Second Annual Gobbler Guide

 

Widely regarded as the first-ever Turkey Trot, the YMCA Turkey Trot in Buffalo, N.Y., celebrates its 116th running this year, making it the longest-running foot race in the United States, even older than the Boston Marathon. True “turkey trots,” however, date back to the 1700s in England, when turkeys were outfitted with little booties to protect their feet on the long journey from the countryside to the London marketplace. Keep that in mind when you find yourself running alongside a barefoot runner this year. Booties and birds aside, check out our Second Annual Gobbler Guide below for a Turkey Trot near you!

 

Saturday, Nov. 19

13th Annual Turkey Trot 5k

Location: Apex

Register at: www.active.com

Events & Start Times:
5k – 10 a.m.

Clayton Middle Turkey Trot 5k Run/Walk

Location: Clayton

Register at: www.fsseries.com

Events & Start Times:

5k – 8:30 a.m.

 

Hampstead Kiwanis Park Turkey Trot 8k Run, 2-Mile Fun Run and Kids’ Sprint

Location: Hampstead

Register at: www.active.com 

Events & Start Times:

8k run – 9 a.m.

2-mile fun run 

Kids’ sprint

 

31st Annual Turkey Trot

Location: Pinehurst

Register at: www.active.com 

Events & Start Times:

1-mile fun run – 8:30 a.m.

Half-marathon – 9 a.m.

5k and 10k – 9:30 a.m.

 

Gobble Waddle 5k/10k Run or Walk

Location: Smithfield

Register at: www.active.com

Events & Start Times:

5k and 10k – 8:30 a.m.

 

Sunday, Nov. 20

MSFITS 3rd Annual Makin’ Room for Turkey Ride

Location: Raleigh

Register at: www.active.com

Events & Start Times:

50-mile ride – 10 a.m.

25-mile ride – 10:30 a.m.

 

Thanksgiving Day – Thursday, Nov. 24

Earth Fare Turkey Trot 5K (event sold out)

Location: Asheville

Register at: www.setupevents.com

Events & Start Times:

5k – 9 a.m.

 

Ruby C. Hunt Turkey Trot 5k

Location: Boiling Springs

Register at: www.setupevents.com

Events & Start Times:

5k run/walk – 8:30 a.m.

Children’s fun run – 9:30 a.m.

 

Double B Gallop and Gorge 8k

Location: Carrboro

Register at: www.sportoften.com

Events & Start Times: 

8k – 8 a.m.

 

Inside-Out Sports Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot

Location: Cary

Register at: www.sportoften.com

Events & Start Times:

1-mile fun run/walk – 8:30 a.m.

8k – 9 a.m.

100-yard kids’ dash – 10 a.m.

 

Crossroads Plaza Thanksgiving Day 5k Turkey Trot

Location: Cary

Register at: www.sportoften.com

Events & Start Times:

5k run/walk – 9 a.m.

1-mile fun run – 10 a.m.
100-yard kids’ dash – 10:15 a.m.

 

23rd Charlotte Southpark Turkey Trot 8k

Location: Charlotte

Register at: www.charlotteturkeytrot.com 

Events & Start Times:

1-mile fun run – 8:30 a.m.

8k run – 9 a.m.

5k walk – 9:15 a.m.

Tot trot – 10 a.m.

 

Sixth Annual Lake Norman Turkey Trot

Location: Cornelius

Register at: www.epicsportsmarketing.com

Events & Start Times:

10k – 7:30 a.m.

5k – starts after the 10k finishes (approximately 8:30 a.m.)

 

Goldsboro Family YMCA-Turkey Trot

Location: Goldsboro

Register at: (not online – info at www.goldsboroymca.org)

Events & Start Times:

5k – 8 a.m.

Kids’ 1-mile Little Turkey Run

 

Mooresville Christian Mission Turkey Trot 5k

Location: Mooresville

Register at: www.sportoften.com

Events & Start Times:

5k – 9 a.m.

 

Outer Banks Gobbler 5k and Little Giblet Fun Run

Location: Nags Head

Register at: www.fsseries.com

Events & Start Times:

5k – 8 a.m.

Little Giblet Fun Run – 9:10 a.m.

 

Twin Rivers YMCA Turkey Trot 5k Run/Walk/Dog Jog

Location: New Bern

Register at: www.runtheeast.com

Events & Start TImes:

5k – 8 a.m.

 

Just Think First 5k and Skinny Turkey Half-Marathon

Location: Raleigh

Register at: www.fsseries.com

Events & Start Times: 

Half-marathon – 7:30 a.m.

5k – 8 a.m.

 

Ridgewood Turkey Trot

Location: Raleigh

Register at: www.sportoften.com

Events & Start Times:

8k – 8 a.m.

1-mile fun run/walk 

100-yard kids’ dash 

 

OBX Go Far Turkey Trot and Children’s Fun Run

Location: Southern Shores

Register at: www.fsseries.com

Events & Start Times:

5k – 8:30 a.m.

Children’s fun run – 8:30 a.m.

Sixth Annual Gobbler’s Run 5k Family Event

Location: Wake Forest

Register at: www.active.com

Events & Start Times:

5k run/walk – 8 a.m.

 

Turkey Strut 5k

Location: Winston-Salem

Register at: www.setupevents.com

Events & Start Times:

1-mile fun run/walk – 8:30 a.m.

5k – 9 a.m.

 

Saturday, Nov. 26

Wilmington RoadRunners Turkey Trot 4 -ile Trail Run/Walk

Location: Carolina Beach State Park

Register at: www.active.com 

Events & Start Times:

4-mile trail run/walk – 9 a.m.

 

Kid’s First Turkey Trot 5k Run/Walk and Family Gobble Wobble Mile

Location: Elizabeth City

Register at: www.active.com

Events & Start Times:

5k – 9 a.m.

Family Gobble Wobble Mile – 10 a.m.