Lifetime Turkey Day 5K

I was absolutely flabbergasted by the shirts they came up with this year. Not only was the shirt higher quality fabric, the back of the shirt came printed with the words, «Bird is the Word.» With Family Guy being one of my favorite shows ever, the episode where Peter sings the oldie song, «Bird is the Word» incessantly, I was just too excited to get this shirt this year.
Another update included the first aid/​water stations. I mean, unless I didn’t notice it last year, the first station featured pumpkin pie. I am not talking about flavored pumpkin pie candy. It was actual pumpkin pie! I didn’t even realize it until after I passed the station, and I even said out loud, «Man! I can’t believe I missed it! Real pumpkin pie?!» One of the runners was nice enough to offer hers which she still held in her cup, but I respectfully declined, because it is kind of hard to run and eat at the same time.
The second station which was a mile from the end featured cranberry. It was more of a gelatin texture so it was a bit easier to down while running than eating pumpkin pie, but next time, I will make a point to stop at both stations.
It seems like the route was a bit different but better this year and it was fun running through the streets of downtown and through part of one of the historic neighborhoods. The run even seemed more popular and crowded this year.
I made turkey headbands for my group of four runners. Everyone wears some sort of Thanksgiving inspired garb. Whether if they’re dressed as full blown turkeys or just have turkey hats, everyone doesn’t care about being silly, and that’s why I love this run so much. Even the kids had a fun little turkey trot with adorable shirts.