Turkey trotters race on soggy Thanksgiving morning

Publish date: 2024-06-21

Turkeys can’t fly, but runners and walkers showed that they can be fast at the 36th Annual McCarthy Bush YMCA Turkey Trot Thanksgiving morning in downtown Davenport. Approximately 2,400 total entrants participated in the different events, 200-yard, 400-yard, one-mile, 5K and five-mile races.

“It’s really awesome seeing how the Turkey Trot not only ties together our entire regional community, but the entire mission of the YMCA,” Luis Leal, Turkey Trot Race Director for the YMCA of the Iowa Mississippi Valley, said. “Coming out of the pandemic, we’ve seen such an increased need for people of all ages and backgrounds to come together and experience healthy activities.

According to the Turley Trot leaderboard, here are the top finishers for the following races:

5K race male participants

  • Morgan Fairbairn 15:27
  • Jack Meyers 16:24
  • Andrew Ellison 16:32
  • Nik Davis 16:44
  • Drew Peters 17:23

    • 5K race female participants

  • Heather Larson 20:32
  • Camryn Sattler 20:55
  • Annabelle Everding 21:17
  • Rubi Tapia Macias 21:22
  • Amelia Moore 21:25

    • 5-mile race male participants

  • Zach Hird 25:24
  • Nick Hird 26:25
  • Benjamin Lloyd 26:32
  • Dalton Rice 26:38
  • Brandon Kampsen 27:13

    • 5-mile race female participants

  • Ellie Larson 31:37
  • Alexa Thomsen 33:21
  • Rylee Blake 34:41
  • Donna Carlson 34:53
  • Amy Brogren 35:00

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