Thanksgiving morning brought a 5.5 mile turkey trot (allowing participants to walk/run/bike ride/inline skate) that we, along with Shane's cousin Brittney, participated in. This picture was taking right after I got home and collapsed on the couch. We drove into Phoenix to the start of the canal course and it was chilly, foggy, and overcast -- a welcome change from our usually sunny, hot weather. Although I just about died in the last mile of the "trot," with Britt and Shane's encouragement, I made it (walking)! Shane and Britt took turns walking with me and running on their own. We pushed Carter in his stroller -- note to self: try to get ahold of a jogging stroller before next year because trying to push through wet, sandy mud in our big bertha was not the easiest. I sound like such an invalid. Anyway, despite the pain it brought me, I could see the start of a new tradition. The "trot" was full of families who had been doing this together every year for about 28 years! And let's face it, I didn't have to worry about Thanksgiving dinner calories so much after that -- that's a bonus, right?! Thursday, November 27, 2008
Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot 2008
Thanksgiving morning brought a 5.5 mile turkey trot (allowing participants to walk/run/bike ride/inline skate) that we, along with Shane's cousin Brittney, participated in. This picture was taking right after I got home and collapsed on the couch. We drove into Phoenix to the start of the canal course and it was chilly, foggy, and overcast -- a welcome change from our usually sunny, hot weather. Although I just about died in the last mile of the "trot," with Britt and Shane's encouragement, I made it (walking)! Shane and Britt took turns walking with me and running on their own. We pushed Carter in his stroller -- note to self: try to get ahold of a jogging stroller before next year because trying to push through wet, sandy mud in our big bertha was not the easiest. I sound like such an invalid. Anyway, despite the pain it brought me, I could see the start of a new tradition. The "trot" was full of families who had been doing this together every year for about 28 years! And let's face it, I didn't have to worry about Thanksgiving dinner calories so much after that -- that's a bonus, right?! 
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That's awesome! we started doing that last year, this year we just nixed it, because of the new baby and buying a house. our turkey trot is either a 5k or 10k and next year I'm shooting for a 10K!!
...hearing about you walking reminds me of our walks in that BYU bldg. It was COOOOOLD most mornings!!
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