GCR Thanksgiving 5K | 1 Mile | Kids 1K & 100 Yard Dash
About this race
GCR is excited to announce that we will be hosting the 13th Annual GCR Thanksgiving Race this year on Thanksgiving!!
Pre-Race Packet Pick Up - RECOMMENDED!
Tuesday 11/24 & Wednesday 11/25 @ Naples on the Run (20 10th St. S. Naples, FL 34102)
Hours - 11AM-4PM
Race Day Packet Pick Up - Race day starting at 6AM - NOT RECOMMENDED
Please arrive no later than 6:00am if you have not yet gotten your race number and shirt.
You may Pick up your packet at the race ONLY from 6:00am-7:25am.
NO DAY OF REGISTRATION.
Walkers are welcome for both the 1 mile walk and the 5K. Come one, come all! If you can't walk the full 5K, there is a turnaround for the mile. Walkers/strollers/dogs etc. please start near the back! There is one official start at 7:30am however those near the back will cross the official start line around 7:35am - your chip time will not start until you cross the official start line. Start line will stay up for 10 minutes after "runners set, go!" and then be pulled.
Our kids races are free, but do NOT include a shirt! A parent must sign them up here in order to agree to the waiver. Medals are given to our kids, but likely a medal from a past Thanksgiving Day GCR race.
This beautiful course will start on 5th Avenue & wind through downtown Naples!!
Plenty of FREE parking (multiple 4 story parking garages within 200m of packet pickup).
Shirts to all paid participants!
Race Medals to all finishers!
This race benefits:
St. Matthew's House and our Youth Development/ Scholarship Fund.
We are collecting canned goods for St. Matthew's House. Please bring your non-perishable items to packet pick-up or to the registration area on the day of the race.
This run/walk will be a GREAT way to start your Thanksgiving weekend!
Course open for 90 minutes
Pick your distance
Running
5K Run/Walk
Kids 1K
Walking
1 Mile Walk
Race-day daylight
We have no recorded weather for Naples yet, but sunrise and sunset follow from the venue and the date.
The sun rises at 6:53 AM and sets at 5:35 PM local time (EST) in Naples on November 26, 2026 — 10h 41m of daylight.
Course
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Results — GCR Thanksgiving 5K | 1 Mile | Kids 1K & 100 Yard Dash
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