Zoo 5K

Yesterday I ran my second ever 5K race at the MN Zoo. It was a great day with beautiful weather. This 5K was different from the first in that the registration process was very disorganized, which made for a lot of grumpy runners. Even for those of us who were pre-registered, we still had to wait in line about a half hour to check-in. Nonetheless, it was for a good cause and everyone eventually got their respective numbers and chips (for putting on your shoe to track your time...called "chip timing"). The race did start a half-hour late because of the odd registration process, but overall the race was good. It was fun running through the zoo, though this distracted some runners when you could see an animal (like the bears peaking through their glass cage) and almost caused a few crashes! When we ran past the gazelle "field" the gazelles were running with us, back and forth across the field. It was kind of funny...they would certainly win if they were running the race. 2-legged humans versus fast 4-legged gazelles isn't really a contest! I ran my best time of 32:36. After the run, daddy, grandma Mock and myself walked around the zoo. Needless to say, I was exhausted once we returned home for lunch.

Grandma Mock and daddy looking at the camels cooling off in the water

Julia and Grandma walking through the zoo

We looked at the dolphins ("dolphs") of course and then the fish!

This is just a random cut picture of Julia. I just love her in this Oshkosh B' Gosh dress jumper!