Saturday November 16 2019
This was a fun little getaway and a cold race!
We flew Friday after work to Omaha, Nebraska, jumped on the hotel shuttle and were staying downtown – right near the College World Series baseball stadium. We went out to a fancy steak restaurant, picking up my race packet en route, then I got up early the next morning for breakfast and a hotel shuttle to the race down by the waterfront.
The Turkey Trails 10K wasn’t actually a trail run – it was all on asphalt & concrete. But I’d figured this out in advance so it wasn’t a surprise! It was an out and back lollipop 5K course, looped twice to make a 10K. There was lots of goose droppings to avoid and always a lot of runners to avoid, too, because of the nature of the race – out and back, two loops, 5K & 10K going simultaneously. It was a bitingly cold morning, and the Arctic wind really swept in off the river and made running a real bitter struggle at times. I was wearing my new Zoom Fly running shoes, but the laces came undone half way so that made me stop briefly, as I had to tie them back up with my numb hands. I will be looking into running gloves and what other lace options are out there, shortly!
I ran at 6.48 pace and came in a little under 42 minutes, placing 3rd overall (two whippersnappers beat me), and 1st in my age group. At the turn, I would have been 2nd place in the 5K!
I ran back to the hotel after the race, breakfasted again and warmed up. Becca and I then enjoyed the quite brilliant Omaha zoo, walked about the old market area and retired to the hotel after dinner. I took an early flight on Sunday because I had to coach. Becca returned to Charlotte later that evening.
The Aquarium –
Racing Americana 