2016 Troy Turkey Trot 10K

It’s somewhat of a tradition for my friends and I to run the Troy Turkey Trot 10K on Thanksgiving morning.

You may have noticed I haven’t been running much lately! I’ve had a reoccurring hip issue for the past few months. I took the entire month of October off from running and skipped two half marathons I was signed up for, hoping that it would get better. On Halloween I ran for the first time in a month, with short runs here and there after that, nothing over four miles. I had thought my hip was healed!

At about mile 5 of the Turkey Trot, my hip started aching (not enough to stop mid-race, however). I managed to finish the race at about a 10:18 average pace per mile, which is okay considering I haven’t been running regularly.

After the race we stopped for some coffee and breakfast, which was fun. I’m so thankful for all my running friends and for the running community, and I miss our group runs and races. I’ve started doing some hip and glute strengthening exercises in hopes of healing my hip for good, so with some more time off from running, I’m hoping it heals so I can start a training plan for a goal race in the spring.