5K Run / Walk
Running
- Distance
- 5K
- Start time
- 07:30
- Entry fee
- $25.00
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Every Thanksgiving VIRR hosts the Turkey Trot run at Upcountry Maui, a perfect way to spend your early morning before celebrating Thanksgiving with your family or friends. VIRR club members run for free! (Club member discount will be automatically applied during checkout). We will meet at 7:00am and the run starts at 7:30am.
The Turkey Trot will be held at Keokea Park located at 218 Lower Kula Rd. in Kula. The route will be a 5K run/walk starting at Keokea Park to the end of Thompson Road and back to the park. Get dressed up in your best silly costume to celebrate Thanksgiving! Awards will be given to the top 3 participants with the funniest costume! We can't wait!
We will be collecting donations for Maui's Food bank. Please being a non-perishable food donation. You may also bring a monetary donation for the Maui Food Bank or you may make a direct donation by clicking here. Mahalo!!
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Kula is a census-designated place (CDP) of Maui, Hawaii. It stretches across Upcountry Maui, the western-facing slopes of Haleakalā. Most residential areas lie between about 500 to 1,100 m in elevation. The district is distinct from the generally hotter and busier coastal areas. The population of the Kula CDP at the 2020 Census was 6,942, while the larger Kula Census County Division, which includes the communities of upland Keokea and coastal Wailea and Makena, had a population of 12,864.
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