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Dallas Turkey Trot: Dallas, Texas: 1940s: 8 miles (13 km) More than 25,000 racers annually. Dana Point Turkey Trot: Dana Point, California: 1977: Attracts over 18,000 people to the Dana Point Harbor in Southern California, and has donated over $500,000 to local charities. [11] Feaster Five Road Race: Andover, Massachusetts: 1988: 5 miles (8.0 ...
The Dana Point Chamber of Commerce hosts the annual Turkey Trot, which includes a 5K, 10K and Kids’ Gobble Wobble race for ages 5–12, which was voted as a top destination for Thanksgiving by Fodor's Magazine. This event attracts more than 10,000 runners throughout the country and another 5,000 family and friends.
The Turkey Trot, unlike Thanksgiving, is not a family activity. This early-1900s dance shocked America. On Thanksgiving, we remember the original forbidden dance: the Turkey Trot
The turkey trot was a dance made popular in the early 1900s. The Turkey Trot was done to fast ragtime music popular in the decade from 1900 to 1910 such as Scott Joplin 's Maple Leaf Rag . Driven largely by youth counterculture of the time, the turkey trot fad quickly fell out of favor as the foxtrot , a much more conservative dance step based ...
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. ... Pacers overcome slow start with 50-point 2nd ...
Now in its 16th year, the Turkey Trot is a race that starts at Bradley Park, draws enthusiastic families, and helps feed the county's neediest.
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 Turkey Trot 10K (6.2 miles) – The 10K race starts at the same place (Esplanade Way) and time (8:30 a.m.) as the 5K. It runs the same route as the 5K and the 15K for the first two miles.