300 Expected for Philadelphia Insurance-Sponsored Turkey Trot

While most Americans are preparing to add calories on Thanksgiving Day, people in Philadelphia are gearing up to burn off some.

Philadelphia Insurance Companies is sponsoring the 15th Annual Turkey Trot, a competitive five mile run attracting more than 300 runners on Thanksgiving morning.

The Turkey Trot was initiated 15 years ago as a family fun run to benefit Face to Face http://www.facetofacegermantown.org, a social service organization which provides various programs including soup kitchens, health centers, legal counseling, and a children’s summer camp.

Registration for the 2007 Turkey Trot will begin at 7:30 a.m. Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 22, at the foot of the Forbidden Trail in Fairmont Park, Chestnut Hill, Pa. Participants may also register online at http://www.lin-mark.com and are encouraged to donate one pair of gently used sneakers for the 2007 Sneaker Drive (kids or adult sizes).

Source: PHLY
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Latest Comments

• November 21, 2007 at 3:32 am

  Nebraskan says:

  300 is better than 0. I think you're embarassing for being so crass. If you so freakin wonderful, why isn't world hunger no longer an issue?
• November 21, 2007 at 1:18 am

  R. Bannister says:

  #1 Is this IJ newsworthy because it was sponsored by Philly? #2 Fifteen years later and they attact only 300 runners? That's embarassing!
• November 21, 2007 at 12:32 pm

  Philly says:

  The hand of kindness picks up pain; Marcel Marceau