1313 Main Street, Anderson SC
Thursday, November 26th, 2026
🦃 It's a Thanksgiving Day Tradition!
If you think the only race that happens on Thanksgiving Day is seeing who gets a second helping of pumpkin pie first, guess again! Before lifting a fork, watching football, and taking a post-turkey snooze, hundreds of Andersonians start their holiday by giving thanks - with the famous Electric City Gobbler 5K and 1 MILE FUN RUN!
🏃♀️ Event Details
- Date: Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 2026
- 1 Mile Fun Run Time: 8:00 AM
- 5K Time: 8:30 AM
- Location: 1313 Main Street, Anderson, SC
🎽 Course Information
- Packet Pick Up: Wednesday, November 25th: Day before race at Mall Noon until 6PM.
- 5K Course: Certified course on city streets surrounding the Anderson Mall - FAST and SAFE! (SC04033BS)
- 1 Mile FUN Run: Course is enclosed around Mall
- Finish Line: Medals and Hydration at Finish Line
🏅 Awards
Certificates and prizes for:
- Top 3 Male and Female Overall Winners
- Top 3 Male and Female Overall Masters Winners
- Top 3 Male and Female Overall Grandmasters
👶 Age Groups
- 10 and under
- 11-14
- 15-19
- 20-24
- 25-29
- 30-34
- 35-39
- 40-44
- 45-49
- 50-54
- 55-59
- 60-64
- 65-70
- 70-74
- 75-79
- 80+
📝 Registration
- Registration: Registration online page will reflect price. T-shirt will be an add on fee.
Strollers are welcome & Costumes are encouraged!
📍 Directions
From I-85, take Exit 19A to Anderson, Anderson Mall is five miles on your right.
📧 Contact
Contact: Alison Youngblood at Alison@yourfirstflight.org
🌐 More Information
For additional details, visit the official race page.
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