Runners take off from the starting line for the ninth annual Devola Turkey Trot Thursday. (Photo by Art Smith)

Men’s winner Ethan Yost, race organizer Sharon Marks and women’s winner Maggie Thiessen pose for a picture after the 46th annual Turkey Trot, presented by the River City Runners and Walkers Club, held in City Park Thursday. Marks said runners who didn’t get their shirts Thursday could pick them up at On The Run and Walk on Tuesday. (Photo by Douglass Huxley)

Ethan Yost holds up the turkey he received for winning the 46th annual Turkey Trot, presented by the River City Runners and Walkers Club, held in City Park Thursday. This is the second year in a row Yost has won the annual race with a finishing time of 15:08:30. Yost said he planned to take his turkey home and cook it for his own Thanksgiving meal. (Photo by Douglass Huxley)

Maggie Thiessen was the first woman to cross the finishing line Thursday at the 46th annual Turkey Trot, presented by the River City Runners and Walkers Club, held in City Park with a time of 19:30:01. Thiessen said this year’s race was special since she just gave birth recently. She said winning the race was the icing on the cake for her family. (Photo by Douglass Huxley)

Runners - on two legs and on four - make their way along the 5K course of the ninth annual Devola Turkey Trot Thursday. (Photo by Art Smith)

Participants of the 46th annual Turkey Trot, presented by the River City Runners and Walkers Club, take off from the starting line Thursday in City Park. Almost 2,300 runners took part in the annual race that was sponsored by WVU Medicine, Blair Couch, the Hat and Shirt Shop, On The Run and Walk and Commonwealth Financial Services. (Photo by Douglass Huxley)

Parkersburg Mayor Tom Joyce, far right, cheers on runners Thursday at the 46th annual Turkey Trot, presented by the River City Runners and Walkers Club, held in City Park. (Photo by Douglass Huxley)

The Grinch poses for pictures with participants of the 46th annual Turkey Trot, presented by the River City Runners and Walkers Club, held in City Park Thursday. (Photo by Douglass Huxley)

People at the ninth annual Devola Turkey Trot gather around a fire Thursday as they try to keep warm. (Photo by Art Smith)

Runners make their way along the 5K course of the ninth annual Devola Turkey Trot Thursday. (Photo by Art Smith)

Four-legged participants of the 46th annual Turkey Trot, presented by the River City Runners and Walkers Club in City Park, make their way through the 3-mile trek Thursday. (Photo by Douglass Huxley)