Hingham Turkey Trot
About this race
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About This Event
Kick off your holiday weekend the right way with the biggest Thanksgiving Day race on the South Shore.
The Hingham High School Turkey Trot 5K is dedicated to providing a fast, fun, and fulfilling Thanksgiving Day road race to benefit the Boys and Girls Cross-Country and Track & Field programs of Hingham High School. Race proceeds go to the Hingham High School XC/Track Boosters to provide assistance with expenses including coaches salaries, track meet timing, additional equipment and more.
Awards will be given to the top 3 male and female finishers overall as well as top 3 male and female in each age group (1-4, 5-9, 10-13, 14-17, 18-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+).
Price increase: An additional $5 will be charged for all registrants who enter on or after Nov. 18
Race starts at 7:30am.
WALKERS WELCOME!!
Running strollers please start in the back
No dogs allowed on the race course (please reach out to hinghamruns@gmail.com if you need to participate with a trained service animal)
Bib & Shirt Pickup
Pickup for all days and times listed below will be held at Hingham High School Cafeteria, 17 Union Street, Hingham, MA.
- Tuesday from 3:00pm - 7:00pm
- Wednesday from 12:00pm - 6:00pm
- Thursday from 6:00am - 7:15am
We’re excited to share that the first 2,000 registrants will receive a complimentary shirt!
Please note that the shirts are unisex sizing and tend to run slightly large. While we will do our best to provide the size selected during registration, shirt sizes are not guaranteed and are subject to availability.
Parking
- Hingham High School: 17 Union Street - school lot and baseball field lot - at start
- South Shore Baptist Church: 578 Main Street - 1 mile shuttle ride to start
- Shuttles will begin running from South Shore Baptist Church beginning at 5:30am with the last shuttle leaving for the start at 7:15am. Shuttles will run continuously after the race to return you to your car. The last shuttle from the school back to the church is at 9:00am.
- Haley Field - 411 Main Street/Route 228 - .5 mile walk to start
- Town Hall - 210 Central Street - .7 mile walk to start
- East Elementary School - 2 Collins Road - 1.5 mile walk to start
- Hingham Public Library - 66 Leavitt Street - .8 mile walk to start
There is no parking allowed in the rear lot of Hingham High School
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Running
5K
5K (Under 18)
Virtual 5K
Typical race-day weather
Based on 4 years of historical conditions on this event's race dates in Hingham.
Course
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- Hingham 5K Races 3 races
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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, 3 Hingham events
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