"Celebrate Summer" was the slogan for the Emerald City Quarter/Half Marathon run-walk through Glacier Ridge Metro Park, Dublin (OH) Labor Day weekend. 1214 participants began a beautiful Sunday morning event with a 49 degree temperature start and finished approximately an hour later in bright sunshine, 57 degree temp with a slight breeze! Rose Anne finished 9 of 20 in her age group w/ an 11:59 pace (1:17:52) for the 6.55 mile walk/run. I completed the distance in 1:01:32 (9:28 pace) and finished 2 of 4 in the 65-69 age group and 230 of the 729 Quarter Marathon competitors. Checking the Age Group results, I noticed that in my second event in a more mature age group :), I would have won my previous age group in this event! Does that give merit to the saying: "You don't get older, you just get better"? Rose Anne and I are both Blessed to be able to maintain this activity and enjoy it! Labor Day Monday we took advantage of the weather to make our second visit to the Columbus Zoo . . lots of attractions, species of all sizes and shapes with interesting markings on their skin, emanating wild noises, constant feeding frenzies . . oh, and the animals were visible and active also!
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