There may have been times in life when you have been referred to as a “turkey”, as if it was a DEROGATORYterm.??!! Like when your “beloved” first brought you home to meet Mom and Pop and Pops later asked “wherethe heck did she find THIS turkey??” Or your neighbor lamented …
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There may have been times in life when you have been referred to as a “turkey”, as if it was a DEROGATORY
term.??!! Like when your “beloved” first brought you home to meet Mom and Pop and Pops later asked “where
the heck did she find THIS turkey??” Or your neighbor lamented that she was developing a “turkey neck” just like yours. Or someone at work inappropriately stated that a pregnant co-worker looked like she was “stuffed like a turkey.” WHY people have chosen to use this term as anything less than “high praise” is beyond us!! Ben Franklin proposed that the turkey be our national symbol. Dang, THAT is pretty high praise, even though the bifocal-ed patriot wasn’t important enough to warrant a role in the hit show “Hamilton”.
A “turkey” in bowling means you threw 3 strikes in a row; pretty darn GOOD! “Wild Turkey” is a top-shelf bourbon and turkey meat has lots of protein, is low in fat and has very few calories unless you deep fry it or lather it in gravy or mayo. Yes, being called a “turkey” is like being called a “superstar”, an “overachiever” or “the least sweaty person in your Weight Watcher class”. That’s why you should be PROUD to be one of the “turkeys” that do the 2025 Dirty Bird Trail Run. This race takes place just 10 days after T-Day during which you will have eaten leftover turkey, stuffing, yams, etc in almost ANY & EVERY form other than what God & Gordan Ramsey intended. The Dirty Bird is your chance to burn all that off!
We’d like to tell you we have this race 10 days after T-Day since you’ll still be eating leftovers that long. But that’s not why. Our sad-sack state government a few years ago opened up state lands on the Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend for deer hunting with rifles, thus threatening the “in-the woods” safety of anyone that wants to see Bambi die of old age. So, come on out and run 10 miles to lose 10 pounds of post holiday “lard” or 20 to lose 20. After a short road piece to stretch out the field, you’ll enter a slightly rolling course; not “South Jersey ” flat but not like Nepal either. 85% of the course is on rocky trails, 12% is on dirt road and 3% is on paved road. So, you have plenty of places to pass others. It is a moderately difficult trail run with only really 3 hills (nicely spaced) and long sections where you can REALLY open it up. Yes, it has rocks and roots, uneven surfaces and branches under which you have to duck. But if it DIDN’T, we’d be calling it a ROAD run. And who needs another one of THEM??!! Join the other “turkeys” to race in whatever conditions Mother Nature conjures up that day!
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#100racesin2020 Race #1-My first 30k!
Great, scenic location! Course runs by 2 lakes. A 15k loop. Course is mostly single track through the woods. Plenty of rocks, roots, downed trees, and hills. Tons of AG … MORE
Great, scenic location! Course runs by 2 lakes.
A 15k loop. Course is mostly single track through the woods. Plenty of rocks, roots, downed trees, and hills.
Tons of AG awards, and great post-race spread!
Overall, another awesome Pretzel City Sports event!
Strava stats:
https://www.strava.com/activities/2985486085/overview
Wet, Rocky and Tough
This was only my second trail race and the day before the race we got several inches of rain which impacted the trail in some interestig ways. The bib pick … MORE
This was only my second trail race and the day before the race we got several inches of rain which impacted the trail in some interestig ways.
The bib pick up was easy on race day and there were porta potties and a real bathroom available to runners. It was in the high 30’s at race time and partly cloudy for the 500 or so racers.
We started out on a paved section before being funneled into a single trail through the first of many deep puddles. There was no escaping the foot deep frigid water so we had to embrace the suck and splash through it. The trail was very rocky in sections and in others root bound and muddy. There was also one stream crossing and many, many puddles. A woman in front of me went down twice on a downhill with wet leaves. Choosing your footing wisely was a must on this trail.
Elevation gain for this race was 1100 feet and if you chose the 30 or 50 K you got to do the 9 mile loop again.
Overall it was a very well managed race. The food was adequate and I got a nice tech long sleeved shirt as part of registration. I finished 191 out of 302 in the 15K so I am happy with my results on a technical and tough course.