Edison Park Turkey Trot

You got to love a good Turkey Trot. People come out from all over to run. Some are hardcore runners. Others are casual. Still others run once a year - Thanksgiving. About 3,000 showed up in Edison Park today to run one of the Chicago area Turkey Trots. Mark and I ran as well.

Everyone comes out for this race. Mom, dad, the kids, grandma. Heck today the Chicago Fire Dept. had they cadets run the race. It was chilly, a touch rainy, and we had a lot of fun. Mark and I ran together for about the first mile, then he had me go on. I had a good time out there seeing neighbors come out to cheer their friends. Of course with all the people running, I was surprised to see anyone was not running.

The time in a Turkey Trot is not the reason to run it. Running with family and friends is the reason. I did well enough time wise - 38:03. Mark finished in 44:17. The real fun was seeing people celebrate Thanksgiving with a run.

Charlie