11/25/12

Wonderful Turkey Trot - 10K

Laura, Holly (Oiselle Athlete), Corey, Me (12089), & Erin.. Post Race!
When my friend Erin told me she was going to run the turkey Trot, I figured it would be nice to get in a 6.2 mile run - and just use the Trot as an excuse.. Little did I know the day would be one of my best running days. I live right around the corner from where the start was, so I told Erin to just park at my place and we could jog over - and use that as our warm up. When we got to the start it was packed. There were so many people, they were spilling out of the corral. So Erin and I just stood off to the side and waited for the gun to go off. We had agreed to just run easy and have fun....

The gun went off.

Mile 1
The most infuriating mile. Yes, I know its a family friendly trot.. But seriously, if the lane is narrow there is no reason to walk 5 abreast and block the entire road for runners. I could tell Erin was frustrated because she kept giving me the "Are you freaking serious???" look. Bobbing and weaving sums up this entire mile. Split: 9:15

Mile 2
Again, uneventful. The crowd started to break up, giving me some room to lengthen my stride and pick up my pace a bit. Erin was right on my tail. Split: 9:10

Mile 3
This mile was the turn around. By this point, I had seen a few of my running buddies who had crossed the start line before me. They looked so strong! I hooted and hollered when they ran past me... (They were headed back, around the turn around). I hit the turn around and bypassed the water station. I picked up my pace. I felt so good and so strong. Split: 8:46

Mile 4
My body felt incredible. I hit this perfect stride and it was effortless. Erin wasn't behind me anymore, so I kept going. I was passing people, left and right. I felt incredible. Split: 8:31

Mile 5
Only two more miles. I could feel my core begin to fatigue and I did my best to straighten up. I kept thinking to myself that I really need to do more core work. I think all my thoughts about abs this and abs that - made mile 5 fly by. Split: 8:33

This guy is trying to push me!! Crazy finish.
Mile 6.2
This was it. I ran as strong as I could. My lungs were screaming and I focused on pulling my knees up to run "in front" of my hips. I could see the finish line. For some reason, I think out of habit, I always run on the right side of the street, curb, etc.. So I always end up finishing on the right side of the finish line. Well, another guy had the same idea, and at the very last minute we bumped into each other as we both crossed the finish line. The picture is really funny. Split: 8:38

TXU Turkey Trot 10K = PR = 54:10. I was beaming after the race. GO. ME.

Erin finished at 58 minutes and she also crossed the finish line very strong. Very proud of her dedication!

4 comments:

  1. High five! And nice photo finish, lol. You should've stiff-armed him...you know, gently.

    The Turkey Trot 10k was a first for me and I want to keep it as a new holiday tradition. I also discovered that I think I'd like to do some 6k and 10k trail runs. (I signed up for two in December). And work my way up to a trail run half-marathon. I want to work on my speed and finish them fast :-)

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  3. Such a fun race and yes, the first mile was super crowded- we thought it was just because we missed the official start and had to jump in! :) Great to see you and Erin out there! Thanks for the shouts on the course! It helped push me along!! :) I think there were PRs all around that morning- huge racing success.

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