Butterball 5K
About this race
This event is a 5K Run/Walk on Thanksgiving morning while the turkey is cooking!
On-site registration ($35 race day), race check-in and packet pickup - 7:30 a.m. - 8:25 a.m. Race begins at 8:30 a.m.
For more information visit www.theforumfitness.com.
Awards:
Top 3 overall, male and female in 5K
Top 3 in each age group, male and female in 5K
Overall winners not eligible for age group awards
Over $500.00 in prizes!
5K Age Groups:
14 & under, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, & 70 plus
All proceeds to benefit Prevent Child Abuse Rowan & The Terrie Hess House. Feel free to make a donation even if you cannot participate or a donation exceeding the amount of the registration fee.
Race participants receive a t-shirt!
Course Description - Take a right out of the Forum. Travel up South Main Street then right on Airport Rd. Take a right on Airport Loop Road then another right onto Red Acres Road. Finally, take a left back onto South Main Street traveling north ending at the Forum.
Timing and race results will be done by Salisbury Rowan Runners.
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Running
Butterball 5K Run / Walk
Typical race-day weather
Based on 11 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Salisbury, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:08 AM and sets at 5:09 PM local time (EST) in Salisbury on November 26, 2026 — 10h 01m of daylight.
Course
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 12 Salisbury events
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