The Mesa Turkey Trot

The Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning was so much fun! 7 of the FMX team came out and ran the 10K! I was so proud. It was a beautiful day. The race had a guy in a turkey suit, and they said he could run about a 45 minute 10K so the goal was to beat the turkey!!!
No one really thought they could except Donald and he really wanted to get that turkey.
And here are the results!

Donald: Well he ran hard but he never passed the turkey so he was a little bummed. But he still got one of his best times at 51:47. But WAIT! There were so many people (about 4000) at the race that Donald started in the rear of the runners and the turkey started in the front... Turns out, even though Donald didn't pass the turkey he beat his chiptime by 30 seconds. HE BEAT THE TURKEY!
Lois: 1:13:01
Megan: 1:16:26
Kevin: 1:06:31
Steve: 1:05:02
James: 1:15:56
Shannon: 1:29:36

I know we can all learn from this experience and train accordingly. Remember... the Ragnar is a bit like doing that 3 times in 24 hours :)

Don't stop! Next week we start training on HILLS! Yikes! I have been talking to some of you and I know you are ROCKING on your training!!! I'm so proud of you!

Don't forget!

This month we need everyone to do a 10K or if you are not feeling ready yet, a 5K. You pick where you want to do it and give us an update on your time and how you felt :) Then next month we need EVERYONE to run a flat surface 10K for your very best time. This is IMPORTANT because I have to record your times to Ragnar so that we can get an accurate starting time.

For anybody interested... We are going to do the Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning at Red Mountain Park in Mesa! We did it last year and it was really fun! They have a 10K, a 2mile fun run/walk, and a 1mile fun run/walk so everyone from the family can come out with their kids and have a part in it. Here is a link to get registered http://www.raceplaceevents.com/event.php?event=401002

But you if you want to avoid paying more the day of the race, you have to register online by November 17th.