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Turkey Trotting
It's a week to (American) Thanksgiving, and that means only one thing for runners here in the US - Turkey Trots. No, that's not what sends you to the bathroom after eating too much at dinner. For those of you who don't know, the Turkey Trot is a Thanksgiving Day race that gives runners an excuse to eat even MORE at dinner.
The typical Turkey Trot is a short race, usually a 5K. Here we have a 5-mile race that alternates sections of trail and road running. It's the biggest event of the year, probably because although the prizes for top male and female runners are cheap pumpkin pies from the grocery store, after the race there is a bib-number raffle with a hundred or so prizes ranging from pairs of socks from the running store to $50 gift certificates at nice restaurants. I'll be running this year - last year I won a 12-oz package of coffee from a local roaster, the year before I didn't get anything.
Anyone out there running a Turkey Trot? (I figure maybe half of us are in the US...) Any other races coming up for anyone here?
The typical Turkey Trot is a short race, usually a 5K. Here we have a 5-mile race that alternates sections of trail and road running. It's the biggest event of the year, probably because although the prizes for top male and female runners are cheap pumpkin pies from the grocery store, after the race there is a bib-number raffle with a hundred or so prizes ranging from pairs of socks from the running store to $50 gift certificates at nice restaurants. I'll be running this year - last year I won a 12-oz package of coffee from a local roaster, the year before I didn't get anything.
Anyone out there running a Turkey Trot? (I figure maybe half of us are in the US...) Any other races coming up for anyone here?