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TROY â Organizers of the Troy Turkey Trot, one of the nationâs oldest and largest Turkey Trots, recently said that 2,632 participants from 36 states, two Canadian provinces and the nation of Turkey participated in the eventâs 73rd virtual edition, which was held Nov. 26 through Nov. 28.
The largest swath of participants took part in the eventâs 5K (1,791), while 569 Trotted in the 10K, 170 strolled in the Turkey Mile Walk and 102 children in the eighth grade and below competed in the Grade School Mile.
âItâs extremely gratifying that so many people continued to support the Trot during these challenging times,â said Troy Mayor Patrick Madden. âThe pandemic has caused a tremendous amount of isolation and our hope was to bring friends and families together through our custom mobile app, which allowed participants to race with others, real time, regardless of their location. The app gave Trotters a memorable experience and helped families with lo