Saturday, November 24, 2007

Turkey Trot '07 Clearwater - Goes to The Dogs

This years Turkey Trot counted 16,506 registered participants. Bigun and his Mom were two of the folks registered to run...












We didn't see our friends, GreenEyedLady and ExcelMan at the race but they were there. ExcelMan helped GEL with a little chart of her own...on her forearm. GreenEyedLady finished her first 5k in 38 minutes!!







The Fire Department came out to run

















The Pilgrim and her Indian friend came out to run














There was a Jockey'ed Turkey in the run...














Bigun passed them all... with a nice, strong finish


















Then he went back to find his Mom and finish with her.

















Despite the technical difficulties, Mama Bigun had a great finish!















Including the random folks captured in the pics of Bigun, Mama Bigun, Fireman, Pilgrim/Indian and The Jockey of the Turkey - you've seen just about all of the human competitors, the other 16,500 entries went to the dogs....


This little one brought his owner along for a lift...















































































































































































































































































































































































































































Let's end this post with a smile.
The Bigun's hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.












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23 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 24, 2007 at 9:19:00 AM EST

    Congrats to all participants, no matter how many legs they had!

    (And thanks for letting us have a gander, Di!)

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  2. TriBoomer a.k.a. BrianNovember 24, 2007 at 12:56:00 PM EST

    Dog gone it! It looks like it was a good time.

    Stay tuned...

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  3. Green Eyed Lady (aka GEL)November 24, 2007 at 5:38:00 PM EST

    Please tell me the picture of Bigun and Mama Bigun was taken BEFORE the race! ;)

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  4. TeaNovember 24, 2007 at 5:47:00 PM EST

    What is it about the turkey trots that bring out the doggies? We saw so many adorable little guys including one riding in a guy's back pack.

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  5. UnknownNovember 24, 2007 at 9:55:00 PM EST

    Oh I love the poochie pictures.
    Hope y'all had a great turkey day!

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  6. S. BabooNovember 24, 2007 at 9:58:00 PM EST

    Love the turkey jocky! I can't even immagine the population density that creates a 16,500 5K!

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  7. DVDScientificNovember 25, 2007 at 11:46:00 AM EST

    Awwww...look at Annie :) I'm going to make her a T-shirt that says "Team Bigun" for next time.

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  8. Andra SueNovember 25, 2007 at 12:55:00 PM EST

    I always find that the dogs are the best part of spectating any event! :-)

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  9. Fe-ladyNovember 25, 2007 at 2:07:00 PM EST

    Love the doggie pix! Thanks!

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  10. FormulaicNovember 26, 2007 at 12:09:00 PM EST

    Thanks for all the dog pics! I don't know how they do it, I know I couldn't run with my dog in a race.

    Think that she'd drive me crazy!

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  11. SupalindsNovember 26, 2007 at 1:47:00 PM EST

    OH, so damn cute!!!!!!!!!

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  12. Dan Seifring aka "OBRATS"November 26, 2007 at 2:34:00 PM EST

    Love the dogs. No St. Bernards down there in Florida? What do you do when people get lost in the snow down there?

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  13. Afternoon Tea With OrangesNovember 26, 2007 at 5:50:00 PM EST

    Dang, that's a lot of dogs! Hope you guys had a great Thanksgiving too!

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  14. IronTriTimNovember 26, 2007 at 7:33:00 PM EST

    As ever, love the the pictures. Miss my dog back in the UK. Hope the two of you had a good Thanksgiving.

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  15. DuaneNovember 26, 2007 at 7:40:00 PM EST

    You know, dogs are just so cool! Great pics!

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  16. OlyNovember 26, 2007 at 10:01:00 PM EST

    Looks like it was a doggy trot, not a turkey trot.

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  17. BigunNovember 27, 2007 at 7:01:00 AM EST

    I'm sensing a particular "style" in Di's post, one that has to do with little doggies....

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  18. jahowieNovember 27, 2007 at 7:58:00 AM EST

    Hope you had a good Thanksgiving too. It looks like you went to a very fun event. Thanks for posting the pics.

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  19. SingletrackJenny (formerly known as IronJenny)November 27, 2007 at 10:19:00 PM EST

    ... no English Setters, either?
    no snow? ;-)

    16,000 is a lot of people on a 3 mile course!

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  20. Iron Krista, "The Dog Mom"November 30, 2007 at 1:39:00 PM EST

    I so should have been there with my kids!!!

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  21. Comm'sDecember 5, 2007 at 3:14:00 PM EST

    everyone of those trot pictures is perfectly sculpted.

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  22. Holly JaneDecember 5, 2007 at 9:40:00 PM EST

    I LOVE your blog! It was very nice meeting you "iron people" in FL! Is that a cocker spaniel in your "kids" section??? :-) I am biased :-)

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  23. YetiDecember 7, 2007 at 1:11:00 AM EST

    Dawg gon'it that looks like fun

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