12 years ago today I ran in my first Turkey Trot in Buffalo, NY. The Buffalo - Niagara Turkey Trot is an 8k race down Delaware Ave ending in downtown Buffalo. Though I've lost most of my cold weather cred over the years I figured it was time for another go - so here we go:
The oldest continuously run road race in North America; this year was the 113th running.
A pre-race pose - no smiling, I'm in race mode. Cold weather running required compression pants, two dry fit tops, gloves, hat, and a fleece vest. I think the crosses on the wall were giving me that ethereal glow :-)
A quick stop at the loo before the run
Raring to go
And we're off - note that the clock already shows 4:11 (more on that below).
Through the Delaware Ave s-turns
Fast forward a bit. Getting close to the end now. Buffalo City Hall - one of Buffalo's (many) architectural gems.
Crossing the finish line - if you got sick from the handheld camera action in the movie Cloverfield, you might want to skip this.
How'd I do? Unfortunately, and I mean infuriatingly, my race chip did not register my time. Major bummer. Each runner is given a chip which is supposed to automatically register your time starting when you cross the start line and ending when you cross the finish line. A website posts the results automatically but for some reason my name isn't posted. I wasn't wearing a watch to time myself so I have to approximate. My starting time as noted above was 4:11, and my finishing time (barely visible in the video) was 48:30 resulting in an approximate net time of 44:19. Per mapmyrun.com, my average pace was 8:29/mile, my average speed was 7.07 mph, and I burned 784 calories. Not enough to offset the damage I'm about to do to the Thanksgiving Feast my mom has prepared but it should cover the first half hour or so!
Happy Thanksgiving All!
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4 comments:
Good report!! Especially with that video clip, I felt like as if I had been in the race with you!! (...well...almost!!)
I am sooo proud of you! :D
You couldn't have been referring to yourself in that title (unless, of course, you photoshopped the pic).
Since it was the "Turkey Trot" were they handing out turkey legs along the route? That would seem more appropriate than water.
I'm proud of you, Big D. I haven't seen a sub-9 mile in about 10 years. Congrats.
Thanks, Brian. I was pissed that my chip didn't work b/c I would have loved to know my exact time. I think the energy of the masses of runners puts a little extra pep in your step.
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