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Newtown Turkey Trot

Newtown, Connecticut, United States

calendar_today 26 Nov, 2026

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About the Event

Welcome to the 16th Annual Newtown Turkey Trot to benefit the C.H. Booth Library. Our event offers the opportunity to kick off your Thanksgiving Day celebrations by participating in a 5K run / walk or 2.5K (1.6 mile) fitness walk. This community event has annually attracted over 1600 participants in recent years and will start and finish from Newtown Middle School (11 Queen Street, Newtown) following the routes introduced in 2019.

Event Schedule

Race Packet Pickup
- Race check-in, bib and t-shirt collection at C. H. Booth Library on Monday 11/24 & Tuesday 11/25 between 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM in the Maker's Space and Wednesday 11/26 between 9:30AM and 1:30PM, Makers Space. ** new times this year **
- Please consider bringing a non-perishable food item to donate to Faith Food Pantry and help families in need this holiday season
- Race check-in and bib pickup (but not t-shirt collection) will be available between 6:30 AM and 7:15 AM on the morning of the race.
- Note: You must collect your race packet containing your race bib before the race begins.
Race Start - 7:45 am at Newtown by Middle School.
No food provided this year for the race. Water & coffee will be provided and is donated by local sponsors.
For the safety and enjoyment of all participants, dogs are not permitted to run or walk in the race. Thank you for your understanding.
At this time we plan for there to be a post race awards ceremony where overall and age-group winners collect prizes.
- Awards will be available after the race near the finish area. If not collected, they will be made available for collection from the library at a later date or mailed. Results will be streamed during the event to this web site.

Race Entry

Race entry is by advance online registration. Online registration will be available up to race day. Registration must be complete by 7:20 AM on race day.

Entry Fees

Individual entry:

$25 each before 9/2 no group discounts
$35 from 9/3 - 10/31 (3.40 fee per registrant or less if extra discounts applied)
$40 from 11/1 - 11/27 ( 3.40 fee per registrant or less if extra discounts applied)
All prices will have additional processing fees due to transparency laws in CT

Groups of 3 or more:

$5 off per registrant until November 21
All prices will have additional processing fees due transparency laws in CT (3.40 per registrant or less if multi person discounts applied )

Shirt Availability

Participants registered prior to 11/01 at midnight shall receive a 50/50 cotton blend race t-shirt if they choose. Participants may purchase a additional moisture wicking technical long-sleeve t-shirt during registration. Participants must register by November 10th in order to be guaranteed a t-shirt.

Results

Awards will be given in the following categories:
- Top 3 overall women, men, and non-binary
- Top 3 women, men, and non-binary in each age group:
  - Under 10
  - 10-19
  - 20-29
  - 30-39
  - 40-49
  - 50-59
  - 60-69
  - 70+

Races Offered

2.5K Walk

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07:45

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5K

Nov 26, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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07:45

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Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for November in Newtown.

thermostat Temperature

2.1° / 10.4°

wb_sunny Feels like

-2.4° / 6.0°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

7h 14m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.0 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

12.6 km/h (Gentle breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

67.5%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:42

nightlight Sunset

17:33

About Newtown

Learn more about the host city, Newtown.

