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Record number participate in Turkey Trot despite cold temps

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Runners break from the starting line during the 13th annual Turkey Trot 5K, which is held on Thanksgiving morning. A record number of runners and walkers participated in this year’s event, which is put on by race director Karen Hubbs of Goose Chase with plenty of support from the City of Johnson City. PHOTO BY DAVE ONGIE

Runners break from the starting line during the 13th annual Turkey Trot 5K, which is held on Thanksgiving morning. A record number of runners and walkers participated in this year’s event, which is put on by race director Karen Hubbs of Goose Chase with plenty of support from the City of Johnson City. PHOTO BY DAVE ONGIE

On a cold Thanksgiving Day morning in Johnson City, a record 4,254 turned out to take part in the annual Turkey Trot 5K.

Runners assembled at the corner of State of Franklin and Legion Street to began the race, which wound its way through the streets of Downtown Johnson City before wrapping up inside TVA Credit Union Ballpark. Some participants donned extravagant costumes – father and son John and Harrison Wright dressed as a Thanksgiving table and the Mayflower, respectively – while others brought their dogs along for the run.

Table for Six: John Wright navigates the course while wearing a Thanksgiving table costume. Wright wears the costume every year, and it brings smiles to the faces of onlookers. PHOTO BY DAVE ONGIE

Table for Six: John Wright navigates the course while wearing a Thanksgiving table costume. Wright wears the costume every year, and it brings smiles to the faces of onlookers. PHOTO BY DAVE ONGIE

Runners and walkers of all ages showed up to get the blood flowing and land a preemptive strike against the caloric onslaught that awaited them back home. When the dust settled, Nick Horne was crowned the overall winner after setting a blistering pace around the course.

Students from Ridgeview Elementary wow the crowd with their Turkey Trot dance prior to last Thursday’s event. PHOTO BY DAVE ONGIE

Students from Ridgeview Elementary wow the crowd with their Turkey Trot dance prior to last Thursday’s event. PHOTO BY DAVE ONGIE

Prior to the event, dancers from Ridgeview Elementary School in Washington County entertained the crowd with their Turkey Trot dance. Rev. C.H. Charlton gave the invocation, Congressman Phil Roe led participants in the Pledge of Allegiance and a parachuter landed near the starting line with the American flag at the conclusion of the National Anthem.

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