Earlier this morning, the 39th annual GATE River Run took place in downtown Jacksonville. Over 16,000 runners participated, with Tara Welling finishing first overall and Stanley Kebenei finishing first among men and a close second overall.
Naturally, whenever there’s a big event you can also expect a ton of commentary on social media. We compiled some of the best tweets from today’s race:
Look at them go!
The Times-Union shared this awesome time-lapse video of the racers passing by.
More than 16,000 runners competed in the 2016 #GateRiverRun. Here is a time lapse video from one stop in the race. https://t.co/cXuNafWARu
— Florida Times-Union (@jaxdotcom) March 12, 2016
Even the mayor showed up
Lenny Curry is the first mayor to run the race while in office.
#Jax mayor @lennycurry congratulating #GateRiverRun finishers. 1st sitting mayor to run pic.twitter.com/xSNiavBV4f
— Sam Kouvaris (@samsportsline) March 12, 2016
Almost there
On a hot day, in a lengthy race, you’ve gotta have a sense of humor.
around mile 3 or 4 of the 15k #GateRiverRun pic.twitter.com/UXM1epTugu
— Run Jenny Run (@jenniferrunning) March 12, 2016
Port-a-Potties for days
Needed a bathroom break? Looks like you were probably good to go.
By the way, if you need a porta-potty, there are 167 of them in lot J alone. #GateRiverRun2016 pic.twitter.com/pvcSuaM5cw
— Sam Kouvaris (@samsportsline) March 12, 2016
Hydration was key
And snacks can never hurt.
https://twitter.com/starpulp/status/708738502263836672
REALLY key
Don’t get caught without a backup drink.
https://twitter.com/mgelfo2641/status/708718252470439936
A modest winner
Dude, I’d say you did it.
https://twitter.com/WJXTRobBrown/status/708661485447335937
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