DH and I started off Thanksgiving Day with the local Turkey Trot. Despite the cold weather, it was very well attended and the route was hilly. There were a lot of families participating, so I had to dodge around kids, stollers, & pooches. I was in dog lover heaven and collected a lot of canine kisses before and after the race. The race is truly a community event, and just about the entire course was lined with folks cheering you on.
Since it was so cold, I had a creaky start, but after I warmed up, I set an increasingly blistering (for me) pace--8:54 min mile. I placed 15th in my age division, 538 out of 2,461 runners. I have to admit that I'm pretty shocked. This is a faster pace than when I was a regularly running half-marathons--more than 10 years ago!
Despite the pleasant surprise of my results, I'm not competitive and am entering these races for the fun of it.
Hope to register for an 8K Jingle Bell run in DC during December. :-)
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