Last year at this time I was "training" - power walking several miles a week to do the Annual Thundercloud Subs Turkey Trot. 5 miles in and around downtown Austin with a few thousand other Austinites on a chilly Thanksgiving morning.
I plugged in my earbuds and kept a steady pace for the whole thing - it was mind over muscle on some of the streets - downtown Austin streets are a little more challenging than the ones in my own neighborhood!
I lost The Girl right off the bat - she's a runner. And Scout hung out with me as long as he could - but the crowds were craaazy.
We all ended up at the same place, and they weren't all that far ahead of me the whole time!
I was proud of myself - I'm no kind of athlete at all. Just someone who was trying to stay healthy, raise money for a good cause,and spend time doing something meaningful on Thanksgiving Day.
I will be cheering them on from the sidelines this year, but I have set up fundraising pages for them so I can still be a part of something big on Turkey Day. And God willing,I will be two weeks or more into my physical therapy and able to have a fun day with them eating, playing games, and making plans for Christmas!
Or, if you're in the Austin area, just sign up for it. It was so much fun!
Time to get ready to trot!
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