First annual Turkey Trot
If you think the only race that happens on Thanksgiving Day is seeing who gets a second helping of pumpkin pie first, guess again. Before lifting a fork, watching football, and taking a post-turkey snooze, hundreds of thousands of Americans started their holiday by giving thanks—with a turkey trot.
And what a great Inaugural Mammoth Lakes Thanksgiving Day turkey trot it was! With a warm sun and temperatures hovering in the single digits, people of all ages and abilities gathered at Mammoth Creek Park West to celebrate the “day of thanks.”
47 runners braved single digit temperatures to participate in the Inaugural Mammoth Lakes Thanksgiving Day turkey trot. The 1.6 mile event benefited the Mammoth Lakes Track Club. Photo courtesy: Mammoth Lakes Recreation.
This inaugural turkey trot is one of the country’s most scenic trots, taking place right in the heart of the Mammoth Lakes, with runners that “run the race before you stuff your face.”
The 1.6 mile event benefited the Mammoth Lakes Track Club, with 47 “fun runners,” including two dogs and a baby carriage, starting in the race that morning so they could feel guilt-free about gobbling down later on.
The turkey trot team of competitors were courageous and enthusiastic as Mammoth Track Club Head Coach Andrew Kastor sounded the “cow bell” marking the start of the trot heading east on the town path towards Snowcreek Athletic Club before circling back for a cup of hot cocoa and camaraderie.
Male Trotters
0-10 Years Young
Trey Anderson 16:01
Perry Cooper 17:51
11-19 Years Young
Wesley Wilo 13:22
Nick Panico 15:34
Conner Burrows 24:30
Kyle Rutherford 24:31
20-29 Years Young
Nathan Mendelsohn 18:40
Eddie Villapondo 19:37
Kenden Blake 19:38
30-39 Years Young
Jadrek Mularski 13:02
Andrew Kastor 14:00
Aaron Nedwick 19:40
40-49 Years Young
Kris Anderson 16:04
John Urdi 22:23
Mark Rutherford 24:30
Craig Burrows 24:30
50-59 Years Young
Dan Holler 24:50
60+ Years Young
Rick Wood 14:00
Rich Boccia 15:50
Michael Morrison 19:48
Female Trotters
0-10 Years Young
Piper Kastor 22:09
Peyton Rutherford 24:30
11-19 Years Young
Bryn Urdi 18:26
Madeleine Morrison 19:48
Regan Ritchie 20:15
Ryan Ritchie 26:25
20-29 Years Young
Mary Boccia 17:11
Lesley Ann Hoxie 18:06
Kristen Boccia 20:17
30-39 Years Young
Jenny Senior 15:05
Rachel Ritchie 15:28
Lindsay Barksdale 17:10
Jeannie Rutherford 24:31
40-49 Years Young
Stacy Corless 16:40
Shawn Ritchie 20:16
Deena Kastor 22:11
Heidi Perry 22:24
Jennifer Burrows 24:30
Mary Harrison 26:25
50-59 Years Young
Claudia Holler 25:41
