Sis and I after a Dallas Trot couple years ago. Be jealous of my sweet headband.
This year I am not racing on American Thanksgiving. It’s the first time in as long as I can remember that I haven’t. Feeling nostalgic, I went and looked up some of my old Turkey Day race results. Much to my surprise, I found out I once got 2nd place in my age group in the Dallas 8 mile Turkey Trot. I had no idea. That race gets like 40,000+ people, so yay for me, haha!
Here’s me and my sis taking the race extremely seriously (yes, that’s me doing the Running Man dance while Running)
The race in Dallas has gotten so big and crowded, that I’m going to take a break from it for a while. Can you imagine that many people with starting corrals???? It’s chaos! I hear they’re making changes, and hopefully they can get it worked out.
That said, there’s an alternative around where I live: The North Texas Turkey Trot. I ran the 10k option last year and enjoyed it. Here I am before and after…
Throw your deuces up.
I eat you turkey!
A lot of people like to run these races to have an excuse to eat guilt free later in the day. Most of my friends tho, do so for another reason: to have an excuse to tailgate at 9 in the morning. Yup.
Here’s some of us after a Dallas Trot a couple years ago…
We are so thankful.
And here’s some of us after last year’s N.TX Trot…
I’m in the background, but I prefer this pic of my Drasian friend (drunk Asian). Click image to enlarge.
Since I’m not racing this year, I think I’ll still be out there early to tailgate cheer for my friends. Then it’s off to celebrate with the family!
How ’bout y’all? Any Turkey Day racers out there? Other plans to give thanks?
Piratebobcat 
That looks like so much fun, I’m jealous! I wanna running tailgate!
Super-impressed by the running man while racing, BTW 😉 and only slightly more impressed with the second place….
Haha! I do what I can! Glad to impress you any way I can! I’ll work on it!
Love the video. You could be a JLo backup dancer.
Haha, thanks, that was my goal!
LOL. That video. And that headband. I’m jealous of your sweet moves…and the headband. I like your style, subbing drinking for running. Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
Hahaha, thanks! And hap thanksgiving to you! I’ve got many surprises in my back pocket. Next race I will robot dance!
OMG please record. Oh and you should do the macarena too.
Haha, OK! In the meantime, enjoy this video of me doing the Robot on ESPN:
Pahahaha!
I love that there’s tailgating for a race!
Happy thanksgiving!
Haha, thanks! Back at cha (American style)!!