ran the Spartan Turkey Trot #5k #race in 44:34 @SpartanTurkey5k!
2min/mi+ faster average pace than 2023’s #turkeyTrot walk / slow jog of 47:37 on a shortened course (2.86mi).

Arrived early for a warm-up and it was the coldest it’s been in years (30-something F).

Alternated run/walk sessions for ~20min then jogged back to the track start area where they had moved the start since last year. Used the bathroom, and kept warming up with back/forth strides then high knees while waiting with the fam in wave 3.

Ran out at a moderate pace dodging walkers and strollers. Once we were on the street the cold air really hit my lungs. Listened to music nearly the whole time. Mile 2 was my slowest but still kept it under 15min/mi (my goal pace). Ran much more than walked in the last mile, and had enough left in the tank to push a little harder the last quarter mile to the finish where I hit my highest heartrate of the race.

Pretty happy with a sub-45 in sub-40F temperatures, and a solid improvement after last year’s walk/jog which itself was only ~3 months after recovering from a cardio-destroying illness.

Considering what to race next, thinking a trail race in December.

See also: https://www.spartanturkeytrot.com/

#turkeyTrot2024

Previously:
* https://tantek.com/2022/329/t1/spartan-turkey-trot-5k
#5k #race #turkeyTrot #turkeyTrot2024

 

 

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