26Nov
Lexington Gobble Wobble 5K and Kids Fun Run
Running
- Distance
- 5K
- Start time
- 09:00
- Entry fee
- $35.00
Lexington Gobble Wobble 5k
Lexington,
Virginia,
United States
26 days left
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Date
26 Nov, 2026
Races
1 distance
Entry fee
$35.00
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Lexington Gobble Wobble 5k
About the event
2024 Race Results are now available! View them here.
The Lexington-Rockbridge Jaycees are excited to be continuing Lexington's best Thanksgiving tradition with the 15th Annual Lexington Gobble Wobble 5k!
On Thanksgiving Day, we will be hosting both a 5k (walk or run) and Children's Fun Run, making this a community event the whole family can participate in! So come out and enjoy the festivities, but don't worry, we'll still get you home in time to put the turkey in the oven!
*Children's Fun Run Registration will be available starting at 7:30am of the day of the race, and a guardian must be present to sign the waiver.
Open to runners/walkers of all abilities. Strollers welcome. Pets on a leash are welcome.
Schedule
- 7:30am - Registration Opens (5K & Children's Fun Run)
- 8:30am - Children’s Fun Run Start
- 8:45am - Warm-up
- 9:00am - 5K Race Start
- Awards presentation & photos with Gobble Wobble turkey mascot to follow.
Race Amenities:
- Chip timed
- Pre-registered 5k participants will receive long-sleeve race t-shirt WHILE supplies last (must register by Nov. 1st to guarantee a shirt)***
- Post-race water and refreshments
- Overall and age group awards in the 5k
***The deadline to receive a T-shirt is November 1st. If you register after that date, we cannot guarantee a Gobble Wobble t-shirt but will have extra shirts available while supplies last. Sponsors must send in materials by Sunday, November 1 to be included on T-shirts.
**Have questions? We'd love to answer them! Send us an email at: lexingtongobblewobble@gmail.com!**
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Weather history
3-year monthly averages for November in Lexington.
Temperature2.5° / 14.2°
Feels like-0.7° / 10.7°
Sunshine hours7h 53m
Rainfall1.2 mm
Snowfall—
Wind7.4 km/h (Light breeze)
Humidity65.0%
Max UV indexLow (2.0)
Sweat lossLow
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise07:58
Sunset18:06
About Lexington
Learn more about the host city, Lexington.
Lexington is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 7,320. It is the county seat of Rockbridge County, although the two are separate jurisdictions, and is combined with it for statistical purposes by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Lexington is within the James River Valley about 57 miles (92 km) east of the West Virginia border and is about 50 miles (80 km) north of Roanoke, Virginia. First settled in 1778, Lexington is best known as the home of the Virginia Military Institute and Washington and Lee University.
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Race results
Official finishing times from previous editions of Lexington Gobble Wobble 5k.
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Joshua Cooper | 16:21 |
| 🥈 | MacKenzye Leroy | 16:58 |
| 🥉 | Dan Baur | 17:14 |
| 4 | Abraham Schroeder | 18:07 |
| 5 | Jake MacDonnell | 18:16 |
| 6 | Jack Moody | 18:18 |
| 7 | Jonathan Fencer | 18:29 |
| 8 | Dan Wedig | 18:34 |
| 9 | Laurel Sheffield Leroy | 18:39 |
| 10 | Caleb Cooper | 18:40 |
| 11 | Nick Milo | 18:43 |
| 12 | Logan Dahm | 18:46 |
| 13 | Cayce Friesenhahn | 18:49 |
| 14 | Cooper Braddy | 19:20 |
| 15 | Luke Eichholz | 19:21 |
| 16 | Karalyn Timmes | 19:44 |
| 17 | Matthew Cooper | 19:47 |
| 18 | J. McIlvain | 19:53 |
| 19 | Michael Walker | 19:59 |
| 20 | Jude Eichholz | 20:06 |
| 21 | Kyra Lee | 20:08 |
| 22 | Bede Eichholz | 20:17 |
| 23 | Nathaniel Dahm | 20:27 |
| 24 | Stewart Silver | 20:30 |
| 25 | Andrew Brannon | 20:33 |
| 26 | Kayleb Vassar | 20:37 |
| 27 | Alexander Miller | 20:46 |
| 28 | Brayden Holdren | 20:56 |
| 29 | Zach Walker | 20:57 |
| 30 | Steven Keener | 21:06 |
| 31 | Brian Fencer | 21:17 |
| 32 | Steve Baur | 21:22 |
| 33 | Ryan McIlvain | 21:41 |
| 34 | Chris Walker | 21:43 |
| 35 | Jared Lee | 21:54 |
| 36 | Lucia Viquez | 22:04 |
| 37 | Jack Jensen | 22:09 |
| 38 | Everett Altherr | 22:12 |
| 39 | Cannon Silver | 22:14 |
| 40 | Chris Barnes | 22:18 |
| 41 | Philip Ernst | 22:21 |
| 42 | Robert Fauber | 22:24 |
| 43 | David Fencer | 22:28 |
| 44 | Matthew Bacon | 22:31 |
| 45 | Tristan Pickering | 22:34 |
| 46 | Finn Miller | 22:36 |
| 47 | Holden Kerr | 22:40 |
| 48 | Thomas Berselli | 22:42 |
| 49 | Christopher George | 22:44 |
| 50 | M. George | 22:48 |
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