LIVING WITH JIM JENKINS LLC
SAINT PETERSBURG, FLORIDA

Hi everyone! Welcome to Living with Jim Jenkins… where every day is an adventure. For the past several months, I have been trying to put into words what it means to live with Jim Jenkins (aka the Man Child). For those who know him, you get it. For those who do not know him, you are in for a great adventure. It all started back in 2004 when I met and fell in love with my best friend. We’re just two thirty somethings living life, making new friends, and learning every day. Thanks for following our journey. Hope you enjoy the ride! At exactly mile 18.5, I passed some spectators who were handing out beer with their gummy bears. I took an entire 12oz can of Lone Star. All the spectators cheered! I drank about half of it before I tossed it in a random recycling bin in someone’s driveway. For those of you who don’t run, you may find it hard to believe, but beer works really well as fuel source in a long race. The carbonation helps settle your stomach as well. That was exactly what I needed! The next few miles went by fairly quickly. At mile 22.5, my bluetooth headphones stopped communicating with my phone, and I lost my music. Ugh. The music was helping to distract me from the pain. I tried to fix it while I was running, but I didn’t have any luck, and, it was slowing my pace. I just wanted to finish this thing! My joints were really starting to ache. Thankfully, I often run without music, and I only had just over 3 miles to go. I tucked my headphones into my sports bra and kept moving forward. By the time I secured my headphones, I was passing mile 23. Time to text the Man Child. Three miles to go!!