All In

I officially signed up for the Turkey Trot in Austin.  It is a 5 miler.  Even though I've been saying for months that a 5 mile Turkey Trot was my goal, I'm a little freaked out!  It'll be my longest post-baby race.  I entered the Baby Jogger division, so the Z'll be accompanying me in the BOB; our first stroller race!  (I don't know why, but for the life of me I can't find a stroller-friendly race in Houston.  I've been looking!)  I think I've just got to throw down the next 2 Fridays and suffer through 5 milers.  And a couple of little stroller runs on the weekends wouldn't hurt either.  I think that is the only way I'm going to achieve even a modicum of mental calm.  So tomorrow it's on!

(Note: this is not the Run Thru the Woods 5 miler, as I had originally planned.  When I started looking at the Thanksgiving travel, I thought it might be easier to break it up into 2 days from a screaming-child-hates-car perspective.  Therefore, we'll be in Austin on Thanksgiving morning, instead of Houston.  I'm totally cool with this: all I want is a race on Thanksgiving morning.  I could care less what city it is in, and in fact, I'm looking forward to trying a new trot!)

Strongly considering doing the 5K Hill Country Turkey Trot in Fredericksburg the following Saturday.  Because if you're going to be out of town on Thanksgiving weekend, why not get the t-shirts?

After that I've got a year to prep for the 8 mile Turkey Trot in Dallas.  Think I can add on 3 miles in a year? ;-)