Turkey Day 5K Minneapolis
Minneapolis, MN
- 5K
- Road (Paved)
- Official race website
Start your Thanksgiving festivities strong with a 5K through Downtown Minneapolis. Running a 5K on a holiday is a funny tradition, but that’s the whole point. Turkey Day is for those who like to start the day with a casual gallop through the city and a shiny medal for their … MORE
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I STILL think the course was long!!!
I ran this race in 2017 and 18. I had no issues for the most part. The course is mostly flat and goes through downtown mostly, and by the river … MORE
I ran this race in 2017 and 18. I had no issues for the most part. The course is mostly flat and goes through downtown mostly, and by the river briefly. There are LOTS of runners. But I still feel the course was long in 2018! I ran 19:47 in 2017, a 2 second PR. I did several other races and struggled to break that PR. Trained hard in 2018, was running 6:16 pace
(Not uncommon, tho I usually ended up fizzling out). With .05-0.6 to go, I was struggling SO hard, but managed to push through it, thinking of seeing the clock at 19:30 as I approached it…. NOPE! By the time I saw it, it was already in the 20’s! I was SO confused and disappointed!!! My watch did measure the course as long – and I wore the same watch both years, fyi 😕 for this reason, I won’t do it again – and I regret not finding a race to jump in 2-9 days after while my fitness was there, but oh well!!!
No other runners confirmed to me it was long fyi, but it had to be.