Turkey Trot Celebrates 10th Year of Moving Their Feet Before They Eat

Richard and Joe welcome Kathy Kinane, President of Kinane Events, Inc., and spokeswoman for the O’side Turkey Trot, Anne Garrett.

Kathy Kinane

Photo of Move Your Feet Before You Eat Co-Founder Kathy KinaneKathy Kinane has been marketing, managing and participating in running races, triathlons, bike tours, sports tournaments for over 30 years, and she was honored last February on RunningUSA.com as a 2015 Trailblazer. Kinane Events has put on 190 events in the last two decades. Richard and Kathy co-founded The Move Your Feet Before You Eat Foundation that puts on the 5k and other races held in downtown Oceanside on Thanksgiving morning. Celebrating its 10th year, the Turkey trot has added a NEW 10k race this year. The event benefits Oceanside schools and local charities.

Anne Garrett

Anne-GarrettAnne Garrett, 81, is the spokeswoman for the O’side Turkey. In March 2015, at the Carlsbad 5000, Garrett set an age-group record in the 5K. She completed the race in 28:37, nearly a minute faster than the previous record of 29:23 for her age-group.

In February, Ms. Garrett set the half marathon record for her age group, running a 2:13:23 at the Surf City Half Marathon in Huntington Beach.

At the Turkey Trot his year, the number of runners is expected to grow well above 15,000. The O’side Turkey Trot has become a Thanksgiving tradition in Oceanside with local volunteers turning out in droves to support the runners. If you are interested in either volunteering or participating, please follow the links below.

Register to Race

Register to Volunteer

Listen to a podcast of Kathy Kinane and Anne Garrett!