Hey all you hobby joggers, only one week til your turkey trots!

Race starts in 70 minutes. Might get out of bed soon. How many people in vaporflys at the start?

YOOOOO just realized who this is

Brgnboy wrote:

YOOOOO just realized who this is

It's Rob A, Bergen boy.

LetsRun, have I got a turkey trot story for you...

Background: I've won the local turkey trot 3 of the last 4 years, outkicked last year. Always times in the mid 15s. This fall I've dropped some big PRs, consistently under 15 even on hilly courses and a 14:26 PR and a 30:33 10K PR on a hilly course earlier this month. I was finally READY to take down the 15:02 course record and return to the top of the podium of turkey trot glory here in Bergen County.

Starting line: 2200ish people, 45 degrees, and a STRONG headwind on the uphill start. I tucked in behind the lead pack for the first third of a mile, then took the lead and started pushing on the downhill. Almost immediately as I had opened up a 10 yard lead, a car pulls out of their driveway on my right. The lead car stops to tell them to stop and then the car that was originally slowly pulling out ACCELERATED as I was directly in front of it. Yes, I was hit by a car not even a half mile into my quest for Turkey Trot glory.

The impact actually wasn't much, but the shock of it all caused me to lose my footing and fall to the ground. I supermanned across the pavement and lost a lot of skin on my hands, right elbow, right leg, and a really bad spot on my right hip. I laid there in pain for a few seconds, also in a bit of shock, before getting myself up. The lead pack passed me at this point. I tried to get back up to sub 4:40 pace, with blood dribbling down my side, but just couldn't do it. I did manage to catch the lead pack though.

A few of them asked if I was okay, to which I responded "not really, but I'm not dropping out of this" and continued on. It turned into a two man race as we went through mile 1 in 5:00. I was in a lot of pain and even my 10K pace from a few weeks prior was out of the question. Only one thing mattered now, and that was the win. I sat for another half mile before making my move. I opened up a 30 yard lead from 1.5 miles to the last hill at 2.8. At this point I was struggling, but I did hang on to break the tape in 15:43 to the runner-up's 15:47.

The course record is still not mine, but turkey trot glory and the gold winged foot trophy is. I went to the EMS building immediately after to get wrapped up and file a police report. All in all, I hope you enjoyed my recap and had a great Thanksgiving, letsrunners.

Well, exactly 5 weeks and one day after laparoscopic hernia surgery with mesh installed, I ran the Turkey Trot 10k. The Dr cleared me to run, but couldn't guarantee much in terms of speed and sadly he was correct.

1:19:24 :(

Had to walk more of it then I planned. My breathing was the main issue. On a plus side, my abdomen/mesh didn't hurt at all.

Bump

sam joe wall wrote:

You ready?

Well, are you? One week to go, hobby joggers, one week to go!

Is it too late to start the DANCAN for this year's trot?

Cranberry Sauce Boss wrote:

I plan on dressing like that cranberry sauce that is the least liked part of the Thanksgiving meal, then being the least liked person at the race, acting like a total jerk to anyone who can't pull at at least a 13:3x and wondering aloud why anyone would spend $25 to "basically walk" in the cold.

This, this right here. This is the attitude you need to begin cultivating NOW! In one week's time, you will be ready to dominate.

I haven't run in about 4 months. Any 7 day training plans out there?

America's fury wrote:

I haven't run in about 4 months. Any 7 day training plans out there?

4 months? That's 8 months more recent than a lot of turkey trotters!

I just hope I don't get a case of the turkey trots.

I gotta keep my plans, **taps chest** to myself.

I can’t wait. I haven’t trained and I’m going out the night before. I might even drink before the race. I’m going to focus on running the tangents this year I plan on going sub 30.

Turkey Trot 5K one week away.

I will wear my traditional turkey hat. Predict my time!

This year's local turkey trot is sponsored by a local business owner. He has pledged to pay the college tuition for all people that finish the race. Talk about Christmas coming early! I can't wait to see all the happy faces

Okay, folks. We need a roll call. Who's in for the biggest day of the hobby jogging calendar?

Who wants to join me at the finish line after we smoke the field to heckle the hobby joggers in their turkey hats, fuel belts, and super shoes?

the turkey trotter wrote:

Okay, folks. We need a roll call. Who's in for the biggest day of the hobby jogging calendar?

Who wants to join me at the finish line after we smoke the field to heckle the hobby joggers in their turkey hats, fuel belts, and super shoes?

YASSSSS.

I am ready. Early wx forecast looks sketchy...but as an oldster I shall persevere and prevail over the younger millennial and gen-z ers.

hey all you elites to good for hobby joggers, odds are, within the next 4 years, you'll either be a hobby jogger, or you'll be wishing you could someday keep up with hobby joggers... enjoy the illusion. fragile warriors

enough rope wrote:

hey all you elites to good for hobby joggers, odds are, within the next 4 years, you'll either be a hobby jogger, or you'll be wishing you could someday keep up with hobby joggers... enjoy the illusion. fragile warriors

That's what I've been trying to tell you people!!!