Thanksgiving Day Turkey Run & Walk
About this race
Gobble, gobble!!! Calling all TURKEYS!
Join us for our annual Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day at Shadyside Lake!
Registration is online or the day of only and starts at 7:15 AM. Registration is $5 (No shirt)
ALL Proceeds will go to Outfitters! Outfitters provides new and gently used clothing to school age children in need. Last year we provided over 1100 children in Madison County with a weeks worth of clothing absolutely free.
https://outfittersclothes.org/
Activity Center at Shadyside Park (next to the Pickleball courts)
Walkers and runners start at the same time (8 AM)
Walkers complete 1 lap (approximately 2.64 miles).
Runners complete 2 laps (approximately 5.28 miles).
Please bring your own hydration and nutrition as water and energy will not be provided on the course.
Top Male and Female Runners and Walkers will win special prizes as well as pies and other great items given out as well!
Pick your distance
Running
Thanksgiving Turkey Trot RUN (Run or Run Walk)
Walking
Thanksgiving Turkey Trot WALK (walk only, no running)
Typical race-day weather
Based on 5 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Anderson, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:40 AM and sets at 5:19 PM local time (EST) in Anderson on November 26, 2026 — 9h 38m of daylight.
Course
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- 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, 7 Anderson events
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