Brad Stone, 65, might barely see via the attention holes of the turkey costume he purchased for Thanksgiving.
It conveniently saved him heat whereas he cheered on runners at Baker Park Thursday morning for the twentieth annual Sheppard Pratt Frederick Turkey Trot.
“I’ve to say, I hope there isn’t any foul play,” he mentioned jokingly.
Jodie Jameson, left, and Dirk Van Wie, each donning turkey costumes, put together for Sheppard Pratt’s twentieth Turkey Trot in Baker Park on Thanksgiving day. This 12 months, 3,307 individuals ran within the 5K, and 494 individuals ran within the 1K. Proceeds raised from the occasion went to providers for Sheppard Pratt.
1000’s braved the chilly, operating a loop via the Frederick park and neighborhoods. The boldest souls wore T-shirts and shorts. Many runners wore costumes for the race, with the preferred ensemble naturally being turkeys.
Santa additionally got here a little bit early this 12 months and danced whereas runners strode previous him.
Mark Labozzetta, 39, and his daughter Hadlee, 7, each of Frederick, needed to do one thing a little bit totally different. They had been operating the 1K occasion, and had been dressed up like Luisa and Isabella from the Disney cartoon Encanto.
Mark had two of Luisa’s donkeys tucked underneath every of his arms, whereas Hadlee wore a purple flower crown.
It was their first time operating within the Turkey Trot, they mentioned, and their purpose was to easily have enjoyable.
“She’s very athletic. I’m very out of practice,” Labozzetta mentioned.
The 1K occasion had 494 folks registered, mentioned Anna Barthelme, a advertising and marketing specialist at Sheppard Pratt. For the 5K, there have been 3,307 registered runners.
All the proceeds from the race will go to Sheppard Pratt’s fund for care and providers which helps applications and helps purchasers and sufferers, Tamara Chumley, a spokeswoman for Sheppard Pratt, mentioned.
Will Merrit, 23, of Smitsburg, breaks via a banner, incomes 1st place within the 5K race throughout Sheppard Pratt’s twentieth Turkey Trot in Baker Park on Thanksgiving day. This 12 months, 3,307 individuals ran within the 5K, and 494 individuals ran within the 1K. Proceeds raised from the occasion went to assist for Sheppard Pratt.
Will Merritt, 23, of Smithsburg, positioned first within the males’s division of the 5K. He normally runs in Hagerstown, he mentioned, however he needed to assist a great trigger right here in Frederick.
“I noticed the entire donation factor to psychological well being and that actually appealed to me, so I got here throughout a mountain,” he mentioned.
Claire Heasman, 48, of Frederick, gained the ladies’s division with a time of 18:07, a private document for her.
“Not dangerous for a mum of two is it?” she mentioned after the race.
Claire Heasman, 48, of Frederick, crosses the end line after successful the ladies’s title within the 5K race throughout Sheppard Pratt’s twentieth Turkey Trot in Baker Park on Thanksgiving day. This 12 months, 3,307 individuals ran within the 5K, and 494 individuals ran within the 1K. Proceeds raised from the occasion went to providers for Sheppard Pratt.
As a member of the Frederick Steeplechasers Working Membership, Heasman has ran within the Turkey Trot for about seven years, and positioned, however this was the primary time she positioned first, she mentioned.
Christina Hazel, 36, bought her cousins Ronald Govans, 39, and Keith James, 36, to run the 5K together with her. All of them are from Frederick.
Hazel mentioned she had simply moved again from Dallas, Texas, the place she additionally ran races. So, she needed to do one in Frederick together with her cousins, she mentioned.
James mentioned he had additionally promised Govans that he would run a race with him, and the turkey trot was the one, he mentioned.
Hazel mentioned she deliberate to nap after the race. James, who’s internet hosting the household Thanksgiving dinner this 12 months, can be cooking. Govans mentioned he can be consuming meals all day and watching soccer.
Rebekah Ley, 28, and her husband, Ryan Ley, 29, had been operating their first Turkey Trot since highschool, they mentioned.
The Frederick couple mentioned that whereas they had been operating the Turkey Trot to remain wholesome, it was additionally to assist put together them for the day’s festivities.
“To work up an urge for food for this meals we’re about to eat,” Ryan mentioned. “That is just about the entire cause.”
Todd Archibald, 61, of Clarksburg, got here to the Turkey Trot along with his household, all of whom are runners. They run the Turkey Trot yearly. They used to have a much bigger group, his son Connor Archibald, 28, mentioned, however numbers have dwindled.
“It was a convention the place for those who did not do a 5 or 10K within the morning, you couldn’t have Thanksgiving dinner,” Todd mentioned joking.
The early morning race is a method for the household to come back collectively, they mentioned. After the race, they’d be going out to have breakfast collectively earlier than going their separate methods.
“We’re grateful we are able to all be collectively,” Todd mentioned.
