{"id":1316855,"date":"2019-11-20T15:00:45","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T22:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/?p=991028"},"modified":"2019-11-20T15:00:45","modified_gmt":"2019-11-20T22:00:45","slug":"eighth-annual-turkey-trot-in-rifle-to-benefit-rifle-high-school-track-and-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/eighth-annual-turkey-trot-in-rifle-to-benefit-rifle-high-school-track-and-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Eighth annual Turkey Trot in Rifle to benefit Rifle High School track and field"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Runners participate in last year’s Turkey Trot in Rifle. <\/strong>
Chris Bomba \/ Provided<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

It\u2019s a Thanksgiving tradition that won\u2019t leave you stuffed.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have families that, this is their tradition now,\u201d Chris Bomba, Rifle High School Track and Field coach, said of the Thanksgiving Day 5K race.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, Nov. 28, the Eighth Annual Turkey Trot will commence at Cooper Field in Deerfield Park, 182 E 30th St. Rifle.<\/p>\n

On-site registration for the Thanksgiving Day event opens at 7:30 a.m. with the Little Gobbler Trot beginning at 8:30 a.m. and the Turkey Trot at 9 a.m.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe started the Turkey Trot partly as a fundraiser but also as a community outreach event,\u201d Bomba said.<\/p>\n

The 5K costs $30 for individuals and $80 for families or teams of five, proceeds of which benefit the Rifle High School Track and Field program.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the Little Gobbler Trot costs $20 per child.<\/p>\n

According to Bomba, earlier this year rodents damaged the team\u2019s pole vault and high jump pits, which were stored away in sheds.<\/p>\n

Bomba said the track and field team hoped to raise approximately $4,000 from this year\u2019s Turkey Trot to go toward their replacement.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s event will also honor former Rifle High School staff member Cande DeLoera, who died of cancer.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was just an amazing person. He survived a heart attack and then became a runner,\u201d Bomba said of DeLoera. \u201cYou could always see him running around town.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Bomba, the 5K\u2019s route follows a loop around the park and usually concludes by 10 a.m.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a big loop that we do right around the park there,\u201d Bomba said. \u201cThere\u2019s one place that\u2019s on grass but the rest of it\u2019s on pavement to be a little bit easier on people.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to welcoming all skill levels, the Turkey Trot also encourages costumes.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s best-dressed male and female entrants will each take home a pumpkin pie, too.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery year we have some families and some teams that put together some pretty creative costumes,\u201d Bomba said. \u201cIt\u2019s a lot of fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

mabennett@postindependent.com<\/a><\/p>\n

via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Runners participate in last year’s Turkey Trot in Rifle. Chris Bomba \/ Provided It\u2019s a Thanksgiving tradition that won\u2019t leave you stuffed. \u201cWe have families that, this is their tradition now,\u201d Chris Bomba, Rifle High School Track and Field coach, said of the Thanksgiving Day 5K race. On Thursday, Nov. 28, the Eighth Annual Turkey […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[160],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1316855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-local-news"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-09-06 12:33:13","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSKE Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1316855","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1316855"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1316855\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1316855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1316855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1316855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}