The legs are tired. There I said it.

This morning it was off to Norwood, Massachusetts for the 26th Annual Norwood Turkey Trot. The race takes off from right in front of and finishes at Norwood High School and is a tough little race through residential neighborhoods of Norwood. Though the mileage gives runners a good 4 mile course, the hill on Nichols Street that you climb in the last mile leaves runners with a love/hate relationship as you climb for what seems like almost the entire last mile. However, once you crest the hill you level off and run in front of the high school before making a final turn uphill toward the finish line.

The entire race is a challenge because there is a really good mixture of downhill and uphill terrain along the course and you need to focus on trying to maintain an honest pace so you don’t burn out too easily. Some of the residential side roads can be deceiving in terms of the elevation but the race really is a good challenge.

Thanks to the staff of Marathon Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine for the free, pre-race stretch which absolutely was crucial and really made a difference in loosening things up!

I finished the Norwood Turkey Trot with a time of 30:05 which is good for 7:32/miles. I guess I planned the hills well and after running a race yesterday I couldn’t be more pleased with my time today. But the legs are sore, the bed is calling. After all, there are more races in the very near future!