Turkey Trot... Part 1
What and odd title, I am just as excited as you are to find out what this entry is about.
Just kidding, I already know. I've been tossing around the idea in my head of running the Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot 10K (6.2 miles). Jen and I ran it last year, and we had a good time. It's a great excuse to get in some kind of shape going into the holidays.
The reason I was not so sure is because of all the uncertainty that is coming up with the baby. I don't know if I'll have time to train for it. After talking to Jen about it, I have decided to go for it. I've been running about 3 miles a few times a week. My goal is to finish in under 60 minutes. If I heard myself say that about 5 years ago, I would laugh and call myself a wimp, but it turns out the reality of the situation is that running gets harder with age and weight.
Anyway, part 2 of this post will be a post-race rundown, that is of course if I am able to train over the next month and a half.
I put together our bassinet/playpen for the TaborTot last night, that thing took about an hour. I consider myself mechanically inclined, but that thing was kicking my butt. It didn't help that the instructions were in 5 different languages, all on each page. Next time I go to put it together, it should only take about 5 minutes, now that I know how everything goes.
2 Comments:
Good deal on the Turkey Trot. I have never run an anything official except the Shamrock 8k. It sounds like it could be fun.
Isn't is funny how simple you think certain tasks should be? For example, remedial playpen assembly. There is always some snag or little bump in the road that throws the (should be) 25 minute project into an hour.
I would totally run this with you if I didn't think that I would keep you from finishing in under 60 minutes. I did a 5K last year for United Way's Day of Caring. I finished 3.1 miles in like 24-26 minutes, but it was terribly painful.
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