17th Annual Gobbler Gallop Trail Run/Walk 1 Mile

About the Event

A fun Thanksgiving morning race that has become a family tradition for families in the Saginaw Valley Area. The 5k course is a single loop on a beautiful, wooded trail along the scenic Tittabawassee River. The 1m Youth Run is a Single loop in the back of the park.

Cost:

Online Registration

$5 per participant until 10/31

$10 per participant 11/1 through 11/22

$20 per participant 11/23 through 11/25

Race day registration will take place from 8:00 - 9:00 am at the pavilion at the back of the park and cost $20 per participant.

Race shirts can be added on to each registration for an extra $10 charge. Shirts will not be guaranteed after 11/1. Once again, this year the shirts will be a long sleeve moisture wicking shirt.

*** All Entry Fees will be Nonrefundable ***

Pre-Race Day Bib# / shirt pick up on 11/26 at the Saginaw Runners Athletic Company Store from 4:00 - 6:00pm

Runners Athletic Company is located at 4605 Bay Rd. Saginaw, MI 48604

Race Day Registration / Bib # pick up begins at 8:00am
1 mile youth (k-8th) trail run is at 9:00am
5K trail run and walk ~ 9:20am

No frills, no age group awards, but an accurately measured course, a timed race with results and custom finisher medals to the top 5 finishers per gender in each race. In addition, the individual male and female winners of the 5k Run, 5k Walk and 1 Mile Run will each receive either a pumpkin or apple pie.

Come dressed in Thanksgiving costume for extra fun... rumor has it there will be at least one big turkey!

ALL proceeds benefit the Hawks Running Club LLC, support the youth running movement in the Saginaw Township Area!

Races Offered

1 Mile

Nov 27, 2025

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Distance — 1 Mile

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5K

Nov 27, 2025

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Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for November in Saginaw.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 1.7° / 9.5°

wb_sunny -2.9° / 5.2°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 14.1 /

water_drop 73.3%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 1.7° / 9.5°

wb_sunny -2.9° / 5.2°

air 14.1 km/h

water_drop 73.3%

About Saginaw

Learn more about the host city, Saginaw.

Saginaw is a city in Central Michigan; it is the largest of the "Tri-Cities" of the Saginaw Bay area with Bay City and Midland. About 50,000 people (2019) live in this town, which survived an economic downturn when the logging industry ended at the turn of the 20th century. As with many Michigan cities, it is struggling to adapt to the challenges of having an economy based on the automobile industry.