Thunder Chicken by Lightning Bolt

Yo!

What in heck is a Thunder Chicken? I can explain the chicken part but the "thunder" is still a mystery to me. Like many road races, the Thunder Chicken 5k is really a fundraising event for a bunch of local do-gooders. Part of the draw is the huge chicken BBQ which racers can have the pleasure of attending for an additional $10. There is also an overweight person of unknown gender dressed up in a chicken suit wandering around the start and finish areas. So that explains the chicken, but what about "Thunder" Chicken? Maybe it's a name borrowed from a rock band - like the Screaming Trees, Meat Puppets or Smashing Pumpkins.

About the race - where did all the old guys go? Normally when you go to a local road race the field is full of dudes in their 30's and 40's. The 2004 Thunder Chicken was a kids race with teens and twenty-something's ruling the roost (pun intended). There were only 12 runners over 30 among the top 50 finishers. The winner was a 19 year old High School kid from Concord. Results at:

Full results

Next stop on the August 5k Tour - Cigna 5k in Manchester, NH next Thursday. Be there or be square.

Richard Bolt