Hundreds of runners and walkers took to Rapid City streets Thanksgiving morning with a singular goal in mind.

Finish the annual 5K Turkey Trot and get entered to win a free pie.

The Black Hills Runners Club's annual Thanksgiving Day run attracted nearly 900 participants for pre-feast exercise, with proceeds benefiting running and youth throughout western South Dakota.

And then there were the pies, all 350 of them baked by Colonial House.

Runners Club vice president Lesley Warren said their biggest fundraiser also brings out the most diverse crowd. It's not rare to see grandparents running with their children and grandchildren.

"It's funny how competitive it gets, even though they have four pies waiting at home," Warren said. "That's evidently half the fun.

"People just like to do things with their family on Thanksgiving," Warren said. "And then there's that fallacy that if you run you can eat whatever you want later today."

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