5K Turkey Trot

5K Turkey Trot

I attended the first 5K Turkey Trop in Lake Mohawk. I not only just attended it, but I decided to run in it as well with my 11 year old brother. My brother and I arrived an hour early, at 7a.m, and there were still a lot of people there. There were food stands with fresh fruit, Danishes, and coffee. They were giving away raffle ticket for prizes, there was music playing, and there was even the Sparta’s mascot there. People brought their dogs to join the fun and everybody had a smile on their face. By the time the race was ready to start, I felt like the whole town plus more showed up. The runners were all warmed up and wearing the Turkey Trot t-shirt and the spectators had posters made up and blow horns. There were even people running that aren’t even runners, they just wanted to be a part of the community gathering. While I was running with my little brother, he was so tired that he wanted to stop, but I wouldn’t let him. So at least four different people that were passing us would help him out and would cheer him on to keep going and that he was doing great! All the runners seemed so nice and caring. There were all different ages, gender, cultures, and nationalities. It really was a great experience. When we finished everyone was cheering and the finish line and it was such a good feeling. P.S. my little brother made it without stopping!!