Zoo

It's been a long time since I've brought my kids to the zoo. It was fun. I brought the kids and Kim brought hers. We never saw Brianna and Bailey, they wandered separately.  I think Lyndsee's favorite part was the free milk samples. Random, but true. I only took a couple pictures but it was a fun day.

I saw three people who had run the PF Changs Marathon or Half Marathon the day before. They were wearing their shirts and walking funny. I was happy that I wasn't among the "walking funny" crowd this time. I ran the half so that probably saved me some pain. I ran it in about 2:05, so I beat my last time by about 2 minutes. I never could have done it without my friend Barb pacing me. I felt great for the first half, but struggled the second half, not able to find a rythm to my running, nauseous and had a hard time breathing. I'm glad I pulled through and got a PR for Barb or she would have missed her goal of getting me there. She's much faster than me but this time was committed to just helping me get my goal.  What a great friend! The picture below is me with Lindy and Karen who had just run a speedy full marathon and qualified for Boston!!! I'm so happy for them, and a tiny bit jealous I admit.