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St. Joseph School Gobble Gallop Fun Run and 5K

location_city Ponchatoula

location_on Louisiana

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calendar_today 22 Nov, 2025

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About the Event

🦃 The St. Joseph School Grateful Gobble Gallop Fun Run & 5K 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️
Saturday, November 22, 2025 – Downtown Ponchatoula

Get ready to gobble, gallop, and give thanks! Throw on your best Thanksgiving outfits—turkey hats, pilgrim socks, or full family themes—and join us for St. Joseph School’s Inaugural Gobble Gallop Fun Run & 5K!

🏃‍♀️Think you can outrun the 🦃 turkey? Beat the bird to the finish line in either race and win a special prize! 

 
 🦃1-Mile Fun Run – 8:00 AM
A course packed with laughs and surprises!

🏅 5K Run – 8:30 AM (Immediately following the Fun Run)
A two-lap course winding through the quiet streets of charming downtown Ponchatoula.
Run, jog, or walk—everyone’s welcome!

Bonus: One entry fee covers both the Fun Run and 5K, so double the fun if you’re up for it!

 
🎖 Awards & Extras
Every participant earns a medal, plus special Crusader 5K Trophy Awards for:

1st Place Male
1st Place Female
Fastest SJS Student (PreK–2nd, 3rd–5th, 6th–8th)
Fastest Alumni
Fastest SJS Mom & Dad
Spirit of the Race Award – show us your best Thanksgiving spirit!
 
🥨 Refreshments & Team Spirit
Enjoy complimentary snacks and water, with a hydration station on the course.
Team discounts available for groups of 8+—so grab your classmates, coworkers, or family and register together!

 
Ready, set, Gobble Gallop!
Register today and help make this new SJS tradition a festive kickoff to the holiday season!

Races Offered

5K

Nov 22, 2025

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Road running

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Weather Overview

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

Temp (°C)
Feels Like (°C)
thermostat 13.1° / 21.6°
wb_sunny 11.7° / 21.1°
Wind (km/h)
Humidity (%)
air 10.5 /
water_drop 77.4%

About Ponchatoula

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Ponchatoula is the second-largest city in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. The population was 6,559 at the 2010 census and 7,545 at the time of the 2020 population estimates program.

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