The annual Turkey Trot 5K and fitness walk, now in its fifth year, has become one of the premier
From a runner’s perspective, the race has all of the attributes that make an event enjoyable.
The course is flat, fast, safe and accurately measured.
Registration is indoors in ASU’s Houston Harte University Center — well-organized and very close to the essential pre-race “facilities.”
Those facilities are also indoors and clean, a welcome change from the portable powder rooms found at many events.
Awards for the Turkey Trot are unique. In keeping with he spirit of Thanksgiving, all first-place winners receive pumpkin pies in addition to their race medals.
There’s also a low-key, 1.5 mile noncompetitive walk that enables individuals who don’t want to run the full 5K (3.1 miles) distance to take part in the Turkey Trot festivities.
Kids aren’t forgotten. The “Running of the Little Turkeys” for kids 2-6 and 7-12 immediately following the adult’s 5K is one of the day’s biggest highlights.
Just before the awards ceremony, there’s also a Thanksgiving costume contest with runners in the audience acting as judges.
This year’s Turkey Trot will take place Nov. 23, starting and finishing on the double sidewalk in front of the University Center on the Angelo State University campus.
Both runners and walkers will head west from the University Center, circle around the Centennial Village dorms on the west side of the campus and then follow Rosemont and Dena Drive to Johnson Street.
At Johnson, walkers will turn left and head back onto the campus to finish in front of the University Center, while runners continue across Johnson to Varsity, to University and then along Jackson Street to the Junell Center.
After topping out “Junell Center Hill,” runners will reconnect with the outbound course on Varsity and then follow Varsity, Dena and Rosemont back to the 5K finish line in the parking lot near the west entrance of the University Center.
Turkey Trot activities will kick off with event registration from 8 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.
The 5K race will start at 9 a.m., followed by the 1.5 mile fun walk at 9:02.
At around 9:45 a.m., the kids will take the starting line for the ages 2-6 race, with the kids 7-12 event immediately after the younger kids finish.
The awards ceremony will follow the kids races, starting with the judging for Best Thanksgiving Costumes and then moving on to age group awards and raffles.
Awards will be handed out for overall top female and male, 1-2-3 in age groups from 13-15 up to 60-plus, and 1-2-3 female/male in each kids race category.
This year’s Turkey Trot will be a great way to kick off the Thanksgiving season, so lace up those running or walking shoes, get that costume ready and go compete for a pumpkin pie award.
Full information is posted online at angelo.edu/asufit, and all proceeds will benefit the ASU Sports Medicine Club.
Remember — it’s almost time for the Running of The Turkeys on the ASU campus.
Upcoming Events
Nov. 23: Turkey Trot 5k, angelo.edu/asufit
Dec. 14: Run Rudolph Run, angelo.edu/asufit
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