Annual Fenelon Falls Turkey Trot a Big Success
The annual Fenelon Falls Turkey Trot was held on Saturday October 7th at Garnett Graham Park.
The event was a big success with 240 registrations this year which was double last year.
The purpose of the event was to provide an opportunity for local citizens to get out and get some exercise on thanksgiving weekend, stated Race Director Dave Robinson a local cottager who took over the event in 2022. Participants enjoyed ideal fall weather conditions with distance options of 1k, 5k and 10k.
All participants received a souvenir T-shirt, finishers medal, lunch and massage courtesy of the Well Body Group.
Gently used shoes were collected by Bioped on race morning and repurposed to the less fortunate.
New race records were set in the boys 1k, female 5K and male 10k.
Overall Winners
1k
Liam Russell: Oshawa: 4:01 new record
Grace Donnelly: Toronto: 4:37
Winners received a $50.00 gift certificate to Runners Life in Peterborough
5k
Jonathon Veens: Newmarket: 19:06
Kyla Farr: Lindsay: 19:46 new record
10k
Daniel Fournier: Toronto: 34:24 new record
Diane Russel: Toronto: 41:27
5k winners received $200 cash and 10k winners got $300 cash for their efforts.
A new Champions Trophy was created to showcase all the winners past and present.
Non Competitive Awards
Best Volunteer: John McKinnon
Best Costume: Trent Goddard Pontruff
Top Fundraiser: Anita Sinhuber
Last Finisher: Ruth Cornale
Race Results
https://results.raceroster.com/v2/en-CA/results/h7nzmeega55fk74e/results
The event was also a fundraiser for the Fenelon Falls Santa Day. A $2000 cheque was donated which was the largest donation in the 7 year history of the event, stated Robinson.
The 2024 event is scheduled for Saturday Oct 5th 10 am at Garnett Graham Park.
Advance online registration opens mid November 2023.
More information at https://www.fenelonfallsturkeytrot.ca/
