Need to work up a Thanksgiving appetite? You can sign up for these DFW turkey trot runs
There is no better way to work up your appetite than a good old turkey trot.
Luckily, there are opportunities for Thanksgiving morning runs all around the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
The options range from a one-mile kiddo race to 5Ks or 8Ks in length. Here are six Turkey Trot options local to DFW that you can still sign up for.
YMCA Fort Worth Turkey Trot
Thanksgiving Day: Nov. 28
The Shops at Clearfork: 5188 Monahans Ave.
1K Gobbler Trot (for children): begins at 8 a.m.
8K: begins at 7:45 a.m.
5K: begins at 8:30 a.m.
Register until Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28.
$49 for 5K and 8K
$30 for Gobbler Trot (1K)
$20 for doggy trot
YMCA Dallas Turkey Trot
Thanksgiving Day: Nov. 28
Dallas City Hall: 1500 Marilla Street, Dallas.
8 mile or 5K walk or run: choose start time of 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Register until Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28.
Timed or untimed options: time will not allow dogs or strollers.
$49 for timed 8-mile or 5K run/walk.
$44 untimed 8-mile or 5K run/walk.
$43 for a virtual 8-mile or 5K run/walk.
$31 for youth (ages 7 to 12) timed 8-mile or 5K run/walk.
$26 for youth (ages 7 to 12) untimed 8-mile or 5K run/walk.
$15 for tots, toddlers, and strollers (newborns to 6 years old) 8-mile or 5K run/walk.
$15 for diaper dash (crawlers only).
Irving Turkey Trot
Thanksgiving Day: Nov. 28
Toyota Music Factory: 316 West Las Colinas Boulevard, Irving.
8-mile or 5K: 8:30 a.m. warmup, 8:35 a.m. 8-mile lineup, 9 a.m. 8-mile start, 9:15 a.m. 5K start.
Register here. Spots are limited.
$79.99 for an 8-mile run.
$64.99 for a 5K run.
$20-$30 for a spectator pass.
$39.99- $49.99 for a virtual pass.
Plano Turkey Trot
Thanksgiving Day: Nov. 28
Oak Point Park: 2801 E Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano.
5K: 9 a.m. start time (1 hour and 20 minute race time).
8:45 a.m. kid’s dash.
Register here.
Free for kids 8 years old and under for 100M dash.
$45.99 (plus processing fee) for 5K timed or untimed.
$12.99 (plus processing fee) for 5K Kids (13 years old and younger) Division Fun Run.
$36.99 (plus processing fee) for virtual 5K.
Scheels North Texas Turkey Trot
Thanksgiving Day: Nov. 28
George A. Purefoy Municipal Center: 6101 Frisco Square Blvd, Frisco.
Register until Nov. 27 at 2:05 a.m.
Miracle Mile (one mile): 7:55 a.m. start., $34.
5K: 8:15 a.m., $48.
10K: 8:15 a.m., $55.
Downtown Denton Turkey Trot
Thanksgiving Day: Nov. 28
Oak Street Draft House: 308 E. Oak Street, Denton.
Register now until race day.
Kid’s 1K (13 years old or younger): 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Turkey Trot 5K: 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
$15 registration for Kid’s 1K run (includes shirt and medal).
Children 13 years or younger may participate in 5K run for $20.
$35 (plus a $3.60 processing fee) for 5K run.
This story was originally published November 25, 2024 at 5:01 PM.