I've always wanted to do a 5k on Thanksgiving morning.
I, however, grew up in a small town and am always in said small town for Thanksgiving. There are no Thanksgiving 5ks here.
I hear that made-up races are all the rage, so I decided that this was a good time for...
(Drumroll, please...)
The First Annual Tofurky Trot 5k
I'm a vegetarian. I won't be eating any turkey this year. Tofurky it is!
And I'd actually never tried Tofurky before...until the night before the "race." Thanksgiving: Round One was Wednesday night and my vegetarian sister-in-law and I decided that it would be the perfect time to bust out some faux-meat.
It was surprisingly delicious.
Ally and Vanessa...loving the Tofurky
Back to the race. I ran 3.1 miles. As I was turning the corner to head home, I saw a crazed woman running toward me. My mom. She wanted to cross the "finish line" with me.
I could see why when home was in sight.
Dudes, my mom is hilarious! She made me a finish line!!
I crossed the line and quite nearly set a personal worst...but I won the race and set a course record. One of the benefits of being the only participant.
And I finished just in time for Thanksgiving: Round Two. Bring on the Tofurky!
I, however, grew up in a small town and am always in said small town for Thanksgiving. There are no Thanksgiving 5ks here.
I hear that made-up races are all the rage, so I decided that this was a good time for...
(Drumroll, please...)
The First Annual Tofurky Trot 5k
I'm a vegetarian. I won't be eating any turkey this year. Tofurky it is!
And I'd actually never tried Tofurky before...until the night before the "race." Thanksgiving: Round One was Wednesday night and my vegetarian sister-in-law and I decided that it would be the perfect time to bust out some faux-meat.
It was surprisingly delicious.
Ally and Vanessa...loving the Tofurky
Back to the race. I ran 3.1 miles. As I was turning the corner to head home, I saw a crazed woman running toward me. My mom. She wanted to cross the "finish line" with me.
I could see why when home was in sight.
Dudes, my mom is hilarious! She made me a finish line!!
I crossed the line and quite nearly set a personal worst...but I won the race and set a course record. One of the benefits of being the only participant.
And I finished just in time for Thanksgiving: Round Two. Bring on the Tofurky!
Labels: My Family Rocks, Race Reports, Running, Vegetarianism
11 Comments:
HAHAHA!!! I LOVE IT!! Seriously, your mom rocks with that finish line! Congrats on the first place finish!! I am totally linking this!
I used to be vegatarian, so my mom would make me Tofurkey for thanksgiving - it's not so bad.
Aww, your mom is so sweet! What a fun way to get a workout in on a holiday!
That's fantastic! Though it looks like your mom nearly clothes-lined you with the banner. ;)
Glad you had a great holiday. Apparently multiple times. :)
LOL love the finish line!! congrats on the first place finish!!
Breaking the line is a sweet photo!
ok that is the best organized fake race I've ever seen!
Nice job getting an age group and overall place! I hope you didn't crash into the door afterwards.
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Great Job on your "RACE".
I love your race! Tofurkey? Not so much. I was a vegetarian until about a year ago and we tried Tofurkey one year and one year was enough! After that I just stuck with all the non-turkey foods which was plenty.
WOW.... how cool that your mom did that for you!! I almost teared up when I saw the picture. The Tofurkey looks interesting.
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