Turkey Trot 2018 race report.
Twice in the past I have run the Turkey Trot 5 days after running a tough 50k trail run. This would be the first time I attempted to run the Turkey Trot 4 days after completing an Ironman. But this would be my FIFTEENTH contiguous Turkey Trot, so I couldn't not do it! And Karen would be in town to run it with me. AND so would Tristan and Ryan! So we all lined up together to earn our Thanksgiving meals.
And it was fun. My legs felt better than I would have figured they would have. Certainly they felt better all week than they had the days leading up to Thanksgiving when I'd done the Wild Hare 50k. I'm glad that we were running with Ryan and Tristan. Karen would have pulled us MUCH faster, and I would have probably had to let her go, but Tristan and Ryan kept our pace more manageable, and I was able to chat and enjoy the run.
We did end up doing a progressive pace run (not hard to do on that course, since the hills are all in the first 3 miles). By the last mile, Karen and I pulled ahead a bit, and Sharon ended up joining us for the last mile. She had ALSO just done an Ironman, so I dubbed us Team Ironman Idiots. I was breathing pretty hard for that last mile.
After we crossed the bridge, Karen noticed we had lost Ryan and Tristan, and I said we had to wait so they could all cross together. So we pulled over in the finish chute and just sat there on the other side of the finish line waiting. I'm sure people thought we were strange. But once they caught up, we joined hands and all crossed together.
It was a fun run, great weather, and a good last speed workout before Tristan's first half marathon next week in San Antonio!
Also the slowest Turkey Trot I've run for a long time, but I'm so glad to have done it for fun, and not gotten caught up in trying to run it fast, to the detriment of my recovering body.
10:18, 9:59, 9:37, 9:17, 9:04 (and a 16:40 pace for the last 0.07, as we stood in the finish chute). Nice progression!
Results: Results: 49:22 (9:52/mile)
History!
2004: 52:24 (10:29/mile)
2005: 52:45 (10:33/mile)
2006: 47:54 (9:35/mile)
2007: 44:35 (8:55/mile)
2008: 39:48 (7:58/mile) (suspect it was short)
2009: 40:59 (8:10/mile)
2010: 36:35 (8:05/mile according to official time) (definitely short)
2011: 40:29 (8:06/mile)
2012: 38:58 (7:48/mile)
2013: 39:45 (7:57/mile)
2014: 43:51 (8:46/mile)
2015: 42:41 (8:32/mile)
2016: 44:19 (8:52/mile)
2017: 45:18 (9:04/mile)
I seem to be moving in the wrong direction, but maybe someday I'll race the Turkey Trot for time again, and bring my time back down! For now, I'm very happy with my decisions.
And it was fun. My legs felt better than I would have figured they would have. Certainly they felt better all week than they had the days leading up to Thanksgiving when I'd done the Wild Hare 50k. I'm glad that we were running with Ryan and Tristan. Karen would have pulled us MUCH faster, and I would have probably had to let her go, but Tristan and Ryan kept our pace more manageable, and I was able to chat and enjoy the run.
We did end up doing a progressive pace run (not hard to do on that course, since the hills are all in the first 3 miles). By the last mile, Karen and I pulled ahead a bit, and Sharon ended up joining us for the last mile. She had ALSO just done an Ironman, so I dubbed us Team Ironman Idiots. I was breathing pretty hard for that last mile.
After we crossed the bridge, Karen noticed we had lost Ryan and Tristan, and I said we had to wait so they could all cross together. So we pulled over in the finish chute and just sat there on the other side of the finish line waiting. I'm sure people thought we were strange. But once they caught up, we joined hands and all crossed together.
It was a fun run, great weather, and a good last speed workout before Tristan's first half marathon next week in San Antonio!
Also the slowest Turkey Trot I've run for a long time, but I'm so glad to have done it for fun, and not gotten caught up in trying to run it fast, to the detriment of my recovering body.
10:18, 9:59, 9:37, 9:17, 9:04 (and a 16:40 pace for the last 0.07, as we stood in the finish chute). Nice progression!
Results: Results: 49:22 (9:52/mile)
History!
2004: 52:24 (10:29/mile)
2005: 52:45 (10:33/mile)
2006: 47:54 (9:35/mile)
2007: 44:35 (8:55/mile)
2008: 39:48 (7:58/mile) (suspect it was short)
2009: 40:59 (8:10/mile)
2010: 36:35 (8:05/mile according to official time) (definitely short)
2011: 40:29 (8:06/mile)
2012: 38:58 (7:48/mile)
2013: 39:45 (7:57/mile)
2014: 43:51 (8:46/mile)
2015: 42:41 (8:32/mile)
2016: 44:19 (8:52/mile)
2017: 45:18 (9:04/mile)
I seem to be moving in the wrong direction, but maybe someday I'll race the Turkey Trot for time again, and bring my time back down! For now, I'm very happy with my decisions.