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YourSports: Locals win Washburn’s Thanksgiving 5K race

Gavin Martell of Grand View and Grace Armstrong of Bayfield won the men's and women's divisions of the Chequamegon Bay Turkey Trot 5K on Thanksgiving Day in Washburn. Martell trotted over the finish in 18:28, and Armstrong in 22:15. Following Mar...

The Yule family of Washburn
The Yule family of Washburn — (from left) Amy, Danny and Wendy — wore cooked-turkey hats for the Chequamegon Bay Turkey Trot 5K in Washburn on Thanksgiving Day.

Gavin Martell of Grand View and Grace Armstrong of Bayfield won the men’s and women’s divisions of the Chequamegon Bay Turkey Trot 5K on Thanksgiving Day in Washburn. Martell trotted over the finish in 18:28, and Armstrong in 22:15.
Following Martell, Wyatt Patjash of Iron River took second in 18:36, and Richard Geisen of Washburn came in third in 19:08. Geisen is the director of the annual race.
For the women, Sarah Mix of Minneapolis snatched second place in 23:39, and Beth Reed of Ashland took third in 26:09.
The November trot, which is hosted by the Chequamegon Bay Area Community fund in conjunction with the Washburn Chamber of Commerce, hosted 151 racers and netted $3,000 for the CBACF operations account.

Chequamegon Bay Turkey Trot 5K race winners
Chequamegon Bay Turkey Trot 5K race winners Gavin Martell (left) and Grace Armstrong (right) pose post-race with race director Rick Geisen.

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