I ran a trail race Sunday morning. The Turkey N’Taturs Trail Race on Tulsa’s Turkey Mountain Park. I’ve come to love Turkey Mountain and trail running. They had races of 10K, 25K, and 50K lengths. I opted for the 10K (about 6.2 miles). On trail runs I start at the back and pretty much stay there the whole race. I like to take photographs, and pics and fast times are mutually exclusive. Of course, those who know me think that I’d be at the back with or without a camera but I digress.
The weather was great, cool and sunny. A few pics:
About 0.1 miles from the start. Sorry, I had to stop and get an image.
A muddy pond near the end.
I just loved that for a little while we ran on the “Fairy Dust Trail.”
I just love a sense of humor.
Luckily we just had to run besides these rocks, not through them. I refer to these as “snake condo’s.” Great place to hide a geocache huh? The clue would be “Look in the rocks.”
Isn’t this nice? A flagstone running path. Here in Tulsa we don’t have enough money to pay our police and fire departments but nothing but first class for our runners.
Going up hill behind the “Three Graces.” Three ladies that stayed ahead of me until just before halfway then they let me pass. They were very nice and great runners.
Wow, just as I was in the groove running in the woods with the birds and the squirrels and fixing to go totally Ralph Waldo Emerson mode I pop onto a power line right of way, whoa, urban chaos and a strangely empty Arkansas River.
I finished the race and rested a bit. I went looking for a malted beverage. Some lady told me, “Don’t you think that it is way to early to have beer especially on a Sunday morning?” Boy, she gave me a look when she saw what I grabbed out of the cooler. So I had two, hey, she didn’t want hers, beer doesn’t drink itself you know.
The race was great. Everybody was very chilled out. I won a technical shirt as a door prize, and ate some great barbecue. Some amazing times were run.
Kudos to the Tulsa Area Trail and Ultra Runners (“TATUR“). Kudos also to my blog friend Trail Zombie (aka Ken) who spent hours and hours marking the trails and who knows what else and was also a sponsor of the race.
Of course you know the most important part of a race,
It’s the shirt and the participant medal. I’m the king of participant medals.
When is the next race Ken? I’m ready!
You crack me up!!
Good job on another race finished. I don’t even have the “want to” to do a race. Maybe if they served margaritas at the end instead of beer that would be enough motivation. Ha!
Have a great Monday!
Fantastic. Here’s to going slow and taking photos.
Thanks
I could probably keep up with you at that pace!
I’m surprised you didn’t geocache along the way.
I wish I had your ambition on a Sunday morning! The trail signs made me laugh and I love the shirt!
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Those first shots with the reflections are just lovely!
Good for you Yogi, and I think you deserved that bud! The sun’s got to be passed the yard arm in some part of the world :)))
An English Girl Rambles
Way to go, it looks like a lovely race route, very picturesque. And I love the Geocaching clue lol!
Next up, you say?? Everything remaining on my schedule involved a sunset and a sundown. A couple runs even involve 2 or 3 states–in the same run!
I am doing a skirt-chaser 5K run this Saturday. And of course, there’s the Polar Bear Plunge on New Years Day.
I am thinking of doing a short trail run in Devil’s Den in November. 8.3 miles, and a 2ish mile fun run is on tap.
Good job!! Did you run by your cache? I found it last year! May be going back up there Saturday with another cacher!
Yogi, This post really made me smile. I gave up running races a few years ago because I was injuring myself trying to beat all the other old ladies. Now, I see I could just take my camera and not care where I am in the pack – a novel (and wonderful) concept! Congratulations on your finish – this Buds for you!
Very nice photos. Go slow and take lots of cool pictures. Yea Yogi.
You are too funny. I am so glad you didn’t let that nice lady’s beer go to waste. Good thinkin’. That is one beautiful climb you had, too.