31st Annual St. Pete Times Turkey Trot

Date Thursday, November 26, 2009 @ 7:15 AM local time Address Jack White Stadium 540 S Hercules Ave Brief Description Choose from four races: • 5K Wingding - 7:00 a.m. - $13 ($18 Race Day) • 5K Fun Run - 7:30 a.m. - $13 ($18 Race Day) • 1 Mile Gobbler - 8:30 a.m. - $9 ($10 Race Day) • 10K Turkey Trot - 8:45 a.m. - $13 ($18 Race Day) All races begin at Keene Road just south of Gulf to Bay Blvd. (except the 5k Fun Run) and end in Jack White Stadium at Clearwater High School. Click for more race information. Proceeds from the St. Petersburg Times Turkey Trot will be donated to many local charities, including the West Florida Runners Club Scholarship Programs, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Pinellas County and the Children's Heart Foundation. We'll be collecting canned goods and non-perishable food items in the stadium on race day. All collected foods will be given to the Food Pantry Program at Religious Community Services, Inc. Race Information Wingding - 5K BEGINS at 7:00 a.m. Certified 3.1 mile course with one water station. FL-06073DL Fun Run - 5K BEGINS at 7:30 a.m. For walkers, joggers and strollers Gobbler - 1 Mile BEGINS at 8:30 a.m. A fitness run/walk Turkey Trot - 10K BEGINS at 8:45 a.m. Certified 6.2 mile course with three water stations. Course open for two hours after start. FL-06083DL Register http://www.tampabay.com/turkeytrot/register_online.html Important race information • Arrive EARLY (one hour before). Parking areas will be congested. • All races begin on Keene Rd. just south of Gulf-to-Bay Blvd (except for the Fun Run). Please use sidewalks approaching Clearwater High School. Please do not walk or stand on neighborhood lawns. • Line up at start according to speed: fastest runners up front, slowest to rear. Walkers should start at the back of the crowd. • Non-competitive wheelchair participants should start at the back of the crowd. • Bicycles, wagons, roller blades, skates and animals are prohibited on course. • Free refreshments available at finish for registered participants. • Bathrooms located on east side of stadium, portable toilets located along north side of stadium. • Medical tent, medical personnel available at finish line. For more information, please call (727) 562-4700. T-Shirts T-Shirts may be picked up on Nov. 23, 24 and 25 (see main page for early pick up days) or on race day before or after the race with T-Shirt stub from race number. No stub, no shirt. If there are no more shirts available in your size, you will be given a larger size. Awards Trophies will be awarded to the first, second and third place male and female winners in the Wingding and Turkey Trot in the Open, Master (40+ years of age) and Grand Master (50+ years of age) levels. Trophies will be awarded to first place male and female winners in the Gobbler. Top finisher awards will go to the first 125 male and 125 female finishers of the Wingding and Turkey Trot. Proceeds Proceeds from the St. Petersburg Times Turkey Trot help support many local charities including the West Florida Y Runners Club Scholarship Programs, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Pinellas County and the Children's Heart Foundation. Donations Please bring canned goods and non-perishable food items in the stadium on race day. All collected foods will be donated to the Food Pantry Program at Religious Community Services, Inc. Monetary donations will also be accepted for the Mason Dixon's Christmas Wish Fund.