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 -Mile 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.
