Zoo Run Run

This morning I ran my first race in years.  It all came about because I've been wanting to run
the Hot Chocolate run forever!  Running and chocolate...what's not to love??  I mentioned it
to Katy yesterday and she told me I needed to do another race first so I had a timed race
and could be placed in the appropriate starting corral at Hot chocolate.  Thankfully for me,
the Brookfield Zoo Run Run was this morning.  Sure I hadn't really been training, but I have
been running and was curious how fast I could run when I wasn't pushing a jogging stroller.

We drove to the zoo and I registered for the race. 

While I was waiting for the race to start,

the boys went with Ryan to explore a pretty empty zoo.

Once the race started they popped up in various parts of the course cheering me along.

I loved every minute of being able to run past them and give them high fives while they

cheered.  It was so cute.  And while I'm sure they thought it was fun giving me high fives,

Spiderman might have trumped me.  They also saw Scooby Doo run past.  Joe informed

Ryan that was NOT the real Scooby Doo, but that WAS the real Spiderman.  ;)

All in all I was really happy with my race.  I didn't know I had sub seven minute miles in me

anymore.  Sure I came in 2nd, but I was only 2 seconds behind first place.  I did stop to give

Joe and Owen a hug, and that easily took up 2 seconds.  ;)  But a hug from those two little

guys is worth way more to me than winning a race.

 

Ryan thanks for carting the boys around to cheer for me.  It was so special and put the biggest smile on my face every time I got to pass you guys.  I love you!!

You guys are the best cheering squad ever!!