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Annual Turkey Trot 5K brings hundreds to downtown for holiday run and fun
Event raises funds for the Bulloch County Foundation for Public Education
Collier Lavoie, second from left, leads the pack in the 12 and under Fun Run part of the Trot. Collier is a third-grader at Julia P. Bryant Elementary.
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Every year since 2008, the Turkey Trot 5K has served as one of the largest fundraisers for the Bulloch County Foundation for Public Education.
On Saturday, Nov. 23, more than 200 runners navigated the 3.1-mile course during the 2024 race that started and finished in front of City Hall in downtown Statesboro.
Vince Moore, a captain in the Statesboro Fire Department, runs the 2024 Turkey Trot with his dog "Moose." Moore, who also is a volunteer with the Bulloch County Fire Department in Register, said Moose is a 2-year-old "double doodle" – a combo of a Labra-doodle and a Golden-doodle. The duo finished the race in 23:07, which Moore said is a good time to run the 3.1 miles with Moose at his side.
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James O'Brien finishes first in the Nov. 23 Turkey Trot 2024, winning the annual fund-raising race for the second year in a row. O'Brien, 39, said he likes to run in competitive races in the area, particularly ones that help "good causes" like the Turkey Trot. A transplant from Virginia who now works for Kennedy Industries in Brooklet, O'Brien called his winning time on Saturday of 18:43 "about a minute off" from the times he usually finishes 5K races.
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The group of runners cover their hearts while listening to the "Star Spangled Banner" prior to the start of the 2024 Turkey Trot 5K in downtown Statesboro.
- photo by JIM HEALY/staff
