As I teased on Friday, I’ve registered for my first postpartum race: the Zack’s Place Turkey Trot 5k on Thanksgiving.
I ran this race in 2012 (pre-blog days) and loved it. I was registered to run it again in 2014 but DNS’d due to a foot injury. The race is in Woodstock, VT, which is just a few minutes from my parents’ house. We’ll be with them for Thanksgiving this year, so I’m excited to do this race again. The registration fee is only $30, and the pre/post-race perks are great.
Needless to say, I’m feeling both excited and nervous. As of Thanksgiving, I won’t have run a race in over a year, and I haven’t yet started running postpartum. At this point, I don’t have any goals, other than to get to the starting line healthy. I’m sure some goals will become clear over the course of training. In the meantime, I just can’t wait to start running again!
Who else will be running a Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving?
Love that you’ve already got your first PP race picked out! I miss doing turkey trots but since I can’t run I love to take advantage of REI’s Opt Outside campaign and go hiking on Black Friday instead.
Such a great campaign! And you have SO MANY beautiful hikes to choose from 🙂