Something about this time of year makes it really hard for me to keep up with my posts! So I’m a little behind on my race reports—but not too much! My goal was to get this one, my race report on the Thankful Thirteen 5K, published before Christmas. And I’m glad I’m accomplishing that!
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Thankful 13! |
My favorite Thanksgiving tradition, after spending time with
family eating tons of food, is running a local turkey trot. And this year, my
husband, my daughter, and my friend Tobi wanted to run a turkey trot as well. Utah
has so many races going on all the time, and Thanksgiving offered many
different turkey trots in so many different places. Since we loved the other
Runtastic events we’ve participated in thus far, we registered for their turkey
trot, the Thankful 13 (but the 5K).
There’s something about waking up early on Thanksgiving
morning just to get all bundled up for a race.
This was my coldest turkey trot yet, but I wore my Skirt Sports tough
girl top with my toasty tights and I was plenty warm during the run. With it
being a holiday, we dressed up! My daughter and I wore turkey tutus (hers was
covered by her jacket), and all of us wore a turkey hat of some sort. These
attracted quite a bit of attention to us as we all ran together, turkeys
securely placed on our heads.
We had a great time at this race! We stuck together with our
5 year old, and she rocked this run. During registration, we were asked to
share some things we’re thankful for. We were excited to see that all along the
course were signs of displaying those very things we runners submitted. I even
found a sign that displayed Alex’s thankful comment (he said he was thankful
for me J).
These signs were a great reminder of
what Thanksgiving is all about.
When we saw the finish line arch, June kicked it into gear
and she ended up shaving off 30 seconds from her last 5K time! She did great,
and we had so much fun running with her. We received turkey shaped finisher
medals full of the things we are thankful for. We also scored some pumpkin pie
and hot chocolate, which was really nice to enjoy while we waited at the finish
corral to cheer on our cousin Tobi. She also did great, especially in the
colder weather!
We are thankful for our family, for the gospel of Jesus Christ, for our nice home, to live by the beautiful mountains, to be from Texas, to be able to run and exercise, for delicious pie, for the saving ordinances of the temple, to live so close to so many temples, for good food, for good friends, for fun times, and for so many more things! I am thankful to have such a sweet daughter who is always striving to do her best, and to have the most incredible and kind and loving and sweet and smart and caring man as my husband forever.
Yet again, Runtastic put on a fun, memorable event. There
was even a beard contest at the finish line party! The music was great, the
photo opportunities were fun, and the after race treats were quite festive. We had
a great time shopping at the expo too! There was everything from Damsel in
Defense to running shops to KT Tape to Altra Shoes to LuLaRoe clothing
represented. We are already looking at the 2017 Runtastic calendar to plan out
our racing for next year. Well done Runtastic.
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We're thankful we got to run this race. |
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