Bloomsday with my family.

This year, for the first time, the whole family came out for Bloomsday.  I usually run it and Matt stays home with the kids.  I pushed Charlie in a stroller once (which is why he's wearing a 2007 shirt below) but other than that it was everyone's first time.

All together in line, ready to start.

Me and my dear friend Angie, whom I give the credit to for making me a year round runner, rather than a 'train for Bloomsday and quit for a year' runner.

Charlie and Colin (Angie's son), they've been buddies since they were 2.  This was the 1st Bloomsday for both of them (not counting the stroller year).

Matt and Crazy waiting for the race to start.

Giving me some more crazy faces.

Annie being darling along the course.

We lost Matt and Charlie right away because Annie needed to do some walking.  Walking turned into hiking in the bramble somewhere around mile 2.  Something every serious Bloomsday runner should try.

Necessary Otter Pop stop.  Also something only serious athletes do.

Happy to be done!

Having the shirts is proof we finished!  Felt like I should take lots of pictures of Matt wearing his since no one would believe it otherwise!

Annie came home and said she wants to skip next year but will try again when she's 8.  Then Charlie told her about how if you run on the left (we stayed on the right with the slower traffic) someone hands you gummy bears at mile 3.  So now she's back in for next year.  Obviously!