A New Thanksgiving Tradition Begins

For the many years I worked at the Atlanta Journal & Constitution, Thanksgiving was always a big work day, covering the Atlanta Marathon & Half-Marathon on Thanksgiving morning.    Being back in Texas has been wonderful, but since coming home, I’ve been like a fish out of water on this day.   A road race was certainly needed to fill that gap!   Ask and ye shall receive, right?   The Georgetown Running Club has teamed with the Georgetown Sertoma Club

to bring us a new Central Texas tradition, their Turkey Trot, a 5-mile event that starts at the picturesque Blue Hole lagoon.   These folks did great for a first-time event, registering 600 participants.   How great is that?   It was a very cold morning, too.  At the 8a.m. race start, it was right at a freezing 32 degrees.  Thankfully, most runners love a cold race day.  What’s best about this race is its mission as a fundraiser, for Meals on Wheels and Georgetown Park Pals.   Participants were also asked to bring non-perishable goods to donate to The Caring Place’s food bank.   They delivered, toting 250 pounds of goods.   I’m glad this race was a success from the very start.  And happy to have another Thanksgiving labor of love.   These few photos were taken for the Williamson County Sun.