I had not pre-registered, so I had to get up fairly early to drive the 40 miles north just to do a 5K. Now 5K's are not my typical distance being that I am more of an endurance/distance person and not a sprinter. But, I knew that I would love spending time with my friends and that I needed to do even as short a distance as 3.1 miles so as not to feel too guilty about the Thanksgiving feast I would be having in the afternoon.
It was pretty chilly when I arrived at 7:15 to quite a crowd for a 5K. There must have been about 500 people: kids with their parents and grandparents, school kids running for their team, and people just out to enjoy the fresh air. There were walkers, runners, and joggers, and of course there were people with their dogs and others pushing their kids in the baby strollers. It was a chilly but sunny and beautiful day, and it was one more experience that I will make an annual tradition.
My friend and me pre-race
Along the rural route
Longhorn along the route
The finish
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