Virtual Turkey Trot

[MeredithRX]

Julie - good luck! Of course, it's probably for the best. Get up early, get the 6.2 over with, then you can come back and eat for the rest of the day!

 

[princessfionasmom]

I'm talked my brother and sister into running a 5k thanksgiving morning with me. It's just the 3 of us, no official race in my moms town but I'll just be glad to get out of the house.

 

[dsnyfan21]

OK so here are the graphics for the WISH virtual turkey trot 2010!!!!!

... copy or use a direct link below but add

at the end with no spaces.

5K

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10K

://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j286/dsnyfan/WVturktrot10k2010.jpg

Enjoy...

 

[MeredithRX]

Thank you! Those are great!

 

[crewmatt]

I'm in for a turkey trot. Running an 8K in buffalo NY on thanksgiving

 

[carissanboys]

You can put me down for the 5k. I'm already doing a virtual Turkey Trot through Daily Mile for St. Jude's.

 

[saysay]

I did it!!!!1 Finished my 10k better than I hoped.... 1:12:40. Personal best for me!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Good luck with your runs.

 

[MikeofRose&Mike]

We did it, even though we did not sign up. 5ks at 32:48. No race, we just got up and ran because it was 66 degrees and the rain had not got here yet. Started raining the last couple of tenths.

Mike (MikeofRose&Mike)
Rose(Rose&Mike)

 

[rubato]

Got a 5k in this morning at 22:30! I'll be running 22 miles tomorrow, so I'll get my 10k in and get my time then. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

 

[verticalchaos]

Hi guys!!!!

Sorry it took me a while! I had to a) get a HOT shower and b) get stuff packed for when my parents get to town and c) wash the shameful pile of dishes in my sink before I could come and play on the computer!!

My first 5-mile race was AMAZING!!!!

No, I didn't win or anything. Well, according to their stuff. I DID win by a) finishing and b) sort of shattering my "stretch goal" time!

First off, I'd gotten cold last night and woke up shivering (gonna have to talk with the landlord about the heat because it doesn't seem to be coming on as much as last year), and apparently shivered so hard or stretched so hard or something that my front right groin area is sort of twingy. Joy. It was definitely chilly this morning. Thankfully not a lot of wind and no precipitation, so that helped!! I left the door looking like a little raggamuffin - cut off yoga pants (so they are shorts) over running capri tights, running vest and arm warmers in black; my short-sleeved Front Runners shirt in navy; my electric sky blue, silver and white Asics; my grey Broadway Impact hoodie, and my raspberry-colored NYC Marathon headband. Yeah...I was cute! Oh, and my number was pinned to the shorts.

Well, walking on the street from one subway to another, I wasn't HOT by any stretch of the imagination, but I was not chilled enough that I decided to lose the vest - and then when I got to Prospect Park lose the shorts and put the number on my shirt. Did that. Kept the hoodie on until the last possible moment, when I turned my bag into bag check. At that point I met up with some other Front Runners, and we headed to the starting area.

I don't know the exact number of people, but there were over 2000 for sure. And no real organization about the start, so it was just sort of wherever.

I had my plan to so 4 minutes running: 1 minute walking, and stuck with it. I knew that doing 3:1 put me right around a 12 minute mile. The first mile went amazingly well - I was under 12 minutes for it. Woo!! The second mile I was even a little quicker...and starting to scare myself, so I consciously tried to slow down a little. I shouldn't have worried...because in that third mile came The Beast. I ran as much as I could, but I did walk most of it. Still, when I hit the mile 3 marker, the guy calling out the time said 34 (and I forget the seconds). I was STILL under my usual pace (knowing I was running a minute longer than I have been, so that was bound to increase it, I still wasn't expecting to be that far under what I was expecting)! Kept going and learned that yeah, I need to walk the water stops (I skipped the first one because of crowding...but it was ok since I had my fuel belt with water on me). Hit mile marker #4 and heard "And 46 minutes." ***???? All I knew was to hit my stretch goal I'd need to be at 48 minutes at that point (Oh, and I should point out that it took me probably at least 30 seconds to cross the start.), so I knew my stretch goal was well within sight at that point as I was feeling pretty good. I did push a little harder than I should have, and had to drop to a walk, but I picked up running again with the next run interval. I got to just before I could see the clock at the finish and saw the cluster of Front Runners all standing there watching for me - and they exploded when they saw me, cheering me on and pushing me to go for it. So I did - maybe not QUITE all out because of the early-mentioned groin twinginess, but I pushed!

