If you look back to August 2013 you will see I have race din London Zoo before, naked. However; luckily / sadly this time I would be wearing clothes.
The race was actually last Sunday but I am behind on my blogging so here is a quick recap:
- I arrived at the zoo bright and early.
- I warmed up by the monkey enclosure.
- It was a lovely sunny morning.
- The start waves had started to fill up but nobody wanted to be in the first wave.
- I was too embarrassed to go at the very front until someone else did. How British of me eh?
- Someone entered the first zone. I followed them. this is the first time ever the start was empty!
- The atmosphere was very friendly.
- A ten second count down and we were off.
- A quick dash around the zoo and we were then out in Regent's Park for three laps.
- I was in 4th place.
- The park is beautiful and it was fantastic watching it come to life as time went on.
- I held 4th place until 900m to go and then I was overtaken.
- I couldn't claw it back.
- We entered the zoo again for the last few hundred meters.
- 5th place was mine in a time of 38m 20s.
- The 4 ahead of me were all in their twenties so should have beaten me. Jealous much?!
- Not my best performance ever but a great run to take part in none the less.
- We got to spend the rest of the day in the Zoo which was a bonus.
- Penguins, tigers, meerkats and monkeys followed. You know the drill when in the zoo!
A beautiful morning walk to the zoo:
Confirmation of what I needed to do once I got inside the zoo:
No, you go first. No, you should go in front of me.....
Under the watchful eye of the polar bear:
We're off:
Almost there:
Crossing the line:
Back to where I warmed up with the monkeys, with the medal this time:
Post run play time:
The stunning example of art deco architecture in the form of the original penguin pool:
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