Cold Turkey 5K and Little Turkeys Fun! Run/Walk
About this race
Gobble! Gobble! Join others for Franklin, NC's annual Cold Turkey 5K & Little Turkeys FUN! Run/Walk on November 27, 2025 THANKSGIVING DAY!!!!!! (TASSEE SHELTER 877 ULCO DRIVE Franklin, NC)
This is the 12th year anniversary of Cold Turkey 5K & Little Turkeys FUN Run/Walk (All Ages) and we are planning to make this year's fundraiser for Special Olympics of Macon County, NC the best yet! Visit our Facebook Event page for details & announcements. Facebook Event Page Link: Cold Turkey 5K Info
***T-Shirt and Bib pickup will be held from 4-5:30pm on Wednesday the 26th (TASSEE SHELTER 877 ULCO DRIVE Franklin, NC and the morning of the race starting at 7:30am.
Race day registration/Race packet pickup begins at 7:30am.
Little Turkeys FUN! Run/Walk starts at 8:30AM
Cold Turkey 5K starts at 9:00AM - 1 hour cut off for the 5K
The first 200 5K PRE-REGISTERED ONLINE RACERS/20 Little Turkeys FUN! Run/Walk (All Ages) WILL RECEIVE AN EVENT SHIRT (Event shirts are LIMITED on race day) You must register before November 9, 2025 to be guaranteed event shirt (For the 5K & Fun Run)
5K: Awards to the overall 1st-3rd male & female winners & 1st-3rd age division winners.
Little Turkeys FUN! Run/Walk (10 years old and under): Awards to the overall 1st-Every Little Turkey racer will receive a completion award.
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Running
Cold Turkey 5K
Little Turkeys Fun Run/Walk (All Ages)
Little Turkeys aged 10 and under (All will receive a completion certificate)
Cold Turkey 5K (Not Timed)
Typical race-day weather
Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Franklin, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:19 AM and sets at 5:22 PM local time (EST) in Franklin on November 26, 2026 — 10h 03m of daylight.
Course
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Results — Cold Turkey 5K and Little Turkeys Fun! Run/Walk
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Franklin
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Franklin 5K Races 4 races
- Franklin Running Calendar 2026 4 races
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, 4 Franklin events
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