Post your 2013 Turkey Trot experiences here

raley field wrote:

Everything very well organized.

And results were posted online in speedy fashion after the race!

Wish more road race events would follow suit.

5k. Pancake flat. 30 degrees F.

Ran 18:02, about 20s slower than last year. But I placed just inside the top 70 just like last year, so I was rather pleased.

The really interesting part of the race was the start. Whoever fired the gun must have been a real noob. The race officials were holding us 10m back from the start line, and then about a minute before we were supposed to start (as we're fidgeting and kind of milling around) we suddenly hear the gun and the clock starts!

A bit amateurish, but a lot of fun.

did a 5.2 miler with a big hill called Scenic Hill. I ran 30:56 (556 pace) for 4th place. I was hanging in the "peleton" of 2nd through 4th place guys but when we hit the hill I faded. The winner ran 27:05(his 5k pr is 14 flat, he gave me training advice after, he's a baller). I did this off only 10 days of running going into it so I'm pleased. It was a fun race. And some dude was giving free massages after the race, felt so good.

steve red wrote:

33:47 (goal was 35-40)

Short course.

Sounds like wejo is getting serious again. Sub-38:30 10K with a dog. I couldn't run that time now without a dog. Never doubt the talent of Mr. Johnson.

I was a DNS for Turkey Trot action this year.

Congrats marathnr. I like comeback stories - inspiring. Work your way back to 26.2.

Sally Vixxxens wrote:

No I am saying I ran much faster off low mileage. I have not ever mentioned my times off higher mileage.

Wejo is 40 years old and has been injured a lot. There are a couple older Olympians in my hometown that are the same way - they'll run 17-19 minutes for 5k now. No one ever guaranteed they could beat you "off low mileage," but when they trained a lot harder and smarter than most people and ran much faster. HTH

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steve red wrote:

33:47 (goal was 35-40)

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Short course.

It was a 5!

Atlanta Thanksgiving 5k . 2nd OA , 1ST masters 15:56 . Coldest race I've ran in over a decade . 22 degrees at start .

steve red wrote:

33:47 (goal was 35-40)

I ran a sizzling 19:2x (goal was 16-21).

14:26

not too shabby, especially considering the fact that I felt very relaxed during most of the race

Realism wrote:

14:26

not too shabby, especially considering the fact that I felt very relaxed during most of the race

14:25, 100% relaxed

Red Lobster wrote:

Realism wrote:

14:26

not too shabby, especially considering the fact that I felt very relaxed during most of the race

14:25, 100% relaxed

14:24, 98% relaxed -- so relaxed i actually pooped myself and didn't notice. somebody pointed it out in the chute. i was already drinking a beer i was so relaxed

Troubles wrote:

I'm fat - 20 pounds over racing weight. Ran about 3 minutes over my PR on my high school's alumni 5K course. Depression sucks. Poor Thanksgiving to be thankful.

First off, I'm 110 pounds overweight and 90 pounds over my high school pr weight. I tried to push hard from the gun, I stopped eleven times because I thought I was going to die. The paramedics gave me a shot of adrenaline in my chest and that really got me angry, ran on spite the rest of the way and ended up running 21:57. Adult PR

Omaha Memorial park food bank 5k-ish, 5 cans of food to enter, no time 2 laps around Memorial park. It was a nice way to get an easy run in on Thanksgiving. My wife and I made it this morning, next year we will bring along the kids.

I have not run a serious race in over 2 years. In fact, its been months since I actually went on a run. My race weight used to be under 150. I clocked in this AM at 196. It was freezing cold. I ran 23:01 for 5 k. I was not relaxed. I do not remember my heart pounding so hard in my life. But the comeback will start in four days because 1+1 is two, 3x2 is 6 and scotch + tyrtophan + my 1st 5 k in 2 years = 4 days off.

What the f**k happened to Letsrun? Y'all are a bunch of hobby jogging weak tits.

Loop Harder wrote:

Weaving? Were you passing hobbyjoggers who sprinted and died before the first mile mark, and were gasping out of breath, just minutes into the 10k? That has happened to me on a lot of races. Some Turkey Trotters have no clue how long a 10k run is.

wejo wrote: 6:36 1st mile with a lot of weaving

Hey, Hobbyjogger here and no I wasn't one of the ones who got in your way, for me it was ALL the walkers who were released in the second half of the 5k loop I ran today. I felt like I was weaving for the last two miles of the race! Wasn't happy w/my time even though I placed in my AG. I will chalk it up as a good "tempo" run...:) rest of my family ran the 5k and we all had a good time. I'm also still trying to get in good shape...

To Wejo, will you and your dog move up to the half now? Pretty impressive that your dog kept up with you! Your time would have gotten you 2nd male overall in my race today.

28 minutes for a 5 miler. 6th place. Really cold and windy by the beach.

Splits were:

5:15 bad start, we didn't start on the line and it took me forever to get to the line because of the narrow shoot.

5:25 Into the wind with a training partner to work with, we made it through just fine.

5:20 out of the wind now feeling really strong, =) training partner fell off the pace =(

5:50 into the super wind by myself, I almost blew away. /instant wall

6:10 finished by myself unable to challenge the 5th place guy and thirty seconds ahead of the 7th place guy. =(

I can't wait to run the 800 soon. yay track.