I had a great time at the 42nd Annual Mesa Turkey Trot today! It was the longest run I have ever done (10K/6.2 miles). I’ll be honest and say that it wasn’t one of my best runs. You definitely can’t control when you have a great day and when you don’t; so I did the best I could, didn’t stop (although I had several moments when I wanted to), and finished in 1:00:48. That is about a 9:40 mile, which is the same pace as my 5K, which made me very happy despite it being a rough day. My friend, co-worker, and running coach Owen and his girlfriend Drea, and our friend and co-worker Devin all got our butts out of bed this morning bright and early for the Trot. Tom the Turkey (dressed in a head to toe turkey costume) ran the 45:00 10K, and anyone who was able to beat Tom got a certificate! Too cute! It was overall a very fun morning, and a great way to start off a wonderful Thanksgiving Day! Check out the pics:

That’s one lucky turkey! Did you run a Turkey Trot this year? Leave me a comment and tell me where it was and how it went!