If you heard the “Chariots of Fire” theme song running through your head this past weekend, it was because a group of committed and elite runners decided to run the length of the Florida Keys. On foot. The whole way.
The event included a 50-kilometer race, plus a 50- and 100-mile ultramarathon.
Relay teams and individual runners departed from Key Largo in staggered start times to spread them out along U.S. 1.
Pandemic protocols prevented organizers from hosting the usual awards ceremony and barbecue at the finish line Saturday evening, but each runner got a finisher’s medal and a photo op. Full race times and results are available at keys100.com.
Aaron Gentry, who fishes in Key West part of the year and hunts in Maine the other part, reaches the sandy finish line at Higgs Beach in Key West on May 15, when elite runners competed in the 13th annual Keys100 ultramarathon. CONTRIBUTED 
Rafael Souza, of Brazil, flashes a peace symbol as he runs through Islamorada on his way from Key Largo to Key West during the 13th annual Keys100 ultramarathon on May 15. DOUG FINGER/Keys Weekly 
Jeff Springer, of Chiefland, FL, changes his shirts and rehydrates with his team in the parking lot of the Green Turtle Inn while on his way from Key Largo to Key West during the 13th annual Keys100 ultramarathon. DOUG FINGER/Keys Weekly 
Jeff Springer, of Chiefland, runs through the Islamorada Arts and Cultural District on his way from Key Largo to Key West during the 13th annual Keys100 ultramarathon. DOUG FINGER/Keys Weekly
