As we have been doing for time immemorial, the Fullers ran the Thanksgiving Day 10K Turkey Trot. I haven't run this particular race for about 20 years so it was nice to once again run with a grown man dressed as a turkey (for the record, I beat him).This year we had several new Fuller participants (Nick, Lisa, Rachael, and Maverick). The weather was perfect and the course fast (although a little too much headwind the last two miles).
So on to the race. I haven't run a 10K since high school. I haven't run fast in over a year. Let's just say that expectations were low, meaning I was hoping to come in under 45 minutes.
When the race first started, I was pretty tight. However, due to my desire to get out of the crowd and into some open space, I ran the first mile in 6:15. And I felt like I wanted to vomit in my ...
Actually, I didn't feel like vomiting. I felt like slowing down because my lungs and legs were asking me what I thought I was doing. I told them to shut up and that I only had another five.2 miles to go. I then settled into a nice pace that fluctuated by 20 seconds or so around 6:50 depending on whether I was going up the hill or running into a headwind. The last mile I felt ok and finished in 42:34 (6:52 pace).
Three minutes slower than my best, but I'll take it. I'm always thinking I'm losing speed. I don't think it's happening yet. Next year 2:59 is going to happen.
6 comments:
Ah yes, I miss the Turkey Trot. If only it didn't occur at the same time as the Turkey Bowl...
Who gets to wear the turkey suit? Is it the previous year's winner? That's what you should really be striving for.
Craig, the owner of The Runner's Den in Phoenix, has been the turkey for as long as I can remember.
I should be the turkey. Or maybe some other Thanksgiving character. Mmmmm...
HIlarious, I am not sure if you actually need the costume to be THE Turkey... It is amazing you ran as fast as you did for being out of the loop. I can't imagine anyone wanting to be in that costume.
I did just see a blog about an Undy Run. All sorts of men were doing the run on Thanksgiving in skimpy underwear, some somewhat preserved their dignity with bikini underwear over spandex. It was a run to benefit colon cancer.
^^ was posted by my wife, who failed to see I was logged in.
In case you didn't catch it, she called you a turkey, loserface.
(I'm the one calling you a loserface, in case you missed it)
BTH, did your wife just write that she spent an inordinate amount of time ogling other mens' junk under cover of it being a "benefit race"?
I don't recall seeing "inordinate" anywhere in her message, and the connection you apparently missed is that she's comparing how embarrassing you running the Turkey Trot is to these guys running in their unmentionables.
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