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Virginia Run Turkey Trot 5K & Fun Walk
Come Out to Run or Walk Before your Thanksgiving Day Feast!
Thanksgiving Day
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Centreville, VA
8:00 AM
Event Information
Now in its 21st year, the Virginia Run Turkey Trot 5K has become a family tradition. With the 5K race and the 2 kilometer fun walk, the whole family can participate in a fun, healthy activity to start their Thanksgiving Day. Open to competitive runners and runners of all abilities, the race offers short-sleeved T- shirts to all registrants, overall and age group awards in the 5K, post-race refreshments, and random prizes. Enjoy a well- organized community event, and still get home in time to put the turkey in the oven!
Charity Beneficiary
All proceeds benefit "Life with Cancer," an Inova Health System non-profit program for cancer patients and their families.
New and Beginning Runners Page
Entry Fees
$20 for the 5K
$13 for the fun walk
After November 21:
$23 for the 5K
$16 for the fun walk
Registration
Click on the "Register Online" logo above to use the Active.com online registration service. It is quick and you will receive an immediate confirmation of your entry.
Or print an Entry Form, fill it out, and mail or fax it in before November 22.
Late registraton for the 5K run and 2 kilometer walk is available only at the Virginia Run Community Center on the dates and times listed below.
Please note: There is no registration on race day for the 5K race. Register now!
List of Registered Runners and Walkers To verify that you have registered or to see your competition, please check the List of Registrants a few days after your entry has been submitted.
On-Site Registration and T-Shirt Pick-up
You may register on site or pick up your bib with ChronoTrack disposable D-tag attached, goodie bag, and t-shirt at the Virginia Run Community Center, 15355 Wetherburn Court, Centreville, VA 20120, MapQuest. (703) 815-1136, at the following times:
6:00 to 8:30 pm, Tuesday, November 24
2:00 to 8:00 pm, Wednesday, November 25
6:30 to 8:00 am, Thursday, November 26
Registration for 2K walk only; no 5K registration!
Photo: Meg McLaughlin of Vienna, VA, at the 2004 Virginia Run Turkey Trot 5K, where she finished second among women in 18:35.
Further Details
Course
USATF Certification No. VA00037RT. Starts and finishes on Pleasant Valley Road, just south of the intersection with Eagle Tavern Way. Fast course, with just four turns, through the Virginia Run subdivision. See the course map.
ChronoTrack Timing
The ChronoTrack timing systemwill be used to time the 5K race. If you are unfamiliar with running in a ChronoTrack race with its dispoable D-tag, please read the article Running in a ChronoTrack Race.
5K Awards
The top three males and females overall, and the top three Virginia Run residents will receive awards at the race. In addition, the top three finishers in the following age groups will receive awards: 10 & under, 11-14, 15-18, 19-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, and 70 & Up. ALL AGE GROUP AWARDS WILL BE MAILED. The first 3,500 entrants will receive a short-sleeved t-shirt and will be eligible for random awards if they are present at the awards ceremony.
Post-race Brunch
Enjoy refreshments after the race and stay for the awards ceremony.
2 Kilometer Fun Walk
The 2 kilometer fun walk will begin shortly after the start of the 5K at 8:00 am. It takes off from Pleasant Valley Road in the vicinity of the start of the 5K, and follows paved trails through the neighborhood. Walkers may register on Thanksgiving Day, but are urged to pre-register. The walk is not timed or scored.
Race History
Results from past races:
2009 Men | Women
2008 Men | Women
2007 Men | Women
2006 Men | Women
2005 Men | Women
2004 Men | Women
2003 Men | Women
2002 Men | Women
2001 Men | Women
2000 Men | Women
1998 Results
Race Day Reports and Photos
2007 Photos
2006 Photos
2005 Photos
2004
2003
2002
Training
Never run a 5K before? Want to run a faster 5K? Take a look at our Tips for Training for a 5K articles.
Directions
From I-66 West, take exit 52, Route 29 South, toward Centreville, and bear right onto US Route 29. Turn right onto Pleasant Valley Road at traffic light, and left onto Wetherburn Court.
Parking
There is no race parking at the community center building or on Pleasant Valley Road. Runners are asked to park at the Bull Run Elementary School parking lot across Route 29 from the traffic light at Pleasant Valley Road, or at the church which is on the right side of US Route 29 just before the intersection with Pleasant Valley Road. It is a short walk to the community center building or the start/finish line on Pleasant Valley Road.
Please join us on Thanksgiving morning!
Photo: Runners on the course in the 2004 Virginia Run Turkey Trot 5K.
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Comments
What company was taking pictures in a truck around the 2 mile mark? Or are there any other pictures of the event posted somewhere?
where are the rules posted about ipods?
What time should runners arrive to check in for the 5k?
So dogs are okay on the 2K course (saw response below) but what about the regular 5K course?
No, headphones are NOT allowed.
I don't see water stations mentioned here. Are there any on the 5K course?
Dogs are OK on the 2K course; you can run the 2K rather than walk; jog strollers are OK in the 5K if you line up in the back of the pack and don't run over anyone; OK to walk the 5K but you may be asked to get on the sidewalk at some point so we can reopen the road.
Are dogs allowed on the 2k course?
Are headphones allowed?
Can you walk the 5k?
Are baby joggers allowed on the 5k route? Me, my husband, and my 10 year old son would like to run in the 5k, but one of us will have to push our 4 year old.
Can you run the 2K walk or is it strictly for walkers only?
Jillian, You may run the Tidal Basin Walk if you wish, but you will be on your own in terms of finding the route. It's an easy route, but we will not have the turns marked, nor marshals on the course. We have two people who will lead the group around the Tidal Basin. We will have maps available at packet pick-up, and it is on the Web site.
The fees for
After November 21:
$22 for the 5K
$15 for the fun walk for the Virginia run turkey trot are incorrect. They are now $23 for 5k and $16 for walk- thanks