By Matt Wiley
They came, they saw, they wobbled. The second annual Wiregrass Wobble Turkey Trot 5K is a wrap and, once again, a success.
More than 1,700 people of all ages came out to the Shops at Wiregrass mall (located off Bruce B. Downs [BBD] Blvd. in Wesley Chapel) on Thanksgiving morning (November 27) to participate in the 5K race and one-mile fun run that raised money for the New Tampa Family YMCA (located on Compton Dr. in Tampa Palms), Feeding America Tampa Bay and Rotary International Foundation.
The 5K (which was organized by Brian Brink, of Wiregrass mall merchant FITniche) took participants around the mall and out to Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel. On the way back to the finish lane at the mall, runners were challenged with running up and down the ramp in the mall’s parking garage, a “Florida hill.”
The one-mile run took participants around the mall down Paseo Dr. “I’m very happy with how this year’s event went,” Brink says. “It went much smoother than last year and we had great weather!”
Brink says that the proceeds from the event are still being totalled, but that so far it has raised more than last year’s impressive $20,000.
“The Shops at Wiregrass is thrilled to partner with FITniche in providing a venue to host their second annual Wiregrass Wobble,” said Shops at Wiregrass marketing director Debbie Detweiler. “It was great to see so many individuals and families here on Thanksgiving morning to participate. We are honored to be a part of this community event in support of the New Tampa Family YMCA, Feeding America Tampa Bay and the Rotary (International Foundation).”
She added that this year’s race drew about 300 more participants than last year.
Congratulations to Donald Bly, 40, of Lutz, for finishing first in the 5K with a time of 17:21.3.
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