Thanksgiving Travels | 5-Miles of Alexandria

We've always been they type of couple to say that doing some kind of Turkey Trot race on Thanksgiving morning would be a great idea. In my mind, that was maybe a 5K or some short distance that helped assuage your guilty conscience about overeating but didn't push things too hard around the holidays.

This year, we decided to actually do one and, while not marathon, 5 miles definitely requires you try a little harder than usual. :-)

Heath, Violet and I ran with Mackensey and her friend Demi, who were also joining us for Thanksgiving dinner later. It was a great race with a lot of kids, dogs and fans cheering us along. The cold morning actually made for ideal running weather and we all had finishing times we were proud of — even Violet.