Vienna Jaycees 5K Turkey Trot - Run5k

I was surprised at the number of people out on a nasty morning like this. I had no plan for this race. I was just going to head out and see how fast I could go.

I started around the middle of the pack. I dodged the puddles and other runners and got towards the front. I picked out three people in front of me that looked like they were in my age group and decided that I would at least try to get past them.

I passed the first person during the first .5 mile. I caught the second guy after the first mile. I caught the third guy at the turn around. He stayed with me for a few minutes and then I slowly pulled ahead. I sprinted towards the end when I heard him behind me again.

Start closer to the front.

Got inside the fire department building to warm up. Stretched and had a bottle of water and a bagel. Met someone who had just started triathlons in the last year and had a nice conversation with him.

Stuck around for the awards ceremony. I wasn't sure, but I did not think there was anyone else in front of me from my age group. What do you know, I ended up winning my age group! I got a nice medal and everything. I have never, ever come close to this before!

I am sure that if it had been a nicer day, there would have been more people racing that were faster than me that would have pushed me out of placing in my AG. But they did not show up and I did.

There was no way this course was a full 3.1 miles. I did not run quite this fast. My GPS says it was more like 2.9.


Miserable rain and nasty wind. No plan.


Waiting for the full results to see how many total participants there were.