Turkey Trot Has Over 100 Entries With Days To Go

The first-ever 5K Turkey Trot in Sullivan, brought to you by Sullivan Anytime Fitness to benefit Sullivan Special Olympics, is just days away, scheduled for Thursday, November 28. 

Over 100 runners are participating and additional entries expected.

The event is the idea of Maggie Heidbrink, Anytime Fitness owner, who got the idea after competing in Turkey Trots throughout the area in other communities. She felt it would be a great event in Sullivan and a way to provide funding to Special Olympics, an organization Anytime Fitness is corporately supporting.

“As of right now we have 102 participants that have registered for the event and our goal was 100 and along with that we have 20 sponsors which was our goal for this first year,” said Heidbrink. “There is still time for people to register to participate either by coming into the gym or online.”

The registration fee is now $35 up to Thanksgiving Day morning.

The route will take runners from Anytime Fitness on a journey through Sullivan into the downtown area and return to Anytime Fitness for the conclusion.

“We are extremely pleased with the response we have gotten for our first annual 5K Turkey Trot and there are people also asking us to add one mile fun walks in the future and we would love to do that,” said Heidbrink. “We are also looking for volunteers who would be interested in helping us direct runners with signs on Thanksgiving morning. One cool thing that is added to the run will be each runner’s photograph will be taken as they cross the finish line, so we’re excited about that also.”

Heidbrink asked that the public be on alert for the runners/participants on Thanksgiving morning at 8 a.m. with everything expected to be concluded on the City of Sullivan streets well before 10 a.m.

For those who would like more information on this event contact Anytime Fitness at 573-468-2348 or email sullivanmo.anytimefitness.com.

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