Campus Connection

UWL’s 22nd Annual Turkey Trot Nov. 19 makes a healthier you

Looking to incorporate fitness and fun into the holiday season? Join the annual Turkey Trot at UW-La Crosse. More than 1,000 runners and walkers are anticipated to take part in the UWL Recreational Sports Department’s 22nd Annual Turkey Trot Saturday, Nov. 19. The event is made possible through more than 100 UWL student volunteers who serve as course marshals, prepare and take down the course, register participants, direct runners and walkers and more. UWL student Krissy Klingbeil, who volunteered in 2015, calls it “a blast,” and a family-friendly event that draws families and community members from across the city. “It has a great energy, and last year I think everyone I saw was having a good time,” says Kingbeil. “Volunteers are needed in every big event, and I really like to be a part of such a great thing.” Proceeds from the event benefit WisCorps, UWL multicultural student scholarships and UWL’s Recreational Sports Department. Event sponsors include Subway and Z93. About the races Several race options are available. The three-mile race begins at 9 a.m. on Badger Street, west of the Veterans Memorial Field Sport Complex. The course goes west down Badger Street, north on West Avenue/Lang Drive and then east on the La Crosse River Marsh trail before heading south back to campus. The three-mile race start is followed by an untimed, one-mile run. The Junior Gobbler races will begin at 10:45 a.m. on the track in the UWL Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex. Each junior gobbler participant will receive a race number and competition medal. Register Register online or print off a registration form to mail in at www.uwlax.edu/turkeytrot. The three-mile race is $15, one mile is $12 and the junior gobbler races are $6. Checks made out to UW-La Crosse, can be mailed to UWL Rec Sports, 130 Recreational Eagle Center, 1725 State St., La Crosse, WI, 54601. Learn more details online at www.uwlax.edu/turkeytrot. Awards Prizes are awarded to the top three overall male and female finishers, top three division winners, as well as the top three males and females who most accurately predict their finishing time. Another unique feature of the Turkey Trot is the Subway Team Challenge. Family, friends and co-workers can sign up as a Trotter Team, with the largest team winning a Giant Sub party from Subway. Individuals who wish to register as part of a team will have an opportunity to list their team affiliation during registration. If you go — What: 22nd Annual Turkey Trot Where: Badger Street and Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex When: 3 mile race starts at 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, followed shortly after by a one-mile, untimed race. The Junior Gobbler races start at 10:45 a.m. Admission: Three-mile race is $15, one mile is $12 and the Junior Gobbler races are $6.