SAN JOSE — The twentieth annual Utilized Supplies Silicon Valley Turkey Trot had a document 23,000 folks registered to participate within the 5K/10K run, held Thursday morning.
The occasion helps 4 nonprofit organizations: The Well being Belief, the More healthy Children Basis, Second Harvest Silicon Valley and Second Harvest Meals Financial institution of Santa Cruz County.
Kim Fennell, board chair of Silicon Valley Management Group Basis, thanked all of the runners for popping out on Thanksgiving morning to participate in “the very best and the largest Turkey Trot on the freakin’ planet.
“I am super excited to be celebrating our 20th anniversary here today,” he mentioned to the group. “We have donated over $12 million over these 20 years, and we couldn’t do it without all of you.”
With the milestone anniversary, there was a variety of gratitude prolonged towards race founders Carl and Leslee Guardino.
Carl Guardino, founding father of the Silicon Valley Turkey Trot speaks earlier than the race on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024, in downtown San Jose, Calif. (Dai Sugano/Bay Space Information Group)
“What a beautiful vision 20 years ago, and what an incredible legacy for our community,” mentioned San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, who was on stage together with Silicon Valley Management Group CEO Ahmad Thomas, Sunnyvale Mayor Larry Klein, Santa Clara County Supervisor-elect Betty Duong, San Jose State College President Cynthia Teniente-Matson and Lisa Gauthier, an East Palo Alto councilmember who simply received a seat on the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors.
As is custom, there have been plenty of costumes among the many sea of blue race shirts this 12 months, with some staying heat on a cold Thanksgiving morning by dressing in full-body turkey fits.
Scarlet Rose, a preschool instructor from San Jose, received the vacation theme costume contest together with her handmade turkey outfit – full with tail feathers – whereas her son got here as a slice of pumpkin pie.
Olivia Clima and mother Debbie Clima went in a distinct culinary course to win the non-holiday division by dressing as a churro and cup of Dole whip.
Ero Doce of Turlock got here in first within the Elite 5K division, ending the three.1-mile distance in 13 minutes, 59 seconds – a brand new document for the race. The highest ladies’s finisher was Rayna Stanziano of Harmony, who completed in 16 minutes, 13 seconds. The highest males’s and ladies’s 10K finishers had been Benthan Vu of San Jose in 31 minutes, 39 seconds and Joanna Reyes of Santa Clara in 34 minutes, 59 seconds.
