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.
Pick your distance
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 Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Louisville, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:36 AM and sets at 5:24 PM local time (EST) in Louisville on November 26, 2026 — 9h 48m of daylight.
Course
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Results — Northeast Family Ymca Thanksgiving Turkey Trot Brought to you by Publix
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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, 105 Louisville events
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