Zoo Run Run

Always a favorite race! The Zoo Run Run (always in August) and the ZooZoom (usually in March) at the Lowry Park Zoo is such a great time and you get some great perks for entering early like free entry to the zoo on the day of the race, as well as free tickets to come back within the next 365 days! Talk about a great deal.
The course pretty much kicks butt: they always change it up which way they take you so it’s not a boring out-​and-​back race. You get to run along the Hillsborough River, and my favorite park: you get to run through the zoo exhibits!!! Depending on the route they take you, you could end up running through the indoor exhibits by the snakes, reptiles, and manatees or by the orangutans. How cool is that?
The race is all chip-​timed (with the chip on the bib number), and really professionally done. After having a mishap at one of the races where a bunch of runners ended up getting lost on the course, this year they did a killer job of marking the race path very well so I didn’t get lost this time! Hooray!
The post-​race party is always fun and they usually get some great food vendors and fun freebee offers to come in and sample. This year, PDQ came along with Lenny’s subs, Chik-​fil-​A, KIND bars, Orange Theory fitness, and their faithful, long-​time sponsor Sagicor. If you’re into races, this one definitely needs to be on your list.