Congratulations Trotters!
Run Miami’s Turkey Trot Tradition Sells Out At 4,500
The Thanksgiving morning tradition of running prior to eating turkey continues to grow as runners as young as two years of age showed up at Tropical Park for the annual Turkey Trot 5K/10K.
The family oriented event featured a sold out crowd of 4,500 in the 5K and 10K and had a record number of over 300 children between the ages of 2-9 for its highly recognized Chobani Champions Kids Trot. Participants were welcomed by clear skies and 70 degrees weather with a morning warm-up and stretch by Miami Fit Body Boot Camp. Donna Richardson-Joyner, got the race started at 7:30 AM accompanied by the event’s kid-friendly Timmy the Turkey mascot. Participants ran throughout the park, its equestrian center, and ending in the stadium which is best known for hosting events as prestigious as the Junior Olympics and USA National Track and Field Championships. Upon crossing the finish line, participants were welcomed into a post race festival featuring live music, delicious Flan deserts from Pollo Tropical, Chobani Champions yogurt among many other celebratory components. The event concluded with an award ceremony honoring all overall and age-group award winners.
Photos 2011 Full Results 2011
5K Overall Male Winners
| 1 – Javier Zamparelli | 16:21 |
| 2 – Lewis Price | 16:43 |
| 3 – Angelous Serna | 16:47 |
| 4 – Alex Ceril | 16:52 |
| 5 – Christian Saporta | 16:58 |
5K Overall Female Winners
| 1 – Daniela Espino | 17:44 |
| 2 – Casey Crist | 19:19 |
| 3 – Calyope Ortega | 19:36 |
| 4 – Martha Merz | 19:43 |
| 5 – Sabrina Quijano | 19:55 |
10K Overall Male Winners
| 1 – Bryan Huberty | 34:04 |
| 2 – Alex Shaw | 34:43 |
| 3 – Myles Murphy | 34:47 |
| 4 – Soekeer Fajardo | 35:48 |
| 5 – Caleb Wishart | 35:49 |
10K Overall Female Winners
| 1 – Laura Jorgensen | 42:43 |
| 2 – Rita Linville | 43:01 |
| 3 – Trish Evans | 43:27 |
| 4 – Cheryl Davies | 44:18 |
| 5 – Maggie Carmona | 44:32 |
Holidays are all about family, tradition and fun memories. Run Miami’s Turkey Trot and the Chobani Champions Kids’ Trot combines all three. On November 24, 2011, Grab the family and come out to South Florida’s largest Thanksgiving Day race where you have the option of running a 10K or 5K. We even offer kids’ races so that everyone can be involved. The first 4,000 participants (kid’s included) receive a commemorative Turkey Trot tech t-shirt.
Thanks for spending a part of your holiday with us each year. We love being a part of your family on Thanksgiving and seeing everyone out running.
Family Discount:
We encourage the whole family to take part in Run Miami’s Turkey Trot by offering a $10 discount to groups of four or more. Simply add four people to your Active.com shopping cart to receive the automatic discount.
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