2015 Turkey Trot

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turkey trot
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Well, here’s a long overdue post! On Thanksgiving Day, we ran the Turkey Trot. Dylan and I did the 10K together and Tom and Cameron did the 5K (with Chloe in the stroller).

It was cold out there! But, after about a half a mile, Dylan was already warmed up enough to take off his jacket. All things considered (getting up at 6am, being in the cold, doing a 10K without training), he did great. He had such a great attitude and we just had fun yappin’ it up together on the course.

As with the Wharf to Wharf, we employed a strategy of running a bit and then walking. But, as you can see, once Dylan saw the finish line, he was sprinting like a champ!


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love this guy
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it was tough
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cameron
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Meanwhile, Cameron was lookin’ pretty good during her own run (although, I heard she was pretty tired — no doubt, getting up at the crack of dawn is no fun!)!


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high steppin’
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chloe’s personal course
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Chloe ended up missing her run because he and Cameron took a while to return AND, of all of the annoying things, the organizers kicked off the kids’ races 5-10 minutes early.


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woot!
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I asked Tom to ask for her participant’s medal anyway and I loved the fact that Chloe did not want to have anything to do with it until she actually ran her race!

Dylan was there at the “finish line” to drape her medal over her head!


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We didn’t linger for too much longer. We picked up some swag for the kids then headed to Lola’s for tons and tons of food!

This event has gotten so big that we’re not really sure we’ll do it again! We may opt to stay local instead, but we’ll see where our feet will want to take us next year!


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our feet
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selfie at the start
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post-race lightrail ride
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still heading back to the car
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