Runners approach the finish line in the 2023 Falcon 5K Turkey Trot in Avon on Thanksgiving morning. Nearly 500 runners came out for the 3.1 mile race.
AVON – Registration is now open for the Falcon 5K Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning outside Thompson Brook School. The 3.1-mile race kicks off at 9 a.m.
Deadline to register and be guaranteed a race t-shirt is Friday, Nov. 1. Registration fees rise to $45 on Nov. 2-25. There will be limited race day registration for 30 minutes on Nov. 28 for $50.
Nearly 500 runners participated in last year’s race, which is being run by the Avon High Booster Club to benefit the Avon High cross country program.
There will be a health and wellness expo from 8 a.m. through 9 a.m. before the race. The Avon High chorus will sing the national anthem.
| Falcon 5K Turkey Trot results | |
| Year: Men’s champion | Women’s champion |
| 2023: Luke Davis, Simsbury (1), 16:05 | Elizabeth Stockman, Rocky Hill (4), 16:49 |
| Bottoms Up Avon Turkey Trot 2022: William Armbruster, Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (1), 16:36 |
Elizabeth Stockman, Rocky Hill (5), 17:31 |
| 2021: Sean Oushana, Newington (1), 16:14 | Elizabeth Stockman, Rocky Hill (2), 17:10 |
| 2020: Virtual race due to COVID-19 pandemic | |
| 2019: Jesse Tubb (1), 18:57 | Morgan Roche, Orlando, FL (4), 19:03 |
| 2018: Ethan Pinkes, West Hartford (1), 19:17 | Alison Guterman, Simsbury (2), 20:17 |
| Beginning in 2022, a new course was used, which is the reverse of the course run from 2018-21. | |
