5K
Running
- Distance
- 5K
- Start time
- 06:00
- Entry fee
- $22.22
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🦃 Hometown Turkey Trot Virtual 5K (with Turkey Raffle)
Your Hometown. Your Run. One Nationwide Thanksgiving Celebration!
This Thanksgiving, bring the Turkey Trot tradition to YOUR hometown!
Run or walk your 5K anywhere you choose — your neighborhood, favorite trail, beach, park, or treadmill. Bring family and friends along and join runners and walkers from across America for a nationwide Thanksgiving celebration!
And yes, we have Thanksgiving raffles — including a 20-pound turkey delivered to the winner!
🍁 Your Registration Includes
👕 Personalized Hometown Event Shirt
Show off your hometown pride! Your commemorative long-sleeve shirt features your CITY NAME (based on your registration address) printed on the front. Your shirt will be processed for shipping immediately after registration! Please allow 4–8 days for delivery of your personalized event shirt.
🏃 Official Numbered Race Bib
Download your race bib from your registration page. Wear it proudly and share your race-day photos!
📍 Nationwide Participant Map
Put your hometown on the map! Every registered participant will be represented on our interactive map at www.runday.com.
🏅 Digital Finisher Medal
Celebrate your 5K accomplishment with a commemorative digital medal — perfect for sharing on social media!
📊 Nationwide Results & Age Group Recognition
Your results will be combined with those from participating Hometown Turkey Trot Virtual 5K Thanksgiving events across the country. You'll receive an email with overall results and age group award recognition.
📣 Your Own Race-Day Experience!
Receive an email with race instructions, including a fun air horn you can sound from your cell phone to start your own Turkey Trot!
🦃 WIN A 20-POUND THANKSGIVING TURKEY!
Register by November 23rd for your chance to win a 20-pound Thanksgiving turkey — mailed directly to the winner!
The winner will be announced November 24th!
Plus, we'll hold additional Thanksgiving morning raffles featuring cakes, cookies, and other holiday surprises!
🏃 Run Anywhere. Celebrate Together.
No crowded starting lines. No travel required. No pressure!
Run or walk at your own pace, wherever you like. Invite your family, friends, and running buddies — even those living in other states!
Different hometowns. Different routes. One shared Thanksgiving tradition!
📅 Important Dates
November 21–29: Complete your 5K run or walk
November 23: Last day to register for the Turkey Raffle
November 24: Turkey winner announced. Turkey mailed to winner!
November 26 (Thanksgiving): Additional prize raffles held.
November 29: Registration ends. Submit your results by 11:59 PM (EST)
November 30: Overall results posted by the end of the day
🍂 Make Your Hometown Part of Something Bigger!
From small towns to major cities, we're bringing runners and walkers together to celebrate fitness, family, community, and Thanksgiving.
🦃 Register Today — Represent Your Hometown, Run Your 5K, and Join the Thanksgiving Fun!
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Learn more about the host city, .
Tennessee, officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, Arkansas to the southwest, and Missouri to the northwest. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. According to the United States Census Bureau, the state's estimated population as of 2024 is 7.22 million.
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