2015 Turkey Trot

Mr M pushed the boys and Sunshine walked with him (she insisted on wearing that ugly hat)

Thursday I ran our local Turkey Trot for the 6th year in a row. Crazy that we've been here long enough for that to happen. Anyway, between being busy and wanting to rest and recuperate after the trail half I didn't actually spend any time on the treadmill between the trail half and the turkey trot. I thought about it a couple days before the race, but my legs were still feeling fatigued, so I gave it a pass.

I had hoped that all the hill work in the half would help me conquer the hills in the turkey trot, but I only experienced a marginal benefit from them. My endurance and mileage base just aren't high enough and the hill work couldn't compensate for that. So this week I'm committing to finally getting back on the treadmill and building that base up. Since I just signed up for a virtual marathon I need to be doing that anyway. Two birds, one stone.

We love Phil! The boys traveled in style and the adjustable handle bar means Mr M and I can both push it comfortably. In this pic, River wanted to get out and play and Ocean was napping.

The weather was perfect for running- low 40s I think, but it felt warmer than that so we weren't freezing. I ran in just a long sleeve shirt layered under a short sleeve shirt and left my jacket in the stroller.

I ran 3.13 miles in 33:30. I had hoped to finish in 32:something, but just couldn't quite manage it, even with my sprint into the finish line. The .4 mile hill up to the final 100 yards or so is just so brutal, which you can see in my times. My first and second miles were at a consistent pace, but I just couldn't keep it up in the third mile because of the multiple hills. And the final .13 is where I sprinted to the finish. Though to be honest I started my kick a smidge too soon- I really had to work to keep my speed up the whole way in.
1st mile: 10:04
2nd mile: 10:26
3rd mile: 12:03
final .13 mile: 7:30

The first mile I did feel a bit creaky as everything warmed up and loosened up, but overall I felt pretty good. After I finished, I walked back to find Mr M and the kiddos, then walked with them to the finish. This turned out to be a nice mile-long cool down for me.

Ocean woke up towards the end of the race. 

I caught this picture of him after the finish- love the ever-present spit bubbles!

This was my 2nd fastest time in the 6 years I've run this race and it was only 5 seconds shy of this year's PR (33:25) that I ran way back on New Year's Day. So despite feeling like my legs were still fatigued, I had a good race even if you look at it from just a numbers point of view.

2015: 33:30
2014: 34:22
2013: 35:35
2012: 37:58 (pushing Sunshine in the jogger)
2011: 32:44
2010: 35:05 (pushing Sunshine in the jogger)

This race was my 14th for the year and the 8th towards my 40 by 40 goal. I have two more races planned for December: the 5k I ran last December and the Virtual Army Marathon.

2015 Races:

Month	Race Time
Turkey Trot (November)	33:30
Trail Half (November)	3:35:17	Actually 13.61 miles
Kilted Trail 5k (October)	38:12
Corn Maze 5k (October)	37:42	Ran without stopping
Hill Valley Virtual Half Marathon (October)	3:43:00
September 5k	37:36	Almost 10 weeks postpartum
August 4 mile	1:00:18	almost 6 weeks postpartum
July 5k	47:44	38 weeks pregnant
June 5k	41:19	34 weeks pregnant
May 5k	40:05	29 weeks pregnant pushed River in the jogger
April 5k	42:36	28 weeks pregnant pushed River in the jogger
March 5k	35:32	22 weeks pregnant
February 5k	33:55	20 weeks pregnant
January 5k	33:25	12 weeks pregnant

40 by 40 Progress:

	Date	Event	Distance	Event Type
1.	July	4th of July 5k	5k	Pregnant
2.	August	4 Mile Fun Run	4 miles	Road Race
3.	September	All Terrain	5k	Mixed surface
4.	October	Hill Valley Half	13.1 miles	Cumulative virtual
5.	October	Corn Maze 5k	5k	Corn Maze
6.	October	Kilted Trail 5k	5k	Kilted race
7.	November	Trail Half	13.6 miles	Trail Half
8.	November	Turkey Trot	5k	Road Race