Name: The Great McLean Turkey Trot
Start: 2026-11-26
End: 2026-11-26
Location: Belmont

About the Event

Start Thanksgiving morning with your McLean neighbors at The Great McLean Turkey Trot!

This is a Thanksgiving morning race all about family, friends, neighbors, and having fun. There’s no timing chip, no race bib, and no pressure to race the clock. Come run, walk, jog, or wobble your way through the neighborhood before you settle in for the big feast!

🏃‍♀️ Kids Mile — 8:00 AM
Kids ages 18 and under are invited to kick off the morning with a mile around the neighborhood. Grab your friends, get moving, and have some fun!

🦃 5K — 8:20 AM
The 5K will follow the same course as our last McLean race 3x mile loop in South Shore and is open to runners and walkers of all ages and abilities.

👗 COME IN COSTUME!
We want to see your best turkey-themed, Thanksgiving-themed, or just plain ridiculous race-day outfit!

We’ll award three very important honors:

🦃 The Gobble Award — Most Festive
🍗 The Golden Turkey — Most Creative
🥧 The Stuffing Award — Funniest Costume

Bring the whole family, invite your friends, put on your best Thanksgiving costume, and come earn your turkey before you eat it!

📅 Thanksgiving Morning — November 26
⏰ Kids Mile: 8:00 AM
⏰ 5K: 8:20 AM
📍 South Shore Clubhouse Neighborhood
🏃 Refer to course detail in menu

Let’s make The Great McLean Turkey Trot a Thanksgiving tradition! 🧡🦃

Races Offered

Kids Mile

Nov 26, 2026

straighten

Distance — 1K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

08:00

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0.00

The Great McLean Turkey Trot 5k

Nov 26, 2026

straighten

Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

08:15

sell

$0.00

Weather History

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

thermostat Temperature

7.1° / 17.8°

wb_sunny Feels like

4.1° / 15.1°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

8h 9m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.6 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

8.9 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

64.8%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:59

nightlight Sunset

18:18

About Belmont

Learn more about the host city, Belmont.

Belmont is a small suburban city in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States, located about 9 miles (14 km) east of Gastonia. The population was 15,010 at the 2020 census. The area was once known as Garibaldi Station, namely after the railroad stop created in the early 1870s. This was named after John Garibaldi, the engineer who oversaw the construction of the railroad and construction of the first water tower in town.