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.
Join fellow runners on November 23, 2023 for the Northeast Family Ymca Thanksgiving Turkey Trot Brought to you by Publix. It's a fantastic 5K, 10K, 0.8K featuring a flat and fast course in Louisville.
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Running
Turkey Trot 5k
Please look at the video map of course. https://www.plotaroute.com/route/2071980?units=miles
Turkey Trot 10K
Kids Trot
All kids must report to the Football field by 9:40am. 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.
Weather Overview
These values reflect historical conditions on the race dates in Louisville in 2023, from Open-Meteo archive data.
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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