More than 1,000 people burned off some calories before sitting down to holiday dinner yesterday in the 10th Annual Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot in Mattituck.
Eighteen-year-old Everest Crawford of Glouster, Massachusetts finished first overall with a time of 15:53.5.
Suzy Heffernan, 45, of Cutchogue, was the first female finisher, crossing the finish line at 19:17.2.
The popular 5K run/walk is sponsored by the Mattituck-Cutchogue Teachers’ Association and raises funds to support the MCTA senior scholarship and charitable causes. This year, proceeds will go to the Brendan House, a group home under construction in Riverhead for people with brain injuries, and the Wounded Warrior Project.
Kids as young as 4 trotted alongside octogenarians on the course that started and ended at Mattituck High School and took runners in a loop south of Main Road onto New Suffolk Avenue and Marratooka Road, and then along Main Road between Marratooka Lane and Maple Avenue.
Runners donned all manner of turkey headgear and at least one wore a turkey costume.
Timekeeping services were provided by Just-In-Time Racing. Full results are found on the company’s website. Top finishers are listed below.
The top three finishers overall:
Male:
1. Everest Crawford, 18, Glouster, MA 15:53.5 (photo)
2. Corey Zlatniski, 21, Mattituck 16:38.0
3. Liam Patrick Eble, 19, Ridge 17:11.8
Female:
1. Suzy Heffernen, 45, Cutchogue 19:17.2 (photo)
2. Melanie Pfennig, 16, Cutchogue 19:20.7
3. Anna Googan, 23, Shirley 19:33.2
Top finishes in each age division:
Age 8 and under:
Gianna Calise, 7, Laurel 30:08.8
Tanner Vaccarella, 8, Cutchogue 8 22:36.3
Age 9-12:
Emma Kennedy, 12, Cutchogue 23:36.5
Trevor Zappulla, 11, Laurel 22:34.2
Age 13-15:
Claire Gatz, 13, Cutchogue 20:45.5
Justin Lake, 15, Cutchogue 18:32.4
Age 16-19:
Meg Tuthill, 17, Southold 20:09.5
Owen Klipstein, 16, Southold 17:18.6
Age 20-24:
Elee Shepherd, 21, Patchogue 21:58.3
Michael McShane, 24, Riverhead 17:16.9
Age 25-29:
Kate Tardif, 27, Brooklyn 22:49.6
Jacob Sisson, 28, Somerset NJ 17:29.4
Age 30-34:
Melissa Schwartz, 32, Orient 22:01.1
Chris George, 30, New York NY 18:57.5
Age 35-39:
Kim Theriault, 38, Mattituck 22:10.6
Ben Nagy, 37, Old Chatham NY 19:43.6
Age 40-44:
Dianne Sykes, 41, Greenport 21:47.3
Gerard Kendall, 43, Brooklyn 19:28.9
Age 45-49:
Vcki Edwards, 49, Mattituck 22:25.3
Daniel Dern, 49, Shirley 17:25.7
Age 50-54:
Theresa Tuthill, 53, New London 24:47.3
Ken Robbins, 52, Cutchogue, 22:57.1
Age 55-59:
Elizabeth Herkenham, 59, Ballston Lake NY 25:48.5
Louis Troisi, 59, Cutchogue 23:07.2
Age 60-64:
Sharon Zuhoski, 62, Middle Island 24:49.3
Bruce Hotchkiss, 61, New Suffolk 21:03.3
Age 65-69:
Tina Toache, 65, Mattituck 37:34.6
William Aitken, 66, Calverton 28:30.8
Age 70 and over:
Judith Cryan, 72, Mattituck 34:02.5
Richard Brooks, 76, Mattituck 30:22.7
RiverheadLOCAL photos by Peter Blasl
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