It was a full Reindear contingent at Brookfield Zoo on September 25 to run a new course and to celebrate Prancer's 48th birthday.
We also celebrated Dasher being out of the cast!! Yay!! It's been a tough healing process, but we all know that Dasher is tougher than most and we're so happy to see her return to glory. For this race, Dasher and Prancer mentored Cupid, staying by her side the entire race and offering her encouragement (and bad puns about llamas). Cupid's 10 years old and has set her sights on becoming a serious runner. We were thrilled with her performance! A 10:30 minute mile, which is a whopping two minutes per mile improvement over her Race2Base endeavor. You're on your way, Cupid. We look for great things from you in the future.
Zoo Run Run also marked the return of Blitzen to the race circuit after having Kaden just over a month ago. We were all overjoyed to watch Kaden cross the finish line in his stroller for his first 5K, while proud papa Mayor cheered from the sidelines.
Meanwhile, we anointed Bambi best dressed for this race, sporting a big cat t-shirt and an adorable panda hat. Vixen won FIRST PLACE in her age division. Comet... well, we love Comet!! Welcome, Heena, to our group. We love your enthusiasm!
After the race it was back to the parking lot for a tailgate birthday party featuring lots of great swag for Prancer (llama jammies, a pocket llama, photo album of family pictures, a running t-shirt, Angry Birds stuffed animals, a teddy bear... and other stuff she's probably forgetting because she's old and the brain isn't as sharp). Yummy cupcakes were provided by Vixen.
Run on, Dears!
