Press release
“Inaugural Mammoth Lakes 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 as the race began people of all ages and abilities gathered at Mammoth Creek Park West to celebrate the “day of thanks.”

This inaugural turkey trot is one of the country’s most scenic trots right in the heart of the Mammoth Lakes, California with runners that “run the race before you stuff your face.”   This 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 can 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.

 

Our team of “trotters” celebrated their morning together.

Male Trotters		Female Trotters
0-10 Years Young		0-10 Years Young
Trey Anderson	16:01	Piper Kastor	22:09
Perry Cooper	17:51	Peyton Rutherford	24.30
11-19 Years Young		11-19 Years Young
Wesley Wilo	13:22	Bryn Urdi	18:26
Nick Panico	15:34	Madeleine Morrison	19:48
Conner Burrows	24:30	Regan Ritchie	20:15
Kyle Rutherford	24:31	Ryan Ritchie	26:25
20-29 Years Young		20-29 Years Young
Nathan Mendelsohn	18:40	Mary Boccia	17:11
Eddie Villapando	19:37	Lesley Anne Hoxie	18:06
Kenden Blake	19:38	Kristen Boccia	20:17
30-39 Years Young		30-39 Years Young
Jedrek Mularski	13:02	Jenny Senior	15:05
Andrew Kastor	14:00	Rachel Ritchie	15:28
Aaron Nedwick	19:40	Lindsay Barksdale	17:10
		Jeannie Rutherford	24:31
40-49 Years Young		40-49 Years Young
Kris Anderson	16:04	Stacy Corless	16:40
John Urdi	22:23	Shawn Ritchie	20:16
Mark Rutherford	24:30	Deena Kastor	22:11
Craig Burrows	24:30	Heidi Perry	22:24
		Jennifer Burrows	24:30
		Mary Harrison	26:25
50-59 Years Young		50-59 Years Young
Dan Holler	25:40	Claudia Holler	25:41
60+ Years Young		60+ Years Young
Rick Wood	14:00
Rich Boccia	15:50
Michael Morrison	19:48

We would like to thank all of the co-sponsors that made this Inaugural Mammoth Lakes Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot including the Town of Mammoth Lakes, the Mammoth Lakes Police Department, Mammoth Lakes Recreation, Mammoth Lakes Tourism, The Community Emergency Response Team, Footloose and the Mammoth Track Club.