Event Nov 23, 9 am: Begin Thanksgiving Day with Health Eagle Ridge Turkey Trot

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Eagle Ridge Institute hosts seventh annual 8K race

OKLAHOMA CITY -– Make the first course of Thanksgiving Day celebrations a healthy one by lacing up those running shoes and participating in the Eagle Ridge Institute seventh annual Turkey Trot Classic.

This family-oriented Thanksgiving Day event offers fun-filled activities involving an 8K run starting at 9 a.m. to a “1-Mile Fun Run/Walk” starting at 9:10 a.m. and the “Little Gobbler Dash” at 9:45 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 23 at Stars & Stripes Park located at the south shore of Lake Hefner.

“I can’t think of a better way to kick-off the holiday season than by getting out and getting fit with family,” said Dorothy Herring, Eagle Ridge volunteer race coordinator.

“The Turkey Trot has become Eagle Ridge Institute’s Thanksgiving Day tradition and we have families who have participated since the beginning.”

The Turkey Trot has become Eagle Ridge Institute’s Thanksgiving Day tradition to promote healthy life choices for youth and families.

Last year, approximately 1,000 people from more than 30 town’s in Oklahoma and from 21 states participated in the state’s only USA Track and Field sanctioned and certified Thanksgiving Day race.

Registration is $22 for the 8K run, $17 for the 1-mile fun run/walk and no charge for the Little Gobbler Dash for ages 0-14.

Eagle Ridge Institute has been serving Oklahoma for more than 20 years by promoting healthy lifestyles for family preservation, youth development, and community progress. Eagle Ridge Institute’s primary focus is providing drug and alcohol prevention and treatment services to at-risk youth and families. Eagle Ridge Institute provides over 18 programs and services for youth, families, women, and communities and is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization whose programs are certified by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).

Editor’s note: For more information, photographs or to attend, please call Anglin Public Relations at (405) 840-4222.