Thornton Turkey Trot
About this race
ILLINOIS OLDEST TURKEY TROT!!
58th annual Thornton Turkey Trot.
5k Course Map
PACKET PICKUP at Running for Kicks on Wednesday, November 25th from noon to 6PM.
8:00 AM Packet Pickup Begins
9:00 AM- 1 Mile Kids Run (8th grade and younger) & 1 Mile community walk
9:30 AM- Community 5k
Started in 1968, this race brings out the best runners in the south suburbs and has for over five for decades. Come cover the course that thousands of runners have conquered prior to their Thanksgiving festivities.
There is a High School Team competition. The team competition only requires 3 athletes from a school to be awarded team points (boys & girls, no co-ed competition)
Proceeds will benefit the Winged Foot Foundation.
The Winged Foot Foundation is a non-profit 501 C 3 charitable organization that has been created exclusively for charitable purposes. The goal of the Winged Foot Foundation is to assist student athletes in the Chicago area by offering athletic equipment and academic programs to help strengthen the educational & sports activities in their communities. http://www.wingedfootfoundation.org/
All finishers will receive a medal and we will be giving out awards to the top three in each of the following age groups(M-F):
14 & Under, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79 and 80 & Older
Pick your distance
Running
Thornton Turkey Trot 5k
Thornton Turkey Trot - 1 Mile Kids Race
Walking
Thornton Turkey Trot- 1 Mile Community Walk
Typical race-day weather
Based on 7 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Glenwood, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:52 AM and sets at 4:23 PM local time (CST) in Glenwood on November 26, 2026 — 9h 30m of daylight.
Course
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Results — Thornton Turkey Trot
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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, 1 Glenwood event
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