2018 Turkey Trot Half Marathon
On Sunday November 25th I volunteered as a Pacer for the Dayton Turkey Trot Half Marathon, a race that is now part of the largest Thanksgiving running festival, the American Turkey Tradition.
The Dayton Turkey Trot included either a 5k or Half Marathon option with both distances starting together at 8:45 am at Welcome Stadium.
The Half Marathon is a flat out and back run along the bike path, with a Turkey Tradition Finishers Medal, and a hot gooey cinnamon roll waiting at the finish line.
I will run 13.1 miles for a cinnamon roll.
Overall this is a fun event and a nice Turkey themed run on the Sunday after Thanksgiving. It is an especially convenient option for those of us that are busy either traveling or cooking and therefore unable to run on Thanksgiving Day. Of course with other local races throughout the Thanksgiving weekend, many people participate in more than one Thanksgiving race.
This was my second time serving as a pacer for this race. Typically pacers are expected to finish 30 second ahead of their predicted time. I was pacing the 2:15 and finished in 2:14:18. Of course no one was running with me at the end, but it feels good to know I was on pace regardless. Thank you Garmin! I couldn’t have done this without you.
Run Cari 