They'll be posting the official times tomorrow, but for now I'll go with my Garmin (which I know I took a little while to get stopped for various reasons) time...

57:25!!!!!!

Woohoo!!!!

Also, got my first race bling!!!

So yeah...I'm feeling really good about things now!! Dare I try a 5:1 ratio? We'll see!!!!

Hope everyone has a great Turkey Day!

~beth

 

[johde]

Hi everyone is doing great.

I did The Flying Feather 4 miler today. The weather forecast called for 100% chance of rain all day but deicded to get up early and brave the weather for the 4 miler. Got up at 6:00 a.m. after a fitful night sleep. Got the turkey in the oven and my friend picked me and my brother in law at 7:00.

During the little over 1 hour drive, we drove through periods of heavy rain. Just prior to getting to the parking lot the rain slowed to a slight mist. We arrived just in time to se the little kids do their .25 or so mile gobbler dash.


Still no major rain in sight we started our race. The First mile was a gradual but stead uphill. Went out a little bit faster than I was planning on. I possibly should have tried for more of a negative split. The middle 2 miles were small rolling hills through a metro park. There weren't any big hills but they were noticeable. The Final .75 miles were downhill along the same road as mile 1. My Split times were.

Mile 1 12:58
Mile 2 13:07
Mile 3 13:00
Mile 4 12:25

Official time 51:30. An automatic PR.

Rain held off the entire race and drive home.

My Fastest 5K was 40:05 according to my Garmin.

 

[IASW Rider]

Happy Thanksgiving and congratulations to everyone!

Just reporting in my Virtual Turkey Trot 10K results (which are actual results of a real, live 10K race that I ran, this morning): 1:09:45

Hope that you're all having a wonderful holiday!

 

[Kirsty-Leigh]

Hey guys, I didn't sign up but my puppy and I did a 5k sprint/walk. A sprint because Peps only thas one speed, and a walk because the sprinting was making the turkey I ate in the afternoon want to re-join the party!

Congrats everyone and I hope you had a wonderful day

Kirsty

 

[MeredithRX]

It sounds like there were lots of people out running today! Great!!

I'm still planning on doing my 10K distance this weekend, but I ended up as a last-minute entry in a local 5K. I didn't expect to be here long enough to do it, but we left town a little later than originally planned, so I got to go. I really enjoyed it! I even PR'd! 45:02 which is really good for me (primarily a walker). I've been dying to finish a 5K in 45 minutes and today I came around the corner and saw that time clock WAY down at the other end of the street that said 44 and I FLEW down that street.

I consider it a success and I had a great time. It's a definite must-do next year if we can plan the timing the same way.

 

[DisneyMomma09]

I finished my Turkey Trot 10K this morning in 1:10:35. It was my first 10K, so it is my personal record! The weather was NOT nice...about 37 degrees and raining the whole time. It was pretty windy as well...but we had a great time!

 

[princessfionasmom]

Well my sister and brother bagged on running with me this morning but DH was a good sport and got up and ran 5 mi with me. It was a great run, finished in 49mins which is really good for me. I haven't run in 2 weeks thanks to walking pneumonia so I'm a little sore but it feels so good to be getting back on track. Happy thanksgiving everyone!!

 

[rubato]

I got my 22 miler in today. At the 10k mark, I was at 52:54. So, I'm done. And, thank goodness I only have one more ridiculously long run before marathon weekend!

 

[smileyk8]

Sorry to be late- i got on the treadmill as there were no events over here and injury is keeping me inside- so my time was 27:39. Hope you all had a wonderful thanksgiving

 

[JimB.]

10 miles on Wednesday, 11 miles yesterday.......................

 

[MeredithRX]

Great job everyone!

I still intend to get my 10K in tomorrow. It'll probably be tomorrow night though - so barely under the deadline.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!