Eight things you didn't know about Jacksonville, Fla.

5. Its race is not quite the Boston Marathon. So there's no Heartbreak Hill. But Jacksonville's biggest annual sports event, Gate River Run, has been the US National Championship 15K since 1994 and largest 15K race in the country. And that's not all! You can fish or cut bait at the annual Kingfish tournament, also the nation's largest.
5. Its race is not quite the Boston Marathon.

So there's no Heartbreak Hill. But Jacksonville's biggest annual sports event, Gate River Run, has been the US National Championship 15K since 1994 and largest 15K race in the country. And that's not all! You can fish or cut bait at the annual Kingfish tournament, also the nation's largest.

(Photo courtesy of Gate River Run)

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