More than 1,400 participants raced and walked in Historic Bethlehem's 12th annual Turkey Trot 5K on Nov. 29, representing 24 states, including California and Alaska, and Denmark.

Jean Theman, Turkey Trot chair, said it was the first time in race history that the USA Track and Field Certified Course had to be changed because of snow.

"We had to change the course on Sand Island because it was too muddy," Theman said.

The 3.2 mile course started at the 1869 Luchenbach Mill in the Colonial Industrial Quarter by the Monocacy Creek, wound its way through the National Historic Landmark District of Historic Moravian Bethlehem, over a smaller section of Sand Island, and finished back at the mill.

"Over 70 teams that included families, schools, corporations and special interest groups participated," Theman said.

"It took quite a bit of planning to get sponsors to offset expenses," Theman said, "and we couldn't do it without all of our 70-plus volunteers.

"Many people travel back to Bethlehem to visit family over the holiday, and that's how we have so many different states represented," she said.

Race Results

First place in the men's 20 – 29 group and overall race winner: Tyler Laubach, 20, a student at Indiana Weslyn College, with a time of 16:35.3. Overall second place finisher also in the 20-29 age group was Craig Eppler, 23, of Bethlehem, with a time of 17:05.9.

·Men's 1-19 age group, first place: William Alpaugh, 16, of Bethlehem, time 17:28.1; second place: Max Benoit, 19, time 19:01.1.

·Men's 30 – 39 group, first place: Victor Wills, 32, of Harrisburg, time 18:59.3 and second place: Andrew Murphy, 30, of Washington, DC, time 19:08.1.

·Men's 40 – 49 group, first place: David Wong, 45, of Bethlehem, time 19:19.5, and second place: Glen Freeh, 45, of Springtown, time 20:02.6.

·Men's 50 – 99 group, first place: Duane Watts, 54, of Kutztown, time 20:06.0, and second place: Russ Cordes, 51, of Whitehall, time 21:19.2.

The fastest woman was Cassandra Tripaldi, 25, of Walnutport, in the 20-29 group with a time of 19:19.9. Right behind her finished Andrea Stevko, 20, of Palmerton, time 19:42.9.

·Women's 1 – 19 age group, first place: Mikayla Stoudt, 16, of Schnecksville, 20:40.6, and second place: Brynn Peterson, 14, Hightstown, N.J., 21:31.9.

·Women's 30 – 39 age group, first place: Carolyn Dunham, 39, running 19:28.7, and second place: Allison Fiorini, 31, of Allentown, time 20:20.9.

·Women's 40 – 49 age group, first place: Jessica Harrington, 41, of Emmaus, time 23:31.1, and second place: Ingrid Gerber, 46, Allentown, time 24:25.2.

·Women's 50 – 99 age group, first place: Sofia Howard, 54, Allentown, time 26:19.4, and second place: Alice Shober, 51, of Chalfont, time 27:12.2.

Event sponsors included Air Products, Christmas City Printing, Discover Lehigh Valley, Edwards Business Systems, McDonald Ophthalmology Associates, Runners World, The Morning Call and West Side Hammer Electric.