Roughly 600 trotters — including 574 registered participants and an additional 60 youngsters running in the kids’ 10 and under race — made their way down Main Street and around Mirror Lake. Though chilly temperatures teetered in the low 30s, the top finishers said conditions for a 5K run were just about perfect.

“I think our 16th annual (turkey trot) was a resounding success this year, bringing together both locals and visitors from across the country for a morning filled with energy, family and gratitude,” said Andrea Chamberlain, the race’s lead organizer. “We are so thankful for the generosity of our participants and sponsors.”

The overall winner and the top men’s finisher was Colin Thoman, of Portland, Maine (16:12.64). Behind him was Aidan Fay (17:47.64), who graduated from Lake Placid High School last spring and is on the St. Lawrence University men’s cross country team now. The fastest women’s runner was Sarah Jonathan (17:53.81), of College Station, Pennsylvania, who finished in third place overall.

Despite bolting across the finish line, Thoman wasn’t done for the day. After taking a 30-second-or-so break, he turned around and jogged back along the course where he met up with his mom, who was also running, and helped to pace her to the finish line. Thoman thought it was an ideal race.

“It was a blast, conditions are perfect,” he said. “And the energy was really good.”

Looking at the forecast, Jonathan thought it might have been a bit chillier, but said things ended up feeling pretty comfortable throughout the course.

The generally flat course began near the Lake Placid Beach House. From there, it headed up Parkside Drive for a bit before runners turned right and made their way down the paved path that runs under the toboggan chute and along the beach. The course turned right onto Mirror Lake Drive, where trotters then ran down toward the Lake Placid public tennis courts and headed back up Parkside Drive.

This time, the course continued from Parkside onto Main Street as trotters made their way through downtown Lake Placid. From there, the course continued on to Mirror Lake Drive as trotters made their way around the lake clockwise, eventually turning back on to Parkside Drive and to the finish line in front of the Lake Placid Beach House.

Held each Thanksgiving, the event has grown to become a popular tradition in Lake Placid, attracting a wide array of local residents and those visiting the village over the holiday.

The race proceeds will go toward the Fit for Life Scholarship Fund, which provides fitness programming to those who may not otherwise be able to afford it, and the Lake Placid Thrive and Thrift Food Pantry. In addition, several dozen bags of non-perishable food donations from race participants were collected for the food pantry.

This year’s race yielded a donation of 650 pounds of food for the Lake Placid Thrive & Thrift food pantry, according to Chamberlain.