Hurray! It is 6:30 a.m. an officially time to start Thanksgiving. Joey has just arrived and we are all getting ready to drive to Balboa Park for the Fr. Joe's Turkey Trot. This event is the main fund raiser for the charity's feed and house the homeless programs. We piled into 2 cars and the 6 of us headed out by 7. As you can see here, we are putting on our official "bibs" and shoe timing chips. Thank heavens Jay was along to help the inexperienced (Joey and Heidi) and elderly (Mom and Dad).Heidi and I walked the trail rather than running because:
- Our feet hurt
- Too many people to maneuver through
- Too many strollers and running bobs
- It was sunny and hot (it rained last year)
- We were taking "proof of walk" pictures
- We talked to people we knew along the way
- We talked to random people along the way
One of the high points was that I got to have a picture with Father Joe himself! Now how cool is that :) Jay and Dan went to the beer garden and they said it was great! Joey chatted with a friend after the run, but found a shady spot to wait and Heidi and I became designated drivers. Get this---4 beers by 9:30 a.m.!
Dan broke his record and ran the race in under 30 minutes and Jay was a bit faster. Jay was actually a bit slow because he injured his MCL in his Ultra Marathon Race last weekend. Joey came in shortly after and it took Heidi and I substantially longer. Beth was kind enough to hold all the "crapita" like jackets,
water bottles, cameras etc. while we trotted.
This year they expect 7,500 folks~that was 1,000 more than last year. HOWEVER, they had just over 9,000! That does not include all the helpers it takes to put on an event like this. It was so well run and there were no causalities, dogs were well behaved, and everyone was happy to be supporting a great cause.
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