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Thursday, November 24, 2005 :::

Turkey Trot

Today I got up at 7am to run 3-point-whatever miles in below-zero-windchill temperatures through the streets of downtown Minneapolis along with my friends and 7,000 other crazy people. It's affectionately called the Turkey Trot. Your reward is a banana at the finish line.

I thought I would be able to keep up with Stacy but she quickly left me in the dust. I finished the race about a minute behind her, and she finished the race in approximately 26 minutes:

For some reason, they gave us all the same racing numbers, which defeated their purpose. It was cold as hell, which I guess you should expect at the end of November in Minnesota:

And it was early. And we had all been up late drinking the night before because we are not very good at proper training or taking things seriously:

And Bert and Ernie were there:

I think it's pretty telling that in Minneapolis we get Sesame Street characters as mascots, but at the NYC Marathon, they get Giant Testicles.

Giant, hairy, happy running testicles. [thanks monkeyface]

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Here in Australia, we get a variety of creatures, including giant sperm.

No testicles, though

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alivicwil, at 2:15 AM

who takes all these photos, they're great :)

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Joshua, at 6:02 AM

looks like fun, dan! we're moving to mpls in january! YAY!

(i'm totally serious)

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Honey Bunny, at 7:29 AM

Did you ever find out what we were running for?

mmmmmm,me from behind....what a great shot...plus I have decided no amount of cold will inspire me to wear a hat dus to these's pic's...

I really,really hope you had enough fun to do the reindeer run next Saturday.I am going to bug you until you crack you know.

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Stacy, at 8:04 AM

You really moving to mpls honey bunny? You will be welcomed warmly.

I take all the pics except for the ones I'm in obviously, where I thrust my camera on anyone unsuspecting and say "Here, take my pic," and then I effortlessly strike a sexy pose.

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dan, at 12:25 PM

All you get is a banana?? At my town's Turkey Trot, you get a free t-shirt. Free t-shirts make almost anything worth it for me. Actually, I would not have done it today, considering that it was 18 degrees and snowing, but free t-shirts are great anyways.

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Kristen, at 5:26 PM

Oh you get a t-shirt, too, but I always just figured that was basically what you were paying for when you gave them the $23 participation fee.

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dan, at 6:33 PM

Congratulations to all of you! And thanks for clarifying about the running testicles. I saw them go by when I was spectating, but I had no idea what they were. Anyway, the guy in the cow costume totally kicked the ass of the balls.

PS Stacy looks red hot. Especially her ankles!

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Christine, at 8:13 AM

Your the best Christine!

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Stacy, at 9:51 AM

Is that K-Mack's honey next to her?

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