Last week I got a MUCH needed 5 day break from school. I literally heard angels singing a round of Handel's Hallelujah Chorus as I drove away last Tuesday afternoon. Immediately I got to work getting my house and kitchen ready for Thanksgiving as we were going to be having 18 hungry mouths to feed on Thursday. Thanks to my wonderful husband and his help, we got a ton done on Tuesday evening and on Wednesday morning, so we were able to get our annual Mike and Amanda's Day Before Thanksgiving Turkey Trot in.
The next morning, I woke up at 6am. I got one of my turkeys out of the brine and I went to Mchenry East High School to pick up the packet for my son and I to do the Mchenry Turkey Trot for Hospice. I sailed right into the gym to get our bibs and shirts and got back home to get Turkey #1 into the oven. Closer to the 8am race time, I got my 8 year old and we headed back to the high school and to the start line.
I love running with my son. It's a really special thing that we can do together and I love that he likes to do these races.
The weather was cold and you could smell and feel the chill of not-quite freezing rain in the near future. It took a couple of minutes to get across the mat, but soon we were off.
This course went out of the high school parking lot, turned left on John St., and jogged around the golf course. We turned right along the river to a turn around. There was a water stop at about 1.25 and then 1.75. It was a really scenic route even despite the dreary weather. The best part of the entire race was that there were so many families running together. I was so impressed with the positive attitudes and range of ages I saw at this event. I think we may have to make this race a yearly tradition!