Thanksgiving Thriller

There are lot of Turkey Trots out there and don't get me wrong--running a 5K on Thanksgiving is AWESOME!!!  The thing is, a 5K is 3.1 miles--somewhere between 20 and 30 minutes for most of us.  And, well, when it comes to working up and appetite for Thanksgiving--I wanted to earn my pieces of pie!!!

Thus was born The Thanksgiving Thriller.  (It was actually supposed to be the Holloway Half but we ran out of time and had to cut the run short.  Holloway Half may make a debut later in December.)  The Thanksgiving Thriller is a 10 mile run around the frozen remains of Jensons Grove in Blackfoot ID.  There were two official contestants this year:  Brandon (The Flash) and myself.  Both of us live in Texas, where we enjoy hot summers, mild winters and low elevation.  The Thanksgiving Thriller was held on a chilly Wednesday morning while the temperature climbed to a balmy 35 degrees and at an elevation of about 4,500 feet.  I realize this is not super high, but when all your training is done at 700 feet it makes a big difference.

There is a nice little path that circles around the lake then goes back for several miles through some nice neighborhoods.  But the real fun started when the path came to some dirt roads and trails.  We ran through the area several times, more or less following the actual path, until we ended up tearing back to the path at a full sprint.



 There were no medals or trophies given (honestly it was a spur of the moment idea) but I must say that if there were--I definitely would have taken at least 2nd place.