Making Room for Pie with Chilmark School's Turkey Trot
Students gather in the Chilmark School yard before the race.
Students gather in the Chilmark School yard before the race.
Pre-race stretching is key.
Pre-race stretching is key.
Explaining the rules before the start of the trot.
Explaining the rules before the start of the trot.
Seconds before the start.
Seconds before the start.
And they're off!
And they're off!
Tearing their way down Middle Road from Beetlebung Corner.
Tearing their way down Middle Road from Beetlebung Corner.
Parents make their way (in a more leisurely fashion) toward the Keith Farm overlook.
Parents make their way (in a more leisurely fashion) toward the Keith Farm overlook.
On the return trip back up Middle Road.
On the return trip back up Middle Road.
Trot can be exhausting for all.
Trot can be exhausting for all.
Turkey trot is an annual tradition.
Turkey trot is an annual tradition.
Family fun.
Family fun.
Margaret Maida cheers everyone on from her front row seat.
Margaret Maida cheers everyone on from her front row seat.
A helping hand as the finish line draws near.
A helping hand as the finish line draws near.
Exercise for both Isaac Taylor and dog.
Exercise for both Isaac Taylor and dog.
Hugs for a race well run.
Hugs for a race well run.
Dreaming of pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving day.
Dreaming of pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving day.
In a preemptive move before carb loading on Thursday, the Chilmark School held their annual Thanksgiving Turkey Trot, where kids run, walk, or trot their way down Middle Road from Beetlebung Corner to the end of Keith's field and back.