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Charlottesville Turkey Trot 5k

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Albemarle High School, Charlottesville VA

Thursday, November 27th, 2025

🦃 Join Us for the Race

Come join us for the 2025 Charlottesville Turkey Trot 5k on Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, Nov. 27th at 9:00 am. The race conveniently starts and finishes next to Albemarle High School and the course is held on the surrounding neighborhood roads consisting of flat stretches and mild rolling hills with a total elevation gain of 133 feet. Ample parking will be available at Albemarle High School, Journey Middle School, and Greer Elementary.

🎟️ Registration Details

  • Cost: $35 beginning Sept 1.
  • T-Shirt: Registration giveaway includes a soft technical race t-shirt comfortable for running or wearing casually while supplies last.
  • Deadline: Sign up by October 26 to guarantee a race shirt.
  • Teams: Sign up as an individual racer or create teams within your work colleagues, family, neighbors or sports team.

🍽️ Beneficiaries

Our race beneficiaries are the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank and Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry. Both provide critical food resources to those in need. The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank services the Central Virginia area and is an affiliate of the national food bank, Feeding America. Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry, located on the race route, is the largest distributor of food from the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank in the Charlottesville area. It exists to provide food assistance to families and individuals in need in Charlottesville and surrounding communities by providing free groceries up to two times a month. A third of visiting households come twice a month.

⏰ Packet Pickup

  • Tuesday: Nov. 25 (3-6pm) at Connect Church, 2080 Lambs Rd, (across from Albemarle High School).
  • Wednesday: Nov. 26 (1-5pm) at Connect Church, 2080 Lambs Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22901.
  • Race Day: Packet pickup from 7:45am-8:30am at the race venue at Albemarle High School's main track entrance.
  • Late Registration: Wed., Nov 26, 6pm thru Thurs., Nov. 27th 8:30am: price increases to $48.

🏃‍♀️ Race Day Information

  • Timing: Thanks to Blue Ridge Timing for providing chip timing for the Charlottesville Turkey Trot course.
  • Medical Assistance: Local Albemarle EMT medical services will be on site.
  • Strollers: Allowed only in the last wave. No exceptions!
  • Dogs: No dogs on the race course.

🌐 Virtual Option Available

Run your Turkey Trot 5k anywhere between 11/27/2025-11/30/2025 until 5:00pm. Sign up by Oct 26 to guarantee a t-shirt in your size.

📢 Stay Updated

Race Updates: Like our Facebook page at CvilleTurkeyTrot and stay tuned to your race emails for any updates, changes or additional packet pickup instructions.

🙏 Thank You

We are grateful for all our wonderful sponsors, partners, and volunteers for their genuine care and assistance in bringing our community together through the Charlottesville Turkey Trot. We couldn't do it without each of you.

For more details, please visit the official race page here.

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