location_city Martinsburg
location_on West Virginia
flag United States
calendar_today 27 Nov, 2025
directions_run Running
language Official Website
RegisterWhat better way to start your Thanksgiving Day than with a little morning run/walk? Come out for the United Way of the Eastern Panhandle Turkey Trot 5k. All ages welcome! The 5k will be on the property of James Rumsey Technical Institute and include trail, grass, and pavement that is mostly flat with some gentle hills. Give Thanks, Give Back by bringing a donation for the local backpack programs. Donations will be collected in the registration area and distributed to local backpack programs to be distributed with the holiday backpacks. Any proceeds from the event will be used for youth focused initiatives.
Show your Turkey Trot spirit! Come out in festive attire!
Race will be run rain or shine!
Overall Top 1 Man and Woman *overall winners will be excluded from age group recognition
14 and under, 15-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, 65+
Early Registration Fee by November 10
$30 with a long sleeve t-shirt
Registration Fee after November 10
$40 with no guarantee of a t-shirt
RACE DAY REGISTRATION
Register at James Rumsey 7:15 AM – 8:15 AM or online until 30 minutes before the race.
$40 with no guarantee of a t-shirt
PACKET PICK-UP
Packet pickup will be offered at two times:
Nov 27, 2025
Distance — Other
Type — Road running
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Nov 27, 2025
Distance — 5K
Type — Road running
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Martinsburg is a city of 17,000 people in West Virginia. Founded in 1778, it was named in honor of Colonel Thomas Bryan Martin, a nephew of Lord Fairfax from Kent, who had moved to the general area around 1735.
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