Newtown is a town in the Litchfield Hills region of Connecticut.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Newtown Turkey Trot.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Andrew Bauer	M	25	Providence, RI	—
🥈	Jack Bauer	M	23	Cumberland, RI	—
🥉	Sean Cunningham	M	22	Redding, CT	—
4	Jake Gonski	M	16	Sandy Hook, CT	—
5	Matheus Costa	M	37	Newtown, CT	—
6	John Gonski	M	48	Sandy Hook, CT	—
7	Jeff Capeci	M	55	Newtown, CT	—
8	Sarah Ferris	F	28	Silver Spring, MD	—
9	Matthew Barra	M	24	Sandy Hook, CT	—
10	Cory Benson	F	63	Newtown, CT	—
11	Ally McCarthy	F	16	Sandy Hook, CT	—
12	Ken Bogursky	M	46	Sandy Hook, CT	—
13	douglas lord	M	51	Burlington, CT	—
14	Gary Lawlor	M	52	Sandy Hook, CT	—
15	Joseph Brown	M	37	Newtown, CT	—
16	Tim Frawley	M	36	Newtown, CT	—
17	Ryan Clancy	M	43	Sandy Hook, CT	—
18	Donald Smith	M	37	Sandy Hook, CT	—
19	Bill McCarthy	M	52	Sandy Hook, CT	—
20	Luke Albrecht	M	42	newtown, CT	—
21	Brie Healy	F	29	Brooklyn, NY	—
22	Joice Costa	F	38	Newtown, CT	—
23	Jon Campbell	M	45	Sandy Hook, CT	—
24	O. Bossio-Dotolo	F	12	Newtown, CT	—
25	Anonymous Anonymous	F	43	—	—
26	Ella Blanco	F	13	Hagerstown, MD	—
27	David McGrath	M	37	Newtown, CT	—
28	Gary Thill	M	61	Sandy Hook, CT	—
29	Ingrid Ashbolt	F	29	Philadelphia, PA	—
30	Stephen Ashbolt	M	29	Philadelphia, PA	—
31	Frances ASHBOLT	F	59	Newtown, CT	—
32	Emily Ashbolt	F	26	Hoboken, NJ	—
33	John Lepak	M	35	Newtown, CT	—
34	Kiley Gottschalk	F	38	Newtown, CT	—
35	MARK ASHBOLT	M	59	Newtown, CT	—
36	Shari Wright	F	38	Newtown, CT	—
37	Rebecca Brown	F	32	Newtown, CT	—
38	chris hanson	M	25	valdosta, GA	—
39	Marissa Thill	F	22	Sandy Hook, CT	—
40	Pat Smith	F	73	Sandy Hook, CT	—
41	Jack Zamary	M	57	Newtown, CT	—
42	Lauren Reed	F	33	Paris	—
43	Anthony Golfetto	M	35	Paris	—
44	Caitlin Boles	F	35	Sandy Hook, CT	—
45	greg branecky	M	59	Newtown, CT	—
46	Jacki O'Connor	F	40	Jeffersonville, VT	—
47	Kelly Urso	F	55	Sandy Hook, CT	—
48	MaryAnn Murtha	F	63	DanburyDanbury, CT	—
49	Bill Smith	M	79	Sandy Hook, CT	—
50	Lindsey Kopp	F	43	Newtown, CT	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Ryan Escoda	M	21	Sandy hook, CT	17:28.3
🥈	Joseph Conrod	M	22	Sandy Hook, CT	17:42.7
🥉	Stephen Mais	M	27	Newtown, CT	18:12.4
4	Vinny Castronuovo	M	22	Carmel, NY	18:25.3
5	Soheib Dissa	M	14	Newtown, CT	18:39.5
6	ANGELA CASTRONUOVO	F	22	Carmel, NY	18:42.9
7	Erik Wessel	M	30	Newtown, CT	18:49.1
8	William Drew	M	34	Newtown, CT	18:58.8
9	Stuart Landsberg	M	33	New York, NY	19:16.4
10	Aidan Budge	M	17	Newtown, CT	19:18.4
11	Brendan Kelly	M	33	Brooklyn, NY	19:20.6
12	Thomas Germano	M	42	Brooklyn, NY	19:45.1
13	Patrick Symes	M	29	Newtown, CT	19:54.7
14	Riley Rising	M	22	Sandy Hook, CT	19:58.7
15	Brenda McRae	F	38	Sandy Hook, CT	20:01.5
16	Annmarie Charno	F	30	Bethel, CT	20:03.3
17	Michael Dutsar	M	24	Philadelphia, PA	20:07.8
18	Christian Beitel-Horton	M	30	Boulder, CO	20:15
19	Joseph DiMaria	M	18	Newtown, CT	20:17.8
20	Trevor Reece	M	31	Atlanta, GA	20:18.3
21	Lily Beitel-Horton	F	30	Boulder, CO	20:19.9
22	Nick Jacobs	M	19	Newtown, CT	20:24.1
23	Matthew Kelly	M	35	San Francisco, CA	20:25.1
24	Max Beitel	M	31	Boulder, CO	20:26.3
25	Sara Zuba	F	39	New Haven, CT	20:26.8
26	Noah Masotta	M	15	Newtown, CT	20:26.9
27	Kevin Collins	M	31	Easton, PA	20:37.5
28	Jude Cappiello	M	14	Newtown, CT	20:40.5
29	Andrew Arena	M	14	Newtown, CT	20:40.7
30	Michael Brennan	M	39	New York, NY	20:48.5
31	Derek Favret	M	32	Monroe, CT	21:00.5
32	Chris Godin	M	28	Milford, CT	21:08.7
33	Adam Dissa	M	16	Newtown, CT	21:29.1
34	Ally McCarthy	F	17	Sandy Hook, CT	21:30.6
35	Hannah Snayd	F	16	Newtown, CT	21:31.2
36	Jocelyn Stark	F	43	Ithaca, NY	21:31.9
37	Michael Arena	M	20	Newtown, CT	21:33.3
38	Jimmy Davies	M	21	Sandy Hook, CT	21:40.5
39	Ben Smith	M	30	Danbury, CT	21:52.3
40	Dan Germain	M	59	Newtown, CT	21:52.3
41	J. Keane	M	10	Southbury, CT	21:52.8
42	James Sweney	M	26	Niantic, CT	21:56.2
43	DEEGAN BEAUCHEMIN	M	24	Newtown, CT	22:02.9
44	Hamish Walker	M	37	Hartsdale, NY	22:05.5
45	Sarah Mawdsley	F	23	Sandy Hook, CT	22:05.8
46	David Mastronardi	M	44	Brooklyn, NY	22:06.4
47	Henry Prout	M	15	Newtown, CT	22:08.7
48	Jonathan Gamble	M	57	Newtown, CT	22:11
49	Jared Modzelewski	M	31	Newtown, CT	22:12.3
50	Christian Ferrarie	M	24	Brookfield, CT	22:19.3

