SPORTS
Wednesday, december 4, 2019
HermIsTOnHeraLd.cOm • A9
Staff photo by Kathy Aney
Runners take off on Thursday’s Turkey Trot in Echo.
Running for more than fun
Turkey Trot raises money for
Hermiston and Pendleton
warming stations
By JESSICA POLLARD
sTaFF WrITer
Jamie Nasario, who manages
the Club 24 gym in Pendleton, had
a message for people on Thurs-
day: “Just because it’s Thanksgiv-
ing, doesn’t mean you need to sit
and eat and stare at each other,”
she said.
She said people should get out
and give the Turkey Trot, a fun run
fundraiser hosted by Club 24, a go
instead.
When Nasario sold her Herm-
iston-based business and went to
work for the fitness company, she
said she wanted to know what her
new employers could do to give
back to the community.
“We decided to do a fun run,”
she said. “This event is my baby.”
The Turkey Trot, which raises
funds for the Hermiston and
Pendleton warming stations, pre-
miered eight years ago on Thanks-
giving morning. Thirty-five peo-
ple showed up.
“Now, we usually expect up to
200,” she said.
The 1-mile or 5-kilometer run-
ning event begins in the heart of
downtown Echo, and now, for the
second year in a row, ends with
a traipse through the Echo Corn
Maze.
Registration is $15 per person,
and all proceeds are split evenly
between the two warming stations.
The day before this year’s Tur-
key Trot, Nasario said the event
had already raised $1,500 in reg-
istration fees.
Nasario grew up in Echo, and
said that’s part of the reason she
wanted to host the event in the
town.
“This is a real home-grown
love project,” she said. “There are
so many people who might live in
Hermiston, but don’t often drive
in the direction of Echo. We have
a charming little town.”
Teri Preston came up from
Corvallis with her dog, Eclipse,
to participate in the Turkey Trot,
which she tries to attend each
year.
“I’m going to burn off the
Thanksgiving calories before eat-
ing,” she said. “Then I’ll spend
some time with family.”
Preston lives in Corvallis, but
Staff photo by Kathy Aney
Runners jog through the Echo Corn Maze during Thursday’s Turkey Trot 5K run.
“THE TURKEY
TROT BRINGS
PEOPLE
TOGETHER.”
Jamie Nasario, event organizer
grew up in Umatilla and visits
each holiday. She said she’s train-
ing for a marathon, and Thurs-
day’s event doubled as a good
opportunity to prepare.
Lee Watson, who lives in
Hermiston, was gearing up to run
his fourth Turkey Trot on Thurs-
day morning.
“After this, I’ll shower and
nap. Family stuff comes later,” he
said. “The free donuts are nice,
and it’s a good cause.”
Nasario said it’s always
important to give back to the
community.
“It is so cute to see grandpar-
ents from all over ready to run
with their grandkids,” she added.
“The Turkey Trot brings people
together.”
Staff photos by Kathy Aney
Above, a tutu-clad runner and
her dog participate in Thursday’s
Turkey Trot in Echo. At right,
participants included a runner
dressed as a turkey
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