The Gobbler Half Marathon, 10K & 5K

Thanksgiving Will Never Be the Same Again!

Join us for the 10th Annual Gobbler Half Marathon, 10K &: 5K on Sunday, November 23, 2025 at 8:30am at Mereworth Farm in West Lexington. Earn your Thanksgiving feast the following Thursday with a scenic Half Marathon, 10K, or 5K through beautiful bluegrass horse country.

Race Features

• Scenic Course: Scenic country course through horse country
• Start/Finish: Start/Finish on Mereworth Farm (Home of New Vocations Racehorse Adoption)
• Finisher's Medals: Finisher's medals for all 3 races
• Commemorative Shirts: Commemorative long sleeved performance race shirts
• Entertainment: DJ James Hummel/Freestyle Entertainment
• Free Photos: Free Race Photos (Ruby Cline-Eaton and JA Laub Photography)
• Distance Options: A distance for everyone --- Half Marathon, 10K, 5K and Virtual Option
• Awards: Overall &: Age Group Awards for all 3 races (5-year age divisions)
• Coffee: Berserker Brew Coffee
• Community: Food, fun and fellowship for a great cause

Virtual Option

In addition to our in-person race, we are also providing a Virtual Option for those who can't join us in person (or who are not ready for an in-person race). Those who register as a virtual participant can run/walk/hike their race on their own schedule and on their own course. Virtual participants will earn a commemorative shirt and finisher's medal. We will mail out virtual packets to those who live outside of the Central Kentucky area. The registration fee for the virtual race (any distance) is $45.

Beneficiary Charity

Our race charitable beneficiaries will be New Vocations Racehorse Adoption. Read more about this worthy local charity below.

Course Description

Our scenic half marathon course will traverse through beautiful horse country and past a number of our horse farms.

Important Note

Because our race starts and finishes on a horse farm, dogs are not allowed in this race as their presence could disturb the horses.

Shirt Information

Commemorative long-sleeved shirts (men's/women's sized) are on a first come, first served basis. When you register if your size is not available, you can either select another size or "no shirt option" to SAVE $5.00. We will have a SHIRT SWAP immediately following the race for anyone who either did not receive a shirt or got a size that they would like to trade with another participant. If we have race no shows, their shirts will be available for swap following the race.

Pace Limit

There will be a 15 minute/mile (3:15 total time) pace limit imposed for the half marathon race per contract with the City of Lexington. Walkers and strollers are welcomed in the 10K and 5K races. No dogs are allowed.

Packet Pickup

3 Advanced Opportunities to Pickup for You and Friends/Family

• Thursday, November 20th: 5-7pm at J&:H Outfitters (189 Moore Drive, Lexington, KY 40503)
• Friday, November 21st: 3-6pm at J&:H Outfitters (189 Moore Drive, Lexington, KY 40503)
• Saturday, November 22nd: 2-5pm at Mereworth Farm (719 Dolan Lane, Lexington, KY 40511)

There will also be limited race day Packet Pickup from 7:15-8:30am mostly designed for our out of town/out of state runners. This will be at Mereworth Farm, our race venue.

Course Maps

Half Marathon Course: CLICK HERE

10K Course: CLICK HERE

5K Course: CLICK HERE

Volunteering

Please consider volunteering for our benefiting charities at this race (or having friends/family do so). Our race day shift generally runs from 6:30am-12:00pm. Once you sign up, we'll be in touch with you about more details, duties, etc.