Community Comes Together for 2025 Gobble, Gobble, Run or Wobble 5k

More than 600 runners and walkers gathered in Old Town Warrenton the Saturday before Thanksgiving to celebrate Learning Starts Early's 11th annual Gobble, Gobble, Run or Wobble 5k. The skies were overcast but the mood was jubilant. LSE sponsors and race participants combined to raise $31,500 -- a new record -- to help Fauquier preschoolers prepare for kindergarten. See our Events page for a list of our 2025 sponsors.

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The competitive 5k drew excited runners from 9 years old to 82; those who chose to walk took a more leisurely pace. The Kids Dash down Main Street, led by two teenagers in turkey costumes, was happily chaotic.

Owen Mullins, 18, from Warrenton, placed first overall with a time of 16:38. Second- and third-place finishers were also from Warrenton. Seventeen-year-old Elijah Savoie (last year's Gobble Gobble winner) finished second this year with a time of 17:06, and Vincent DeMarr, 15, came in third at 18:27.

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For the women, Warrenton's Ashley McClain, 33, finished first with a time of 22:15; Taylor Bireley, 37, of Warrenton placed second with a time of 22:18, and Eloisa Gutierrez, 46, of Marshall finished third at 22:19.

See below for complete results.

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​5K Winners

First Place Overall: Owen Mullins

Second Place Overall: Elijah Savoie

Third Place Overall: Vincent DeMarr

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Women's Overall Winner: Ashley McClain

Women's Second Place: Taylor Bireley

Women's Third Place: Eloisa Gutierrez

First Place 9 and under male division: Ryder Bartee

Second Place 9 and under male division: Aiden OLone

First Place 9 and under female division: Collins Conner

Second Place 9 and under female division: Adaline Deis

First Place 10-14 male division: Cooper McDannel

Second Place 10-14 male division: Colton Laurent

Third Place 10-14 male division: Jackson Nobblitt

First Place 10-14 female division: Adele O'Grady

Second Place 10-14 female division: Sierra Hedges

Third Place 10-14 female division:Lucy Demarr

First Place 15-19 male division: Ariel Payton

Second Place 15-19 male division: Patrick Moravek

Third Place 15-19 male division: Jehan-Luc Porchia

First Place 15-19 female division: Camden Bissonnette

Second Place 15-19 female division: Katharine Ackerman

Third Place 15-19 female division: Devan Bissonnette

First Place 20-29 male division: Matt Arnett

Second Place 20-29 male division: Richard Hanson

Third Place 20-29 male division: Grant Thomas

First Place 20-29 female division: Rhy Wiethe

Second Place 20-29 female division: Abigail Williamson

Third Place 20-29 female division: Christine Babish

First Place 30-39 male division: Joseph Geary

Second Place 30-39 male division: Alex Knutsen

Third Place 30-39 male division: Bill Piard

First Place 30-39 female division: Meghann Deis

Second Place 30-39 female division: Ellen Chamberlain

Third Place 30-39 female division: Suzanne Kioko

First Place 40-49 male division: Thomas Verna

Second Place 40-49 male division: Nat Burgwyn

Third Place 40-49 male division: Greg Lefever

First Place 40-49 female division: Emily Morse

Second Place 40-49 female division: Jess Laurent

Third Place 40-49 female division: Elizabeth Verna

First Place 50-59 male division: Isidro Chavez

Second Place 50-59 male division: Michael Varzaly

Third Place 50-59 male division: Darrin Smith

First Place 50-59 female division: Susan Deal

Second Place 50-59 female division: Nina Anderson

Third Place 50-59 female division: Aimee O'Grady

First Place 60-69 male division: Steve Chalke

Second Place 60-69 male division: Mark Nesfeder

Third Place, 60-69 male division: Leonard McGill

First Place 60-69 female division: Carolyn Blackwell-Stark

Second Place 60-69 female division: Cheryl Ward

Third Place 60-69 female division: Karen Chipman

First Place 70-79 male division: Bob Irving

Second Place 70-79 male division: Robert G. Marmet

Third Place 70-79 male division: Rex Shelton

First Place 70-79 female division: Michele E. Price

Second Place 70-79 female division: Penny Perry

Third Place 70-79 female division: Susan Griffin

First Place 80-plus male division: Richard Rose​​

Costume Contest Winners

Julia and Aria Fletcher dressed like pumpkin pie and a thanksgiving table setting

Alex Knutsen and his daughter were twin turkeys.

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Photo Contest Winners

Bobby Doane

Katie Fletcher