I haven’t done any updates recently on my running journey. I mentioned in a prior post that I had signed up for the Denver Turkey Trot, and was working up to a 4 mile distance to prepare. The additional mile was a big difference, but after a few times I got my per mile pace down to 10:21 for 4 miles in practice runs.
I didn’t have any idea what to expect at such a large event. I spoke with a former co-worker that has been running in Colorado 5k, 10k, half marathons and marathons for decades. He gave me a lot of good advice that unfortunately I only had a few days to put into practice.
Today was the Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot 4 mile race. I showed up with no idea what to do, or what to expect, but ran into a young couple that said “stick with us we’ll show you what to do”. They got me into the starting pens and told me the best way to bypass most of the crowd at the start. They quickly lost me after about 800 yards, but I had an easy pace going by that time. While running on my own, I tried to remember all my friend’s advice, but kept getting distracted. I still need a lot more work.
I did better than I expected, and did my best per mile pace for 4 miles ever. I needed to be more aggressive getting around the crowd, and to push on the hills. I intend to keep after it and try to work up to 6 miles.
