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History |
The Hiedeman family started the Turkey Day 5K race as a family event in 1999. Knowing that Thanksgiving is synonomous with overflowing plates and second helpings, Steve Hiedeman challenged his wife, daughters, sons-in-law and grandkids to go for a run before the traditional feast. The message was "If you wanna eat, you gotta run!" The Hiedemans have somewhat of a competitve nature, so even amongst themselves they had prizes and kept track of each year's winners, times and places. One year they even had "Pick Up the Pace" award for the last family finisher. That prize was a jar of Pace salsa. Over the years more family members joined in on the race and eventually people outside the family asked if they could take part. So in 2005 the race was opened to the public, complete with age groups and prizes. Now it's a "real race" and it grows in numbers each year with 174 participants registered in 2006. Join us this year and earn your pumpkin pie! Runners, walkers and strollers are welcome. Please no pets, rollerblades, skateboards or bikes. |