Join us for the 22nd Annual CHS XC Turkey Trot, a morning full of music, racing and fantastic prizes.

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As always, 100% of the proceeds of our Annual Catonsville Turkey Trot race go directly to the CHS Cross Country program, including the purchase of uniforms, training tools, and travel expenses, and the philanthropy causes we support.  When you participate in our race you are also giving back to your local community. 

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We're grateful for your support over the years which has given us the opportunity to donate to the following community organizations:

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We Run With You, 

Turn Around, Inc.

In the Face of Adversity Scholarship

Portalli's of Ellicott City Relief Efforts

Keely Horch Recovery Fund

Carol Saffran-Brinks Memorial Scholarship- provided to 14 Comets who have continued their running careers at the NCAA Collegiate Level

Back on My Feet

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Carol Saffran-Brinks Memorial Scholarship Recipients

Aryanna Eubanks, Degenet Riggs, Panigiotis Marousis, Malee Eagle, Haben Tesfay, Myla Apernathy, Anthony Okoye, Jack Roseboom, Kyle Lane, Eva White, Sharon Kalb, Graham Strzelecki, Anna Piermattei and Caroline Tippett who have all pursued a collegiate running career at their prospective colleges.  

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Packet Pickup

Wednesday, November 25 4-8 pm *Highly Recommended

Thursday, Race Morning 7-7:45 am *To maintain our race start times, we must end race day registration by 7:45 am, so please arrive with enough time accordingly.

Located inside the Catonsville High School Cafeteria (located in the back parking lot above the tennis courts by the mod classrooms). 

 

Important Race Day Information

Parking: 

Parking is readily available by the cafeteria, the front of the building, and the parking lot off Valley Road. 

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Race Day Registration: 

Registration will close promptly at 7:45 am. Please plan to arrive early if you need to register on race day. 

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Race Bibs: 

Both our 1 Mile Family Fun Run and 5k Race are chip timed events. The chip is located on the back of your race bib. In order to accurately time, and score, our events please be sure to adhere to the following:

• Pin your bib on the outer most layer of clothing you are wearing during the race. 

• Please do not swap bibs with another participant. Doing so will skew the results and could interfere with participants receiving their correct race awards accordingly.

• If you are running the 5k, please keep your bib away from the 1 Mile race start/finish as this will trip your bib on the 1 Mile and cause you to not receive a time for your 5k race. 

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Race Start & Course: 

1 Mile Family Fun Run's race start and finish are located on the open field next to the tennis courts. The 5k race will begin on Rolling Rd by the tennis courts and will then wind through campus and finish at the same open field by the tennis courts. Both events are cross country style.

 

Restrooms: 

Located inside the cafeteria.

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Pups and Strollers:

Reminder that while we love your pups, and cannot wait for your babies to join our team one day, our race course cannot accommodate dogs or strollers. 

Race Course: Our 5k course is two of the same loop with the exception of the first 400m. Please be sure to complete both loops. If you decide to only complete one loop, please do not run across the finish line as this will alter our race results and may impact awards. 

Trail shoes or running shoes (as opposed to XC Spikes) are best suited for our race course.

The 1 Mile race course is one loop lined in a white dashed line. The 5k race course is lined with a solid white line throughout. Comet Cross Country runners will be located throughout the race course to help guide you. 

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Race Support: 

MedStar Health  will be on site to offer race day medical support. 

Raffle & Awards: Please join us in the cafeteria post race where we are excited to giveaway a ton of raffle prizes and incredible awards to our top three overall male and female finishers and top finisher in each age group thanks to our wonderful local sponsors!

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Results:

Will be available online as soon as the last runner finishes here M&D Timing.

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Awards: 

5K Race:  Thanks to our generous Catonsville community sponsors at State Fare, El Guapo, and The Beaumont, we offer irst, second and third place Overall Male and Female cash prizes, and the first place finisher for each gender for the following age group categories: 10 and under, 11-18, 19-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, and 70+

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The 1 Mile Family Fun Run awards participation ribbons to all child racers, and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards for the top three girl and boy finishers. 

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Raffle: Post race raffle prizes are awarded in the cafeteria post 5k thanks to all our wonderful sponsors. Must be present to win.