Claire McGuigan was the winner of this year’s Letterkenny AC 5k Turkey Trot.
The Lifford-Strabane AC athlete was a second slower than her predicted time, finishing in 17:46.
Raymond Birch of Letterkenny AC was also a second off his predicted time, crossing the line on 16:44.
The aim of the Turkey Trot is to finish the 5k on your exact predicted time without using a watch. The first 10 correct or closest to their predicted time win a turkey voucher.
Some of the Letterkenny athletes who took part in the Turkey Trot
There were 55 entries for the Turkey Trot with all proceeds going to Letterkenny Food Bank.
The full results can be found below.
| LAC Turkey Trot 5k 2022 | ||||||||
| O/All Pl | Place | Bib | Name | M/F | Club | Pre Time | Actual Time | Diff |
| 1. | 6 | 148 | McGinley, Eoghain | M | Letterkenny AC | 00:15:23 | 0:15:18 | 00:05 |
| 2. | 41 | 147 | McCallion, John | M | Letterkenny AC | 00:15:40 | 0:16:32 | 00:52 |
| 3. | 2 | 133 | Birch, Raymond | M | Letterkenny AC | 00:16:43 | 0:16:44 | 00:01 |
| 4. | 9 | 136 | Doherty, Enda | M | Finn valley ac | 00:16:48 | 0:16:57 | 00:09 |
| 5. | 30 | 190 | Speer, Adam | M | 00:16:38 | 0:17:08 | 00:30 | |
| 6. | 25 | 135 | Caulfield, Paul | M | Letterkenny AC | 00:16:58 | 0:17:21 | 00:23 |
| 7. | 32 | 142 | Grier, George | M | Milford a.c | 00:18:10 | 0:17:38 | 00:32 |
| 8. | 15 | 168 | Storm, Judith | F | City of derry | 00:17:30 | 0:17:42 | 00:12 |
| 9. | 1 | 150 | McGuigan, Claire | F | Lifford strabane ac | 00:17:45 | 0:17:46 | 00:01 |
| 10. | 3 | 171 | Harkin, Michael | M | Letterkenny AC | 00:18:01 | 0:17:59 | 00:02 |
| 11. | 37 | 172 | Russell, Liam | M | 00:18:43 | 0:17:59 | 00:44 | |
| 12. | 14 | 193 | Ward, Gavin | M | Rosses AC | 00:18:00 | 0:18:11 | 00:11 |
| 13. | 13 | 165 | Daly, Luke | M | 00:18:26 | 0:18:16 | 00:10 | |
| 14. | 35 | 163 | Tinney, Liam | M | Letterkenny AC | 00:17:55 | 0:18:31 | 00:36 |
| 15. | 8 | 164 | Heaney, Niamh | F | Omagh Harriers | 00:18:50 | 0:18:42 | 00:08 |
| 16. | 10 | 157 | Shiels, Dessie | M | Letterkenny AC | 00:19:00 | 0:18:51 | 00:09 |
| 17. | 24 | 146 | Keaveny, Callum | M | Letterkenny AC | 00:19:20 | 0:18:58 | 00:22 |
| 18. | 39 | 185 | Gibson, Paul | M | 00:19:50 | 0:19:04 | 00:46 | |
| 19. | 23 | 149 | McGinty, Gemma | F | City of derry | 00:19:32 | 0:19:12 | 00:20 |
| 20. | 20 | 156 | Shiels, Keith | M | Letterkenny AC | 00:19:35 | 0:19:16 | 00:19 |
| 21. | 53 | 179 | Wallace, Darren | M | Foyle Valley | 00:21:07 | 0:19:17 | 01:50 |
| 22. | 19 | 141 | Gormley, Martin | M | Letterkenny AC | 00:19:42 | 0:19:24 | 00:18 |
