Some were bundled in their normal running attire, but many were adorned with turkeys atop their heads, shirts — even tutus. The Wicks family joined a crowd who wore turkey onesies.

 Preceding the race was a children’s 250-meter dash on the stadium's warning track, which began with a warm-up led by Dartmouth Health nurse practitioner Kristen Stevens.

Stevens also spoke for Dartmouth Health before the main event, saying the race was “not just for working up an appetite, but celebrating an abundance.”

Cady Hickman sang the national anthem before running the 5K herself, appropriately dressed as a turkey. Hickman has sung for Millennium Running before, and hopes to sing at a half marathon in all 50 states. She’s documenting her journey on social media with the handle “cadysingsandstrides.”