Northeast Family Ymca Thanksgiving Turkey Trot Brought to you by Publix
About this race
This year marks a milestone, as our annual Turkey Trot celebrates its 56th year! We’d like to invite you to celebrate with us by participating in this year’s 5k Turkey Trot Fun Run/Walk!
This family friendly event wouldn't be complete without a Kids Trot! Our kids trot is fun for all ages 2-10! Our course is set up on a football field near the finish line. We provide different distances to match each age level's abilities. Our Kids trot will start promptly at 10:00 am. Each race heat will be based off age and will be announced. Here are the distances by age group:
All kids must report to the Football field by 9:45am. Each age group will be announced when to start their race. Races will go in this order:
3/4's 1 Length of Football Field
5/6's 1 Lap around Football Field
7/8's 2 Laps around Football Field
9/10's 2 Laps around Football Field
Ultimate Challenge is for any children of all ages to complete 4 laps around the field.
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Running
Turkey Trot 5k
Kids Trot
All kids must report to the Football field by 9:45am. Each age group will be announced when to start their race. Races will go in this order: 3/4's 1 Length of Football Field 5/6's 1 Lap around Football Field 7/8's 2 Laps around Football Field 9/10's 2 Laps around Football Field Ultimate Challenge is for any children of all ages to complete 4 laps around the field.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 13 years of historical conditions on this event's race dates in Louisville.
About Louisville
Northeast Family Ymca Thanksgiving Turkey Trot Brought to you by Publix takes place in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. The local timezone is America/Kentucky/Louisville.
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