Bloomsday 2008!

Bloomsday is a 7.5 mile race that is a longtime Spokane tradition. This year Ari, mommy and daddy, gamma and gampa E, Auntie KTO and grampa OB braved the crowds ( 43,000 people) and participated. It was a beautiful day and we had a lot of fun. I think we will have better memories once the blisters heal and the soreness goes away.


The new family getting ready for the big race. Ari is in the front pack.

She slept most of the time. The Villanova hat is a tribute to her daddy's cousin.
Gamma and gampa 'warming up' for the big race. I should note here that our pre-race breakfast consisted of lattes and starbucks pastries.
The crew inching our way closer to the starting line
It only took us an hour and a half to get to the starting line.
And we're finally moving. I think we're in 41,309th place.

Half way there! 40,871st place.
Doomsday hill....Mile long hill at 4.5 miles.
Mile 7...almost there. You can see just how competitive we were by stopping to take a picture. We likely would have finished at least an hour earlier if we didn't stop.

Finally...the finish line!


and we're still alive.