Rain and snow held off long enough for runners to enjoy a dry 5-mile race and a 1-mile fun run on Thursday at Fort Lewis College.
Some runners had different reasons to participate on Thursday for the Turkey Trot at Fort Lewis College. The event put on by the Durango Running Club and sponsored by Mercy Regional Medical Center had more than 600 runners signed up for the 5-mile race and the 1-mile fun run. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Lee Treichak and Lisa Warner get ready on Thursday for the Turkey Trot 5-mile Race at Fort Lewis College. The event put on by the Durango Running Club and sponsored by Mercy Regional Medical Center had over 600 runners signed up for the 5-mile race and the 1-mile fun run. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Runners in the Turkey Trot 5-mile Race make their way through the Fort Lewis College campus on Thursday. The event put on by the Durango Running Club and sponsored by Mercy Regional Medical Center had more than 600 runners signed up for the 5-mile race and the 1-mile fun run. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Runners get ready for this years Turkey Trot 5-mile Race on Thursday at Fort Lewis College put on by the Durango Running Club. Over 600 runners had signed up for the 5-mile race and the 1-mile fun run. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Runners line up for the Turkey Trot 5-mile Race on Thursday at Fort Lewis College. The event put on by the Durango Running Club and sponsored by Mercy Regional Medical Center had over 600 runners signed up for the 5-mile race and the 1-mile fun run. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
A runner stretches before the start of the Turkey Trot 5-mile Race on Thursday at Fort Lewis College. The event put on by the Durango Running Club and sponsored by Mercy Regional Medical Center had over 600 runners signed up for the 5-mile race and the 1-mile fun run. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Runners take off after the start of the Turkey Trot 5-mile Race on Thursday at Fort Lewis College. The event put on by the Durango Running Club and sponsored by Mercy Regional Medical Center had over 600 runners signed up for the 5-mile race and the 1-mile fun run.
Several turkeys participated in the Turkey Trot 5-mile Race on Thursday at Fort Lewis College. The event put on by the Durango Running Club and sponsored by Mercy Regional Medical Center had over 600 runners signed up for the 5-mile race and the 1-mile fun run. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Ian Huang won the men’s Turkey Trot 5-mile Race on Thursday at Fort Lewis College. The event put on by the Durango Running Club and sponsored by Mercy Regional Medical Center had over 600 runners signed up for the 5-mile race and the 1-mile fun run. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Maggie Yount wins the women’s Turkey Trot 5-mile Race on Thursday at Fort Lewis College. The event put on by the Durango Running Club and sponsored by Mercy Regional Medical Center had over 600 runners signed up for the 5-mile race and the 1-mile fun run. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Matthew Krichman, director of the Turkey Trot, gets ready to start the 5-mile Race on Thursday at Fort Lewis College. The event put on by the Durango Running Club and sponsored by Mercy Regional Medical Center had over 600 runners signed up for the 5-mile race and the 1-mile fun run. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Runners take off after the start of the Turkey Trot 5-mile Race on Thursday at Fort Lewis College. The event put on by the Durango Running Club and sponsored by Mercy Regional Medical Center had over 600 runners signed up for the 5-mile race and the 1-mile fun run. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Lexi Wood, 9, colors as she waits to run in the Turkey trot 1-mile fun run at Fort Lewis College. Lexi is the daughter of Chris and Lesley Wood. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Maggie Yount wins the women’s Turkey Trot 5-mile Race on Thursday at Fort Lewis College. The event put on by the Durango Running Club and sponsored by Mercy Regional Medical Center had over 600 runners signed up for the 5-mile race and the 1-mile fun run. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Racers battle it out to the finish line of the Turkey Trot 5-mile Race on Thursday at Fort Lewis College. The event put on by the Durango Running Club and sponsored by Mercy Regional Medical Center had over 600 runners signed up for the 5-mile race and the 1-mile fun run. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Matthew Krichman, director of the Turkey Trot, finishes the 5-mile Race on Thursday at Fort Lewis College in a turkey costume. The event put on by the Durango Running Club and sponsored by Mercy Regional Medical Center had over 600 runners signed up for the 5-mile race and the 1-mile fun run. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Ashley Gonzalez, dressed as a turkey, and Mary Micikas, dressed as a yam, race to the finish line during the Turkey Trot 5-mile Race on Thursday at Fort Lewis College. The event put on by the Durango Running Club and sponsored by Mercy Regional Medical Center had over 600 runners signed up for the 5-mile race and the 1-mile fun run. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Marcus Flint leads the centipede doing the Turkey Trot 1-mile fun run on Thursday at Fort Lewis College. The event put on by the Durango Running Club and sponsored by Mercy Regional Medical Center had over 600 runners signed up for the 5-mile race and the 1-mile fun run. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The Turkey Trot 1-mile fun run takes off on Thursday at Fort Lewis College. The event put on by the Durango Running Club and sponsored by Mercy Regional Medical Center had over 600 runners signed up for the 5-mile race and the 1-mile fun run. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Nixon Shaw, 1, is dressed for the cold temps during the Turkey Trot 1-mile fun run on Thursday at Fort Lewis College. The event put on by the Durango Running Club and sponsored by Mercy Regional Medical Center had over 600 runners signed up for the 5-mile race and the 1-mile fun run. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Marcus Flint leads the centipede doing the Turkey Trot 1-mile fun run on Thursday at Fort Lewis College. The event put on by the Durango Running Club and sponsored by Mercy Regional Medical Center had over 600 runners signed up for the 5-mile race and the 1-mile fun run. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
