Downtown Oceanside celebrates the 11th Annual Pacific Marine Credit Union O’side Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day with the return of PMCU as the title sponsor.

“Pacific Marine Credit Union is very proud to be a driving force behind what has become a healthy tradition for so many families in North County,” said PMCU CEO Bill Bernie. 

The event benefits 60+ nonprofits annually, and Runner’s World Magazine named the event a “Top Trot” in the country for the past two years. This national recognition has helped attract participants from 46 states and 460 cities.

 “We get people out on Thanksgiving morning to move their feet before they eat,” said Kinane. “The Trot team competition has always been very robust with families, cities, schools and businesses of all sizes competing for the bragging rights of largest team. For the non-competitive participants, we have a hilarious costume contest and a herd of local entertainers along the beautiful seaside courses.”

The O’side Turkey Trot features a 10K Harbor/Pier Run, 5K Run/Walk and multiple kids’ races. Event organizers and Tri-City Medical Center have created an adjunct event, the Senior Festival of Miles, a walking/jogging race for seniors. This new event will be held on the day before Thanksgiving. Waves of seniors, divided into age groups, will start at 10:00 a.m. and continue until 2:30 p.m.

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