Gasparilla

For those of you unfamiliar with Tampa and it's goings on, please allow me to familiarize you with Gasparilla. Gasparilla is Tampa's version of Mardi Gras. Much smaller in scale and much smaller in everything. They have the floats, the boats, the beads, the liquor and Pirates. It takes you down Bayshore. The Money Mecca of Tampa. All the big houses and circle drives.

They sponsor a run during the Gasparilla Events. Bigun is participating in the 1/2 Marathon Distance on the 18th of February. This should be fun. People from every nook and cranny come out for this race. They also come out for the shorter one on the 17th. A lot of people get into the spirit. You'll see people from every age range and background. They will run on this day even if they never run another day in the year. Sort of scary when you think of all of those potential cardiac arrests pending on the 17th and 18th. All heart attacks aside, I'm looking forward to a funfilled day at the races. We've lived here 7 years and this will be my first personal peek into the Gasparilla thing.