The Nashville Zoo's 5K Run on Jan. 26 was chilly, but fun and a personally important moment, reports Barbara Mathieson, our production director, who was an avid runner for many years and is working toward running the Nashville Marathon later this year:

"This afternoon, I completed the Zoo Run Run 5K (3.1 mi) in 30:14 minutes, a 9:47 min. pace of which I’m pleased. My weekly long run has been 4 mi. I’m aiming for five miles this week to keep building toward the half-marathon distance of 13.1 miles. Not bad for someone whose orthopedic surgeon said seven years ago, “You’ll never run again. Forget about it.”