Turkey Trot 10-miler - chip timed race this year and LOT os peeps. Fun little local race.

All though I was bugged by a few things... they changed the route and in the first mile, you had to cross the Arkansas River on a narrow bridge and the flow came to a COMPLETE STANDSTILL. I am shocked no one slammed into the back of someone else. Very congested and... weird.

The first half kinda flew by (took my gloves off at mile 1), I was feeling great and having fun. Always cool to have an out-and-back where you can see the lead people and everyone you know coming the other way. The 1 water table had zero water by the time I ran by... they couldn't keep up. Meh.

After the turnaround, a yummy piglet passed me and cut in RIGHT in front of me, as to say "Here I am! Here is your pace booty!" I obliged by staying on his heels (probably a little too close) for the next solid mile. Lovely pace booty. Thank you sweaty-gray-shirt-cleveland-indians-hat-and-basketball-shorts-guy!

Then miles 6-9 were slow and tedious. I was slowing down, and my legs were getting tired. I wanted so badly to run the entire race without walking so I just trudged through. My right knee really hurt, and it kind of upset me. It left me wondering how I'm going to work up to 20, 22, and 24-mile runs by January/February. Hummmph.

Then at exactly 9.33 miles, my IT band completely seized up on my right leg. I felt like I was going to injure myself if I didn't stop and walk. I did, and it pizzed me off. 30 seconds later I was running again but man, shooot!

Ran it into the finish with absolutly no kick or energy. 4 or 5 girls passed me in the chute. Meh. Didn't care.

This was a fun little local race, but on a very narrow bike path most of the way. Women in Wichita need to learn to stay to the right and not walk 3 abreast! 70% of the time there was a woman completely blocking the path and no one could go around. I passed 4 or 5 times on the grassy/bumpy edge, but couldn't along the river because if I would have tripped, I would have fallen down the bank directly into the river. Gaaaah.

Still had fun hanging with the tri club peeps after the race. Not sure I will do it again though.



Take ibuprofin before the race. Possibly carry my own water, but I was also carrying my gloves and my iPod. That would have been too much to juggle perhaps.

Got some water and hung out with tri club folks while we listened to the awards ceremony.


I got slower in the past 2 years training for longer distances. Oh and my pesky bum right knee. And an inexplicable IT band issue at mile 9. Lots of things working against me today.


Nice little local race but too congested on a very narrow bike path. On the plus side, it was chip timed for the first time this year. That was nice.