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Between both events, the Dallas Turkey Trot is one of the largest multi-event races in the United States. The race attracts more than 25,000 harriers per year, with a record high of 36,820 in 2011. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] That year, the Turkey Trot set the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people dressed as turkeys, with 661 participants.
The oldest documented turkey trot, a still-ongoing annual event in Buffalo, New York, dates to 1675. [ 2 ] The Atlanta Marathon , which ran on Thanksgiving from 1981 to 2009, was the last full 26.2-mile (42.2 km) marathon to be run on the holiday.
The race has been held every Thanksgiving morning since 1988, and is one of a number of races across the nation known colloquially as a "Turkey Trot." Proceeds from the race benefit Merrimack Valley Striders Scholarship Program, the Bellesini Academy, Groundworks Lawrence and the Merrimack Valley YMCA .
8 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23 at Dexter Roundhouse, 707 Dallas St., Dexter. ... The second annual Waukee Turkey Trot returns in the morning of Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28. Runners and walkers ...
The Seattle Turkey Trot, which offers a races ranging from a 15K to a 400 meter kids dash, will be run in temperatures only in the high 30s. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: ...
The event featured four races - Turkey Gobbler 1 mile, 5K (3.1 miles), 10K *6.2 miles) and 15K - and brings runners, families and friends together. Welcome home! Former FSU, Wakulla runner Stanley ...
Many local governments and organizations that hold large, public events adopt emergency notification systems to be able to notify large groups of people in the event of an emergency. For example, in 2013 the Dallas YMCA Thanksgiving "turkey trot" race, with over 40,000 participants, implemented an alert system called RedFlag. [2]
During the 1920s, McCulloch County billed itself as "the Turkey Center of the Universe", and held an annual Turkey Trot. [5] Tenant farming in the county peaked at 60% in the 1930s. [5] The Colorado River flooded in 1932, cresting at 62.2 feet (19.0 m). [5] In 1938, Brady Creek flooded, cresting at 29.1 feet (8.9 m).