to the bridge! 

 

Go Michelle 🙂 

Awesome car passing us 

Big Trucks passing us 

Boats following us 

Beautiful sunshine

Lindsey and Shannon were tackling the first hill 

I ran to the top of the hill to get pictures of everyone 

This girl was running through an injury.  She’s done it every year and is moving back to Idaho soon. 

 

Lindsey and Shannon were always happy 

Providing music for us 

 

Michelle heading downhill 

This guy looks like people look after tackling that hill 

 

Hey Idaho! 

Hey Lindsey and Shannon! 

Flexing for the camera 

Christy was passing through.  Go Christy! 

Finally off the bridge.  We’re halfway done with the Double Bridge Run 🙂 

This guy had Hoka One One’s on.  I recently got some and love them. 

Go Christy! 

Hahaha 

 

The 5K’er’s had joined us 

 

It’s tough running 6 miles and then having fresh legs all around you 

Another Mobilian running 

 

 

This guy was the King of running 

Through Gulf Breeze 

Michelle approaching the next bridge 

Hang Loose! 

 

You da Man! 

Running up this hill was tough 

 

 

“I just ran up this hill” 🙂 

 

Yeah, we made it up the last hill! 

Michelle heading to Pensacola Beach 

 

 

Happy runners 

Yay!

 

 

Finally the finish line! 

Out of the thousands of people, I kept running into Janie.