the names of past winners, and
compare their own race times
year after year.
- Race participants receive a
long-sleeve Turkey Trot t-shirt.
The first year, 40 shirts were
ordered and there were 22
runners. As the years have gone
by, the number of runners (and
now walkers) has varied. In
2010, the traditional t-shirts
were given out to the first 60
registrants.
- The registration fee has
remained at $10 for many years,
helping to defray race expenses.
- Race participants are treated
to Turkey Topped Cheese Pizza
prepared all 25 years by Reno’s
Family Restaurant in Caribou.
(Reno’s in fact added Item #16 Turkey Toppings, to their pizza
menu in honor of the Turkey
Trot Pizza).
- Rod Brewer Designs of
Presque Isle has screen printed
the Turkey Trot t-shirts for all 25
years, noting that the race logo
has been their longest standing
design without any changes,
(except for this past year.)
- Race winners, (there are
five male and female divisions,
including a walkers division), all
receive carved turkey silhouette
winners plaques.
- Throughout the 25-year
race history racers have braved
the Northern Maine weather
in temperatures ranging from
below zero with the wind-chill
factor to 52 degrees one year.
Dr. Harrigan modestly says
that the race “practically runs
itself,” but for those of us who
have some experience organizing
special events, you know that
a lot of work has to happen
behind the scenes to make any
event come together and run
smoothly.
And, when Tom Turkey and
Chef Libby have gone home, the
last bite of Turkey Topped Pizza
has been gobbled down, and
the race is over for another year,
another Harrigan tradition takes
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