Thankful Turkey 5K, 10K & Half Marathon
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Thankful Turkey 5K, 10K & Half Marathon

Lake Zurich, Illinois, United States
Nov 01, 2026 – Nov 30, 2026
Running

About this race

Continue your favorite Thanksgiving tradition with the Virtual Thankful Turkey 5K, 10K & Half Marathon for free!

Run the 5K, 10K or a half marathon and submit your results by November 30th. Here are the rules...Run it on your own, on a course of your choosing or on a treadmill, and report your time to be added to the virtual leaderboard.

Or take on the Thankful Turkey 50-mile Challenge. You do not need to run all the miles at once. Run it when you want, run it where you want, run on a treadmill; any miles count! Our results system lets you add up your miles until you reach the 50 Thankful Miles.

Use #ThankfulTurkey when sharing your photos from your run!

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Running

5K

Nov 01, 2026 5K 12:01 AM
Free
Open

10K

Nov 01, 2026 10K 12:01 AM
Free
Open

Half Marathon

Nov 01, 2026 Half-Marathon 12:01 AM
Free
Open

50 Mile Challenge

Nov 01, 2026 Ultra 12:01 AM
Free
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 4 years of historical conditions on this event's race dates in Lake Zurich.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-day average) 1.2° / Maximum temperature (race-day average) 8.7°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-day average) -3.9° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-day average) 5.6°
Wind (km/h)
Average wind speed (race-day average)
21.4
Precip (mm)
Average precipitation (race-day average)
1.7mm
Humidity
Average relative humidity (race-day average)
70.1%

About Lake Zurich

Thankful Turkey 5K, 10K & Half Marathon takes place in Lake Zurich, Illinois, United States. The local timezone is America/Chicago.

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