Turkey 5k & Thanksgiving Day…

I love the Thanksgiving runs! I started off my morning with a 5k race. I ran a 13 min warmup before the race started.

It was a beautiful but cold morning… The 5k started and right from the beginning, I knew I would be following another female competitor… She was out quick and stayed in the lead the entire way. I forgot how tough 5k’s are!!! My 1st mile was a 5:40. My 2nd mile I hit it at 11:26… A 5:46. My 3rd mile was 17:18… 5:52 and finishing the last .1 with a time of 17:52 (a 5:46 pace). That is a new PR for me (I’ve never broken 18 in a 5k… My best before was a 18:12). So I was happy with it… The girl in front was strong!!! She finished with a 17:38 I believe… I did win a turkey…

I finished with a 3.2 mile cool down in 24:52 (a 7:44 pace). I felt great for the race but before and after I felt un-smooth. I know that doesn’t make sense but it does to me. 🙂 I ran a total of 8 miles today. At home it was goofing off and getting Christmas lights organized…

We were killing time before the feast! We were in charge of the potatoes and jello. Once that was done, we headed up to Yolanda’s house (Corom’s sister). Well our car was dead so we had to jump that 1st…

We had a great time hanging out with the family. The food was delicious and there were too many pies to choose from!

We went home later and the girls, Corom and I watched a movie. It was a good day! So many things to be grateful for!!!