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	A. Golrick	M	8	Trumbull, CT	20:00.5
🥈	Brian Golrick	M	37	Trumbull, CT	20:01.6
🥉	Alyssa Collins	F	32	Easton, PA	21:36
4	D. Silva	M	5	Newtown, CT	22:12.2
5	Marc Clement	M	77	Sandy Hook, CT	23:03.9
6	Thomas Kalinski	M	71	Washington Depot, CT	26:24.2
7	Elizabeth Kalinski	F	71	Washington Depot, CT	26:25.1
8	Erin Golrick	F	37	Trumbull, CT	26:30.9
9	A. Golrick	F	6	Trumbull, CT	26:31.4
10	Gene De Vita	M	69	Trumbull, CT	26:45.5
11	David Pinckney	M	63	Newtown, CT	27:23.2
12	Jerry Shpunt	M	68	Newtown, CT	27:57.4
13	Michael Gajdosik	M	35	Newtown, CT	29:25.4
14	Jennifer Newsom	F	53	Newtown, CT	29:26.9
15	Elaine Sullivan	F	66	Newtown, CT	29:29.9
16	Sabrina Stanley	F	20	San Diego, CA	29:43
17	Ceil Stanley	F	56	Rancho Santa Fe, CA	29:43.9
18	Gustavo Reaes	M	43	Sandy Hook, CT	29:45.4
19	C. Reaes	F	5	Sandy Hook, CT	29:46.1
20	Vincent Cerone	M	60	Trumbull, CT	31:17.4
21	Jenifer Garrity	F	56	Newtown, CT	31:21.6
22	Rich Dennis	M	59	Newtown, CT	31:28
23	Mary Jo Dennis	F	58	Newtown, CT	31:29.3
24	Anonymous Anonymous	F	65	—	31:29.5
25	Robert Tarpey	M	66	Newtown, CT	31:33.3
26	Lee Morgan	F	61	Danbury, CT	31:39.8
27	Jamilee Ushinski	F	34	Newtown, CT	31:43.7
28	Thomas Long	M	23	Sandy Hook, CT	31:43.9
29	Gina Long	F	55	Sandy Hook, CT	31:44.2
30	R. Filipek	M	5	SANDY HOOK, CT	31:45.9
31	adrienne belanger	F	54	Sandy Hook, CT	31:47.6
32	D. Filipek	M	7	Sandy Hook, CT	31:48.2
33	Carolyn Onorato	F	55	Brookfield, CT	31:50.7
34	Edward Keough	M	61	Raymond, ME	31:51.6
35	Jack Huray	M	72	New Milford, CT	31:53.9
36	Nan Jane Keough	F	61	New Milford, CT	31:55
37	Nicole` Keough	F	47	Norwalk, CT	31:55.1
38	desiree rosato	F	32	Sandy Hook, CT	31:58.5
39	Lindsay Greene	F	33	Sandy Hook, CT	32:15.2
40	George Merusi	M	—	Sandy Hook, CT	32:16.4
41	George Merusi	M	43	Sandy Hook, CT	32:16.4
42	E. Merusi	F	2	Sandy Hook, CT	32:16.6
43	Dana Roth	F	48	Newtown, CT	32:17.9
44	Bonnie Cerone	F	58	Trumbull, CT	32:18.7
45	PATRICE WRAGE	F	52	Newtown, CT	32:20.5
46	Kathy Hallquist	F	63	Sandy Hook, CT	32:48.5
47	Danielle Beylouni	F	56	Ridgefield, CT	32:49.8
48	Jennifer Wilson	F	39	Sandy Hook, CT	32:55.3
49	John Carter	M	55	Newtown, CT	33:21.1
50	Catherine Carter	F	26	Newtown, CT	33:22.9

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2.5K Walk

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About Newtown

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Races Offered

2.5K Walk

5K

Weather History

About Newtown

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Runner Reviews

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The Revolution

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