Every year since I started running back in 2012 I have
signed up to run a Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning…so that is 4 turkey
trots. My first Turkey Trot was the Alexandria Turkey Trot which is a 5 miler
that begins at George Washington High School near the Braddock Road metro.
Turkey Trots are a great way to get out with on Thanksgiving morning and burn
some calories with your family and neighbors before enjoying your Thanksgiving
meal.
My family has never been big into running so in 2012 I ran
my first Turkey Trot on my own and had a wonderful time so I decided to keep
participating every year…in 2013 I was staying at my aunt’s house in Fairfax so
I decided that instead of driving 40+ miles round trip to the Alexandria Turkey
Trot I would look for a local trot…I chose the Fairfax Turkey 4 mile trot which
was holding its inaugural race that Thanksgiving morning…I’m not one with a lot
a patience and that Thanksgiving was particularly cold. Being in its first year
I am assuming the race organizers didn’t have all their logistic together…the
race seemed poorly organized they ran out of shirts when I got there and the
start was delayed so I decided to just go back to my aunt’s and run on my own
and do the Alexandria Turkey Trot instead next year which I did once again on
my own but I still had a great time! This year however I convinced my mom to
join me since she had run the Mother’s Day Four Miler with me and wanted to
exercise before our Thanksgiving feast!
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| My mom and I waiting for the race to start |
Once again I had a great time at this Turkey Trot and more
so now that my mom was there with me even though we don’t run together due to
our vast pace difference. After the race my mom was convinced of three things
1.) we will definitely do it again next year 2.) she needs to get back into
shape since she ran almost a minute per mile slower than back in May and 3.) we
need matching turkey hats!
I highly recommend you do the Alexandria Turkey Trot if you
are in the area. The race starts at 9AM which allows you to sleep in a little
and packet pickup on race day runs pretty smoothly but definitely get there by
830AM. There is plenty of parking and the metro is close by so getting to the
race is also very easy. If you are a faster runner I would recommend you get as
close to the front as possible as there are no corrals and many runners who
think they are fast try to line up towards the front causing a large bottle
neck around the first two miles. The course is nice and flat and winds through
the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria where the local neighbors come out to
cheer on the runners.
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| My mom crossing the finish line! |
For Black Friday I opted to go take a fitness class at
Solidcore in Old Town Alexandria which I can best describe as a super tough
resistance type training class. The class is performed on exercise machines
that very closely resemble a pilates reformer machine where the instructor
leads the class through an exercise routine that targets different muscle
groups individually until failure for an intense full body workout while you listen
to some heart pumping music. After the class I felt awesome! I was tired but I
felt rejuvenated and after class I decided to reward myself with a a delicious donut from Sugar Shack located right next door! ...I also ran almost 4 miles that morning so I figured I could try a donut... I got the Samoa donut which was delicious. Come Sunday my body was defiantly feeling the workout. I
would definitely recommend you checkout Solidacore if you haven’t already. It
may be a bit pricey for some but if it is your first time look for their 2
classes for $25 deal. Also, treat yourself to a donut at Sugar Shack ;)
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| Samoa and Maple Bacon donuts from Sugar Shack! |
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