See the Web page for the Virginia Run Turkey Trot 5K & 2 Mile Walk in Centreville, VA on Thanksgiving Day

Read a Press Release on the Freeze Your Gizzard 5K.

The Washington, DC metropolitan area has an abundance of Thanksgiving Day and Thanksgiving-themed races. Start the day running with thousands of friendly, energetic people.

Thanksgiving Day races include family participation; most events are 5 to 10 kilometers (3 to 6 miles) in distance and offer a shorter distance fun run/walk for youth and recreational walkers.

Look over the list below, choose your race, lace up your running shoes, and work off those holiday calories!

And if you're traveling this Thanksgiving, look for a Turkey Trot nearby. Check the Washington Running Report calendar before you leave. Our National Calendar with the Running Network includes events across the country.

Saturday & Sunday, November 18 & 19

Freeze Your Gizzard 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run at Ida Lee Park in 
Leesburg, VA on Saturday, November 18 at 9:00 am
Web site: www.active.com



Herndon Turkey Trot 5K at the Herndon Community Center on 
Saturday, November 18 at 4:00 pm
Web site: www.herndon-
va.gov



Remington 5K Turkey Trot at Pierce Elementary School in 
Remington, VA on Saturday, November 18 at 10:00 am
Web site: www.fauquiercounty.gov



Lake Ridge Turkey Trot 10K & 5K Walk at Ridgewood Community 
Center in Lake Ridge, VA on Sunday, November 19 at 7:45 am
Web site: www.laker
idgerunners.com



Millersville Turkey Trot 5K at Pucillo Gym in Millersville, PA 
on Sunday, November 19 at 1:30 pm
Web site: lrrclub.org

Thanksgiving, November 23

Virginia Run Turkey Trot 5K & 2 Mile Walk at the Virginia Run 
Community Center in Centreville, VA at 8:00 am
Web site: www.runwashington.com/other/varunturkeytrotinfo.html



The B-CC YMCA Turkey Chase 10K & 2 Mile Family Fun Run at the 
YMCA Bethesda-Chevy Chase (9401 Old Georgetown Rd) in Bethesda, 
MD at 8:30 am
Web site: www.signmeup.com/55027



Ashburn Farm 10K, 5K & 1 Mile at Crossroads United Methodist 
Church in Ashburn, VA at 8:15 am
Web site: www.ecrossroadsumc.org



Thanksgiving Day 5K Trot for Hunger to benefit SOME (So Others 
Might Eat) Fun Run & Family Walk in West Potomac Park, 
Washington, DC at 8:30 am
Web site: www.some.org


 
Alexandria PWBA Turkey Trot 5 Miler at Cora Kelly Recreation 
Center in Alexandria, VA at 10:00 am
Web site: turkeytrot.pwba.org



Gonzaga Thanksgiving Classic 10K & 5K Walk at Belle Haven Park 
in Alexandria, VA at 8:00 am
Web site: www.active.com



HCS Turkey Trot Prediction Run 10K in Columbia, MD on Thursday, 
November 23 at 11:00 am
Web site: www.striders.net/calendar/index.php



Way Station's Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot 5K in Frederick, MD 
at 8:00 am


Catonsville High School Turkey Trot 5K & 1 Mile at Catonsville 
H.S. (421 Bloomsbury Ave) in Baltimore, MD on Thursday, 
November 23 at 9:00 am
Web site: www.iruntons.com



Abington YMCA Gobble Wobble 5K & 2 Mile Walk in Abington, PA at 
9:00 am
Web site: www.abingtonymca.org



Potter Homes-YMCA Turkey Trot 5K & Youth 1 Mile in 
Fredericksburg, VA at 9:05 am (7:45 am first heats of youth run)
Web site: www.ymcafamilyracing.com/ymca/turkeytrot.aspx



Virginia Beach Turkey Trot 10K & 1 Mile Fun Run at Mount 
Trashmore in Virginia Beach, VA at 8:15 am
Web site: Web site: www.tidewaterstriders.com



Richmond Turkey Trot 10K in Richmond, VA at 8:30 am
Web site: Web site: www.rrrc.org

Saturday, November 25

And if you ate a little too much pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving, 
don't forget the MCRRC Turkey Burn-Off 10 Mile/5 Mile Race and 
2K Fun Run at Seneca Creek State Park in Gaithersburg, MD at 
10:00 am
Web site

See the searchable Calendar for a list of running events.