Men's and women's winners of Nairn Turkey Trot on Boxing Day are revealed
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The winners of the Nairn Turkey Trot which took place on Boxing Day have been confirmed.
A total of 234 runners competed in the annual event on Tuesday morning which saw a massive increase from the 160 runners who took part last year.
The race was not about who was the fastest, but the winner was crowned who was closest to their estimated finishing time.
Runners were not allowed to wear watches or timekeeping devices during the race.
It has been confirmed five athletes were within one second of their estimated time.
The five people were Christopher Fife with 18 minutes and 14 seconds, Nick Bruce 18:21, Halina Rees 19:31, Maya Bochel 29:59 and John Bochel also 29:59.
Organisers confirmed as a result of crossing the finishing line first, the men's winner was declared as Christopher Fife and women's winner Halina Rees.
Runners from a number of athletics clubs were represented, with people also taking part in fancy dress ranging from wearing Santa Claus costumes to competing in inflatable turkey outfit.
See our picture special of Nairn Turkey Trot 2023.
Nairn Road Runners once again organised the race and club chairman Kevin Reid was pleased with how it went.
He said: "Last year we had 160 and this year we had 234 entries so that was around a 50 per cent increase from last year.
"I think that everyone had a good time, the course was cleared of the ice and we had much better weather than last year when it was snowing.
"We were very confident that it would go ahead this morning, we did put out salt on the course and there were no fallers which was good.
"The fastest time on the day was 16 minutes and 45 seconds and it was a fast course."
Reid says it was fantastic so many people turned up to take part in the event on Boxing Day which has become an important part of the town's festive traditions.
He said: "It is great for Nairn, it is always a bit of a concern as we have no idea before the day how many people are going to turn up and it helps the club keep going every year.
"We had runners from Aberdeen and Muir of Ord who travelled to Nairn to take part.
"It was a great race and now we are looking forward to other races which will take place next year too."
Watch: See our video of the Nairn Turkey Trot 2023
