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, .
South Dakota is a landlocked state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Dakota Sioux tribe, which comprises a large portion of the population and has historically dominated the territory. South Dakota is the 17th-largest by area, the fifth-least populous, and the fifth-least densely populated of the 50 United States. Pierre is the state capital, and Sioux Falls, with a population of about 213,900, is the most populous city. The Missouri River bisects the state into two geographically and socially distinct halves colloquially known as "East River" and "West River". South Dakota is bordered by North Dakota to the north, Minnesota to the east, Iowa to the southeast, Nebraska to the south, Wyoming to the west, and Montana to the northwest.
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