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.
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