I really wanted to do a turkey trot today but paying $30 and driving somewhere and doing it at a certain time just did not seem too appealing! So I decided to invent Nicole's 1st Annual Virtual Turkey Trot 5k, and invited some friends to participate too (as of now I only know of 1 other participant though, sadly! Thanks Rachael!). Ran down to the dog park (1.3 miles) as my warm-up. Although I maybe could have run just a tiny bit faster I was suffering pretty bad most of the time. I almost quit after 1 mile because it was so hard! I am out of shape and have a lot of work to do if I want to get a 5k PR any time soon (which I do!). TT: 24:55 AP: 8:01 Splits: 7:58, 8:11, 7:58, 7:27 (.11) Then ran one more loop and back home (2.6 miles, for a total of 7 miles). The last 15 minutes or so it was fairly wet, which was miserable only because I didn't wear my hat (like an idiot). My legs felt like lead this whole time, and I walked part of the Hillside hill on the way home. Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I have much to be thankful for: family, friends, health, Cooper, a job, a home, food, RUNNING, the list goes on.
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