183rd and Cottage Grove Ave, Glenwood IL
Thursday, November 27th, 2025
🏃♂️ Race Overview
- Event: 57th annual Thornton Turkey Trot
- Date: 2025-11-27
- Location: 183rd and Cottage Grove Ave, Glenwood, IL
- Details: Illinois' oldest turkey trot!
📍 Course Information
- Course Map: 5k Course Map
- Packet Pickup: Begins at 8:00 AM
- Kids Run: 1 Mile Kids Run (8th grade and younger) & 1 Mile community walk starting at 9:00 AM
- Community 5k: Starts at 9:30 AM
🏅 Competition Details
- History: Started in 1968, this race has attracted the best runners from the south suburbs for over five decades.
- Team Competition: High School Team competition requires only 3 athletes from a school to earn team points (boys & girls, no co-ed).
- Awards: All finishers will receive a medal.
- Age Groups: Awards for top three in age groups: 14 & Under, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, and 80 & Older.
🎗️ Charity Information
- Beneficiary: Proceeds will benefit the Winged Foot Foundation.
- Foundation Purpose: A non-profit 501 C 3 organization created exclusively for charitable purposes.
- Mission: To assist student-athletes in the Chicago area by offering athletic equipment and academic programs.
- Website: Visit the Winged Foot Foundation
📅 Join Us!
- Registration: Sign up at Thornton Turkey Trot
- Celebrate: Come conquer this beloved course before your Thanksgiving festivities!
- Community Spirit: Join thousands of runners in a fun, family-friendly event.
- Experience: Make this a Thanksgiving tradition!
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