Photos: 2025 Encinitas Turkey Trot

by Roger Wilson

 

ENCINITAS, CA - NOVEMBER 27, 2025: Pania Golesstani, left, and Charlotte Hawken dance in their inflatable turkey costumes as they wait for the results of the costume contests during the Encinitas Turkey Trot, where over 6,000 people participated with funds raised going to support veterans and local Boy Scouts, in Encinitas on Thursday, November 27, 2025. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Pania Golesstani, left, and Charlotte Hawken dance in their inflatable turkey costumes as they wait for the results of the costume contests during the Encinitas Turkey Trot in Encinitas on Thursday, November 27, 2025. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
ENCINITAS, CA - NOVEMBER 27, 2025: Karolyn Dorsee, left, and daughter Debbie Dorsee wear turkey hats during the Encinitas Turkey Trot, where over 6,000 people participated with funds raised going to support veterans and local Boy Scouts, in Encinitas on Thursday, November 27, 2025. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Karolyn Dorsee, left, and daughter Debbie Dorsee wear turkey hats during the Encinitas Turkey Trot, where over 6,000 people participated with funds raised going to support veterans and local Boy Scouts, in Encinitas on Thursday, November 27, 2025. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
ENCINITAS, CA - NOVEMBER 27, 2025: Ela, 9, and Joey, 7, Aguilar celebrate with their mother Teryle Aguilar when they see the 300 dollars cash, held by their father Steve Aguilar, they won after coming in first place with their turkey costumes in the group costume contest during the Encinitas Turkey Trot, where over 6,000 people participated with funds raised going to support veterans and local Boy Scouts, in Encinitas on Thursday, November 27, 2025. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Ela, 9, and Joey, 7, Aguilar celebrate with their mother Teryle Aguilar when they see the 300 dollars cash, held by their father Steve Aguilar, they won after coming in first place with their turkey costumes in the group costume contest during the Encinitas Turkey Trot on Thursday, November 27, 2025. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
ENCINITAS, CA - NOVEMBER 27, 2025: Kathleen Kenshur works on the Thanksgiving meal that she's pulling on a cart during the Encinitas Turkey Trot, where over 6,000 people participated with funds raised going to support veterans and local Boy Scouts, in Encinitas on Thursday, November 27, 2025. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Kathleen Kenshur works on the Thanksgiving meal that she’s pulling on a cart during the Encinitas Turkey Trot on Thursday, November 27, 2025. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
ENCINITAS, CA - NOVEMBER 27, 2025: People run on Highway 101 during the Encinitas Turkey Trot, where over 6,000 people participated with funds raised going to support veterans and local Boy Scouts, in Encinitas on Thursday, November 27, 2025. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
People run on Highway 101 during the Encinitas Turkey Trot on Thursday, November 27, 2025. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
ENCINITAS, CA - NOVEMBER 27, 2025: People participating in the 5K race run through downtown Encinitas during the Encinitas Turkey Trot, where over 6,000 people participated with funds raised going to support veterans and local Boy Scouts, in Encinitas on Thursday, November 27, 2025. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
People participating in the 5K race run through downtown Encinitas during the Encinitas Turkey Trot on Thursday, November 27, 2025. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
ENCINITAS, CA - NOVEMBER 27, 2025: The McCarver family, wearing their turkeys and pie costumes, poses for pictures after coming in second place in the group costume contest during the Encinitas Turkey Trot, where over 6,000 people participated with funds raised going to support veterans and local Boy Scouts, in Encinitas on Thursday, November 27, 2025. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
The McCarver family, wearing their turkeys and pie costumes, poses for pictures after coming in second place in the group costume contest during the Encinitas Turkey Trot on Thursday, November 27, 2025. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
ENCINITAS, CA - NOVEMBER 27, 2025: A young boy can't resist almost picking up a roll sitting on a plate of Thanksgiving food items pulled by Kathleen Kenshur during the Encinitas Turkey Trot, where over 6,000 people participated with funds raised going to support veterans and local Boy Scouts, in Encinitas on Thursday, November 27, 2025. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
A young boy can’t resist almost picking up a roll sitting on a plate of Thanksgiving food items pulled by Kathleen Kenshur during the Encinitas Turkey Trot on Thursday, November 27, 2025. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
ENCINITAS, CA - NOVEMBER 27, 2025: People participating in the 5K race make their way north and south on Highway 101 during the Encinitas Turkey Trot, where over 6,000 people participated with funds raised going to support veterans and local Boy Scouts, in Encinitas on Thursday, November 27, 2025. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
People participating in the 5K race make their way north and south on Highway 101 during the Encinitas Turkey Tro on Thursday, November 27, 2025. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
ENCINITAS, CA - NOVEMBER 27, 2025: A runner wears a banana costume while running the 5K race during the Encinitas Turkey Trot, where over 6,000 people participated with funds raised going to support veterans and local Boy Scouts, in Encinitas on Thursday, November 27, 2025. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
A runner wears a banana costume while running the 5K race during the Encinitas Turkey Trot on Thursday, November 27, 2025. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
ENCINITAS, CA - NOVEMBER 27, 2025: People participating in the 5K race run through downtown Encinitas during the Encinitas Turkey Trot, where over 6,000 people participated with funds raised going to support veterans and local Boy Scouts, in Encinitas on Thursday, November 27, 2025. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
People participating in the 5K race run through downtown Encinitas during the Encinitas Turkey Trot on Thursday, November 27, 2025. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
ENCINITAS, CA - NOVEMBER 27, 2025: A runner wears a turkey hat as he and others run through downtown Encinitas just after the start of the 5K race during the Encinitas Turkey Trot, where over 6,000 people participated with funds raised going to support veterans and local Boy Scouts, on Thursday, November 27, 2025. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
A runner wears a turkey hat as he and others run through downtown Encinitas just after the start of the 5K race during the Encinitas Turkey Trot on Thursday, November 27, 2025. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
ENCINITAS, CA - NOVEMBER 27, 2025: A runner in the 10K race wears a turkey hat as he and other runners take off from the start line during the Encinitas Turkey Trot, where over 6,000 people participated with funds raised going to support veterans and local Boy Scouts, in Encinitas on Thursday, November 27, 2025. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
A runner in the 10K race wears a turkey hat as he and other runners take off from the start line during the Encinitas Turkey Trots on Thursday, November 27, 2025. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
ENCINITAS, CA - NOVEMBER 27, 2025: Sean Williams and his son Colton, 10, stretch as they prepare to run in the 5K race during the Encinitas Turkey Trot, where over 6,000 people participated with funds raised going to support veterans and local Boy Scouts, in Encinitas on Thursday, November 27, 2025. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Sean Williams and his son Colton, 10, stretch as they prepare to run in the 5K race during the Encinitas Turkey Trot on Thursday, November 27, 2025. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
ENCINITAS, CA - NOVEMBER 27, 2025: Runners in the 10K race take off from the start line during the Encinitas Turkey Trot, where over 6,000 people participated with funds raised going to support veterans and local Boy Scouts, in Encinitas on Thursday, November 27, 2025. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Runners in the 10K race take off from the start line during the Encinitas Turkey Trot on Thursday, November 27, 2025. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

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