Cumberland Heritage Village Museum, Ottawa Ontario

Join us for a fun and fitness day for everyone in the family at the Cumberland Heritage Village Museum! More than 200 kids participated in the 2007 Turkey Trot, and they all seemed to enjoy it.

Michael Ryan's Most Excellent Turkey Trot (1.0 Km) is great for kids up to 12 years of age. It is also a super way for schools and clubs to raise funds for their own activity programs. Best of all, kids can enter for just $10.

Everyone gets a souvenir shirt, a personalized bib number, a finisher's medal, refreshments, a participant kit, a timing chip, and a chance at one of the many draw prizes. Don't forget to bring Mom and Dad too, because you need a parent/guardian with you to enter!

The start time is set, so the mom's and dad's who want to jog-a-long with the kids can do that - and still have time to run in their your own race ( marathon runners excepted).

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school or club fundraising
Click here for some exciting information on how your club, group, or school can participate in the Turkey Trot and raise funds for your own or a community cause.

wylie ryan half marathon program - for home and/or school
*New - Exciting - Coming June 1, 2008! " Coming soon to this site, is a brand new program to get kids (ages 8-12) running regularly in the month before the Michael Ryan's Most Excellent Turkey 1Km Turkey Trot Run. The program is called the Wylie Ryan Half Marathon for Kids,and is designed for use at home or school - monitored by parents and/or teachers. Kids will run and track a regular running program prior to, and complete the last 1Km of the 21Km half marathon distance at, Michael Ryan's Most Excellent Turkey Trot on October 11th, at the Cumberland Heritage Village Museum. Stay tuned!

event distance
1.0 Km Run/Jog/Walk on the roadway on the Museum grounds - traffic free - parents can jog-a-long for free.  

rules & regulations
Visit the Rules and Regs page.

entry fees

entry fee conditions
There are no refunds for any reason - this includes event cancellation or event changes. Credit cards are accepted for online entries only, up to Sunday October 5th.  All entries received after Sunday September 30th are $10 (Cash Only), and must be made at a Race Kit Pick Up time and location.

Souvenir shirts are included with your entry (up to Sunday October 5th). Entries received after Sunday October 5th are not eligible for the souvenir shirt.

drop off or mail in entries
To enter by hard copy entry form, please click on the ENTER NOW button print out and complete the entry form, enclose a cheque made payable to Somersault Promotions (no credit cards please), and mail it to or drop it at:

Somersault Promotions, 411 Lefebvre Way, Orleans, ON K1E 2W5

important deadlines

awards and prizes
All participants receive a souvenir shirt (if they enter on or by October 5th), a personalized bib number, a finisher's medal, a chance at lots of draw prizes, and a post race meal.

official performance certificate
We are pleased to offer each race finisher, the opportunity to download and print an official certificate of their event performance. That's right, after each event you will be able go online to the event web site, punch in your race number and obtain a certificate that highlights your race, finish time and place in the race.

zoomphoto.ca photography
We are pleased to be able to offer a photo program for participants in the michael Ryan Most Excellent Turkey Trot.  Zoomphoto will be offering you classy photos commemorating your participation.  Just go to http://www.somersault.ca/results.htm the day after the event for your photo

souvenir shirt
The entry fee includes a souvenir shirt if you enter on or by October 5th. Those entering after Sunday October 5th are not eligible to purchase the souvenir shirt. You are not eligible for the souvenir shirt if you do not pick up your participant race kit.

refreshments
Fruit , bagel, water, Gatorade, and light breakfast await the kids at the finish.

championchip timing - by sportstats
We use ChampionChip Timing at all Somersault races. This timing system requires that all participants wear a ChampionChip Bracelet on their ankle (Anklet) during the race. This bracelet contains a computer chip that allows the kids to be timed. 

The kids are responsible for obtaining their ChampionChip Bracelet on race morning from the timing people at the Sportstats Tent near the Finish Line.  Do this at least 30 minutes before their race - you will need their race number to obtain the chip. 

The ChampionChip Bracelet must be returned immediately after the kids cross the finish line.  You are responsible for the bracelet cost if it is not returned - and it is expensive.

results - age as december 31, 2008
The kids personal results will be posted very soon after they finish the race.  Please check the results as soon as you can, to be sure they are accurate.  If  there are discrepancies, go to the Sportstats Van near the Finish Line and provide them with the information you think is correct. 

Remember we use the participant's age at December 31, 2007 - not their race day age, for result purposes.

Results will be posted at http://www.somersault.ca/resultsrun.htm within 24 hours of the race and are available at www.RunnersWeb.com.

event day schedule - october 12

race kit pick up & late entry
It is very hectic on race day morning at the registration tables, so if you can pick up your race kit before race day, that would be a good idea.  If you can't, arrive early to pick up your race kit on race day.

Friday, October 10th
4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. 
Dovercourt Recreation Centre
411 Dovercourt Ave., Ottawa

Saturday October 11th
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Cumberland Heritage Village Museum
Old Montreal Rd. Cumberland Village, Ottawa

October 12th
7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Cumberland Heritage Village Museum
Old Montreal Rd. Cumberland Village, Ottawa

directions
Take the Queensway East past Orleans on Regional Road 174 to the Village of Cumberland. Turn South at the traffic lights on Cameron and make the next left onto Old Montreal Rd. Head East on Old Montreal Rd. until you reach the Cumberland Heritage Village Museum (approx. 2Km).

parking - $2 per adult - correct change only
The only parking available for the event is on the museum site.  You should be there by 8:30 a.m. to allow you time to get parked and get ready to run. Parking is prohibited on Old Montreal Rd, due to safety concerns.  Those who park on the road may have their vehicles towed. Please also allow 10-15 minutes to exit the parking lots.

1 Km & 5Km Parking
Look for signage at the Museum to direct you to the proper lots. 1Km and 5Km participants will be parking in the North Parking Lot across the road from the Museum. this will allow you to exit the lot quickly after the race, without being held up for long periods of time.

10Km, Half Marathon, Marathon Parking
Participants in these races will park in the South Parking Lot beside the Museum as you will be leaving later in the morning and will be able to exit fairly quickly.

There is a $2 per adult fee for parking at the Cumberland Heritage Village Museum - please bring a toonie for each adult with you to save time early in the morning. Bring your toonie with you when you leave the car - you pay the parking fee at the entrance to the grounds - not as you enter the parking area. 

course description 
The runners start and run the whole race on the grounds of the Cumberland Heritage Village Museum. They complete one and one eighth loops of the ring road on the Museum grounds before crossing the Finish Line.

volunteers
A parent or adult supervisor must accompany all participants.  One adult may accompany several participants. You may be asked to assist at the event.

The Michael Ryan Turkey Trot 1Km Run is also a great opportunity for schools or clubs to raise some money by volunteering. It is a fun way to pick up a few hundred dollars. Email us at info@somersault.ca if your club/school/group would like us to make a donation in return for your providing 10 or more volunteers.