| 23. | 27 | 177 | Gorman, Seamus | M | 00:19:59 | 0:19:33 | 00:26 | |
| 24. | 17 | 162 | O’Donnell, Colly | M | LetterkennyAC | 00:19:57 | 0:19:41 | 00:16 |
| 25. | 28 | 186 | Meehan, Barry | M | 00:20:18 | 0:19:50 | 00:28 | |
| 26. | 55 | 188 | McGeehan, Shauna | F | 00:25:00 | 0:20:11 | 04:49 | |
| 27. | 5 | 154 | Price, Gary j | M | Letterkenny AC | 00:20:40 | 0:20:36 | 00:04 |
| 28. | 22 | 151 | Michie, Graeme | M | Letterkenny AC | 00:21:00 | 0:20:40 | 00:20 |
| 29. | 31 | 138 | Fealty, John | M | Milford | 00:20:15 | 0:20:46 | 00:31 |
| 30. | 38 | 175 | Kerr, Martin | M | Milford AC | 00:20:10 | 0:20:54 | 00:44 |
| 31. | 43 | 187 | Robinson, Philip | M | 00:22:15 | 0:21:16 | 00:59 | |
| 32. | 21 | 181 | Campbell, Derek | M | Letterkenny AC | 00:21:00 | 0:21:19 | 00:19 |
| 33. | 7 | 160 | Toner, Jane | F | Letterkenny AC | 00:21:30 | 0:21:37 | 00:07 |
| 34. | 18 | 169 | Sweeney, Paul | M | Letterkenny AC | 00:21:25 | 0:21:42 | 00:17 |
| 35. | 16 | 199 | Lee, Paul | M | Letterkenny AC | 00:21:50 | 0:22:03 | 00:13 |
| 36. | 26 | 184 | Marley, Bryan | M | 00:23:30 | 0:23:07 | 00:23 | |
| 37. | 4 | 189 | Lorinyenko, Sean | F | 00:23:14 | 0:23:11 | 00:03 | |
| 38. | 29 | 143 | Hannigan, Paddy | M | 00:24:13 | 0:23:45 | 00:28 | |
| 39. | 40 | 178 | Wallace, Niamh | F | Foyle Valley | 00:24:36 | 0:23:47 | 00:49 |
| 40. | 11 | 144 | Harkin, John | M | LK 24/7 | 00:23:45 | 0:23:54 | 00:09 |
| 41. | 50 | 173 | McQuaid, Gary | M | 00:25:30 | 0:23:58 | 01:32 | |
| 42. | 33 | 191 | Dunne, Dara | F | Letterkenny AC | 00:24:50 | 0:24:14 | 00:36 |
| 43. | 36 | 192 | Farren, Anthony | M | Letterkenny AC | 00:24:55 | 0:24:18 | 00:37 |
| 44. | 34 | 167 | Haughey, Vera | F | Tirchonaill | 00:25:08 | 0:24:32 | 00:36 |
| 45. | 54 | 174 | McQuaid, Ian | M | 00:27:00 | 0:24:46 | 02:14 | |
| 46. | 48 | 155 | Sheilds, Patrick | M | Milford AC | 00:23:29 | 0:24:48 | 01:19 |
| 47. | 42 | 166 | Harvey, Jackie | F | Tirchonaill | 00:26:10 | 0:25:12 | 00:58 |
| 48. | 47 | 176 | McLaughlin, Jack | M | 00:24:25 | 0:25:36 | 01:11 | |
| 50. | 44 | 153 | Peoples, Manus | M | Milford AC | 00:26:54 | 0:25:50 | 01:04 |
| 49. | 46 | 140 | George, Sinead | F | Letterkenny AC | 00:26:55 | 0:25:50 | 01:05 |
| 51. | 45 | 134 | Bogan, Suzie | F | LK 24/7 | 00:26:59 | 0:25:55 | 01:04 |
| 52. | 49 | 182 | Patton, PJ | M | 00:28:00 | 0:26:35 | 01:25 | |
| 53. | 52 | 183 | Black, Declan | M | 00:28:20 | 0:26:36 | 01:44 | |
| 54. | 51 | 180 | McTaggart, Gerry | M | 00:34:01 | 0:32:22 | 01:39 | |
| 55. | 12 | 145 | Harrison, Kathleen | F | 00:34:00 | 0:34:09 | 00:09 | |
