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The Feaster Five Thanksgiving Day Road Race, or more commonly called the Feaster Five, is a 5 mile road race held annually in Andover, Massachusetts on the fourth Thursday in November, Thanksgiving Day. The Feaster Five Road Race is one of the Bay State's largest five mile races (an estimated 10,720 participants in 2012).〔http://www.feasterfive.com/Home_Page.htm title=Feaster Five Main Page accessdate=2009-11-25 Merrimack Valley Striders〕 The race has been held every Thanksgiving morning since 1988 and is one of a number of races across the nation known colloquially as a "Turkey Trot." Proceeds from the race benefit Merrimack Valley Hospice and the Merrimack Valley YMCA.〔http://www.eagletribune.com/archivesearch/local_story_313023356.html The Lawrence Eagle Tribune Online Feaster Five Road Race is coming 2009-11-25〕 Children ages 2 – 12 can participate in a shorter one kilometer race called The Kids K.〔 〕 ==History== On November 24, 1988 the first Feaster Five was held and approximately 300 runners finished the race. The first men's winner was Ken Pliska and Amy Legacki was the winner in the women's division.〔 The second race in 1989 almost did not happen because of an early nor'easter that deposited more than six inches of heavy wet snow on the course at the start of the race. Approximately 400 runners completed the race in near whiteout conditions. In 1990, apple pies were given out to all runners; a tradition that continues every year.〔 In 1992, Johnny Kelley appeared as an honored guest at the start of the race. This was also the first year walkers were officially allowed into the race. In 1996, Lynn Jennings, the winner of the bronze medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics for the 10,000 meters, places first in the woman's division. In 2000, FRID timing was used for the first time to obtain a more accurate time for each runner.〔 In 2004, actor Matt Damon ran the race along with his father Kent. In 2005, women runner/walkers outnumbered men for the first time.〔 In 2009, more than 9, 147 runner and walkers register for the race and the first ever woman's Olympic marathon champion Joan Benoit Samuelson wins first place in the woman's division at the age of 52. In 2011, Senator Scott Brown officially started the 24th Feaster Five Road Race. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Feaster Five Road Race」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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