Gobble Dash
About this race
Rad Racing Company proudly presents... the 1st Annual Garland Gobble Dash!!
Every Thanksgiving Day we meet at Audubon Park in Garland, TX to smoke the rubber on our shoes (while our turkeys are smoke'n at home) and prep our bellies for deliciousness by completing a 5K/10K or Half-Marathon... 10 and Under fun: Kids Gobble Dash (short mini race/sprint).
POST-RACE will end with our Signature 'Gobble Gauntlet' Competitions!!(Kids & Adults ~ LIMITED AVAILABILITY - details soon!)
So, before you dive into your gravy trains and tryptophan induced comas, lace-up your kicks and come dash along side us to raise funds for our awesome charitable partners and burn those calories out of the way for the good stuff on Turkey Day!
See you on the course!
The event supports: Good Samaritans of Garland & TBD
**please consider making a direct donation and creating your own fundraiser to any of these worthy partner organizations through our Run Sign-Up page.
Top Fundraiser/Donor will receive a full refund of their registration
(must donate at least $50 for this)**all individual donations of $25 or more will receive a discount on registration**
ALL event participants will receive a Custom Race Shirt, Finishers Medal and Race Bib.
Overall Award winners and age-group placement for Top 3.
**EXCLUSIVE Gobble Dash SWAG PACK (LIMITED QTY) - To be released soon... available at check-out, packet pick-up and event until we run out!
**Be sure to sign up by November 1st to guarantee finisher shirt/size!**
Gobble Gauntlet (1) - Dizzy Pie Plunge! Gobble Gauntlet (2) - Crazy Can Carry!YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO DO IT... DON'T WORRY NO PRESSURE... WE'LL ALL BE WATCHING! ;)
KIDS Gobble Dash (timed) - 400 meter sprintALL overall award winners this year will get a FREE invite to Race with us again next year for any distance they choose… let’s see who’s coming back on RRC’s dime in 2027!
PRE RACE FUN: Music, Sponsor/Vendor Booths and Photo Ops
POST RACE FUN: live results, awards, Gobble Gauntlets, refreshments and music!!
Course & Site Map (Coming Soon)!
"Volunteer then Run" is our highly discounted registration to help with Race Day and Pre-Race Day Packet-Pick-Up. After Race Day Packet Pick-Up is over, you can run and then after help with Award Distribution, Finishline photos and Finisher Tent needs. This option is only available to 5k participants. Simply show up an hour and a half before race start to help and before the race starts, you can join everyone at the starting line to get warmed-up. Then after you run the race and recover you help us hand out awards, refreshments and any post-race needs!!
Supporting/not running, but want to serve your running community and still get the swag? No problem, just click on volunteer on the above menu and choose from the available positions still available. These positions are filled on a first come first serve basis.
Full race volunteers will receive:
Race Swag (after participants get theirs)
1 free entry to a future Rad Racing Company event
Let’s get together and GIVE THANKS for all of our blessings!!
Pick your distance
Running
Dizzy Pie Plunge
**LIMITED AVAILABILITY** Racers sprint to the baseball bats (20-30yds) Head on the bat → spin 3 full rotations. Sprint back to pie station. → eat ONE slice. Drink small cup of milk (non-dairy available) First person with an empty plate, cup & mouth wins! **Winner gets a full pumpkin pie to take home**
Crazy Can Carry!
**LIMITED AVAILABILITY** A pile of mixed gravy + cranberry cans at Point A. Racers must carry 10 cans to Point B. No shirts, hats, or clothing allowed as carriers — only hands/arms. First person with themselves and 10 cans fully across the line wins! Winner gets a gift card from the grocery store!
HALF MARATHON!
Three out-and-back legs
10K!
Two out-and-back legs
5K!
One out-and-back leg
KIDS GOBBLE DASH (10&under)
**LIMITED AVAILABILITY** 100-400 meters
Virtual HALF MARATHON
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Virtual 10K
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Virtual 5K
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Volunteer then Run
**LIMITED AVAILABILITY** You get to do the 5K event for this race. VR's are critical Race Day Team Members; we couldn't do it w/o you!! - come ready for some RAD Fun and awesome Perks!!
Typical race-day weather
Based on 1 year of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Garland, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:07 AM and sets at 5:20 PM local time (CST) in Garland on November 26, 2026 — 10h 13m of daylight.
Course
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Garland
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Garland 5K Races 10 races
- 10K Run Events in Garland 4 races
- Garland Half Marathons 3 races
- Garland Running Calendar 2026 12 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, 12 Garland events
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