This year the TTC Turkey Trot 5K will be entirely enclosed within the new Jaycee Park with paved running path, 200 person capacity shelter, and restroom facilities. We encourage more children to enter, and especially those in the Achilles Kids Foundation. The Jaycee Park offers a safe place without traffic for everyone to enjoy walking, running, or rolling. The race is sponsored by The Athlete's Foot, which is opening a new store on November 15 in the new Midtown Village shopping mall in Tuscaloosa. There will be T-shirts for the participants, shoes given away as door prizes, a live radio remote broadcast and catering by Dreamland BBQ the day of the race in addition to the usual turkey awards and age group awards.

Registration starts at 7:30 AM at the Jaycee Park shelter, where the race starts (day-of registration only).

Race Start Times
The men’s division 5K starts at 8:30 and the women’s at 9:15 (or later if needed). There will be a 1/2 mile fun run/walk/wheelchair for anyone after the women are finished. If there are small kids wanting to do the 5K, they will go in the women’s heat since it is usually less crowded.

Awards
First overall and open and masters male and females get turkeys, open male and female 2nd and 3rd place winners get turkey statue trophies. Male and female 5-year age groups (1st, 2nd, 3rd) will receive special awards. Special award for the first male and female ½ mile fun runner, and special wheelchair award, and the first 25 Fun Run finishers will get finisher awards.

This is a Tuscaloosa Track Club Grand Prix of West Alabama event.

Cost
This race is a membership drive for the Tuscaloosa Track Club, an organization for runners, walkers, and anyone who enjoys being involved in and volunteering for the sport of running. The Tuscaloosa Track Club is a certified not-for-profit charitable organization that raises money for various charities. All levels are welcome, any distance, any speed from walkers to Olympic hopefuls. Membership in the Tuscaloosa Track Club is also entry fee for the race: 15$ individual, 20$ family. Those who do not wish to join the Tuscaloosa Track Club pay only a 10$ entry fee for the race.

Charity
5$ of every entrant’s fee will go toward the Tuscaloosa chapter of the Achilles Kids organization (children ages 2-21 with any type of disability who enjoy participating in run/walk/roll events). If you would like to donate more to this charity, please inform the race registration workers.

Catering by Dreamland BBQ for everyone, and Gatorade and high carb snacks for the race participants

Live remote radio broadcast and music from WQBZ

Door prizes for race entrants
Pairs of shoes donated by The Athlete’s Foot, special discounts and coupons, Thanksgiving-related gifts, one frozen turkey.

T-shirts
We have T-shirts for the runners this year, also sponsored by The Athlete's Foot.

For more information
Race Director, more information: Laurie Arizumi 205-348-0552
larizumi@ml.as.ua.edu

Map to Jaycee Park