Nothing like a Thanksgiving Turkey Trot to give you all the more reason to crush an extra piece of pie (or two). Who cares if it was a 5K? You’ve earned that pie as far as I’m concerned.

Yesterday morning it was down to Fairhaven, Massachusetts with Mrs. Running Griffin for the Fairhaven Turkey Trot. I was signed up to run this race last year but spent Thanksgiving last year in COVID quarantine so wanted to sign back up for the run and tackle the race this Thanksgiving morning. The race kicks off bright and early at 8AM and the race is a fundraiser for the Shepherd’s Pantry food pantry and since 2010 has raised more than $80K for food pantries and has donated thousands of pounds of food donated by runners pre-race.

The race started right on time at Cushman Park and the first mile of the run takes runners toward the historic Fort Phoenix, an American Revolutionary War era fort right on the Fairhaven waterfront. After running past the Fort, it was back down a residential street with some amazing homes before heading onto Main Street in Fairhaven. There was a nice contingent of folks out on the course cheering runners along and a water stop was present about halfway through the run. A few final stretches through some residential roads were tackled before runners made our way onto a track for a final 3/4 loop around the track before hitting the finish line.

The race was timed but results were not officially reported but my watch showed a finishing time of 24:05, good for 7:46/miles. Quite happy with this pace and this course was a good mix of flats and a few residential rollers mixed in for good measure. All in all a great morning of running; hope you all had a great Thanksgiving, as well!