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Reminder: Kick Off Holiday Season With Turkey Trot!
Pre-registration deadline Monday.
Pre-registration for the Turkey Trot ends at 4 p.m. on Monday! A link to register online is listed below. After that time, registration fees increase to $25.
If you participate, be sure to bring your camera, take lots of photos and upload them after the race to Madison Patch! Check out our photos from last year next to this story, or check out last year's photo gallery! Pictures of runners, spectators, volunteers, turkeys, anything associated with the race are welcome.
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The 33rd Annual Sound Runner-Madison Turkey Trot will be Thursday, Nov. 24, Thanksgiving Day. Once again, it will be dedicated to the memory of event director and good friend Dave Parcells.
"Dave Parcells, two-term Madison Jaycee President passed away suddenly in April of 2007. Dave was a loving and extremely involved father to his two children, a tremendous leader, fundraiser, and an inspiration to everyone he met. He was also the oldest person to swim an English Channel double-crossing, raising hundreds of thousands of dollars to benefit local charities. Dave touched and inspired the lives of everyone he knew, and will be deeply missed," according to information on the Madison Jaycees website.
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When the event started in 1979, there were only 22 participants. Last year there were more than 3,000, making it one of the largest road races in Connecticut. The flat, looping course at passes through some beautiful scenery on Long Island Sound. There is a 5-mile race and a walk.
The first 2,000 people to pre-register will get long sleeve t-shirts that will identify you as a member of the Turkey Trot club, people who like to participate in events that are not only fun but also a good cause.
Packet pick-up will be held Tuesday and Wednesday at Sound Runner’s Madison location (762 Boston Post Road) between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Pre-registered participants may pick up their race bib, timing device, and t-shirt during packet pick-up. You may also register at packet pick-up or at the event on Thursday.
The 33rd Annual Turkey Trot, Thursday, November 24, 2011
5 mile Road Race – 10:00 a.m.
2 mile Family Fitness Walk – 10:10 a.m.
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