The 7th annual Turkey Trot saw sensational weather and a record number of participants. This year the Trot started out from Gilbert Road, near the Castle Hill showground and had three courses, Long 16.1km, Medium 11.1km and Short 7.3km. All the courses are designed to be runners courses, which is to say technically straightforward, being set around Green standard and beginning with a mass start for each course. Competitors on all courses finish on the same three controls, which results in a stream of competitors ‘Turkey Trotting’ into the finish.
Glen Horrocks and Lisa Grant, recent mixed team winners of the Paddy Pallin 6hr Rogaine, won the Long courses with Middle courses being won by Graeme McLeod and Linda Sesta. The Short course saw ONSW Marketing man, Ian Jessup, hold off the challenge from NSW Junior squad member, Lawrence Jones.
Georgia Jones, winner of the women's Short course, said she was determined to come in before Garingal's junior Duncan Currie who had been running turkey neck and neck with her around the latter part of the course; she succeeded by a scant 3 seconds.
