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Cape Carteret Turkey Trot "Run For Relief"

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300 Taylor Notion Rd., Cape Carteret NC

Thursday, November 28th, 2024

🎉 Welcome to the Cape Carteret Turkey Trot!

Get your costumes ready and get your flock together to enjoy a beautiful Thanksgiving morning together. Walk, run, or strut 5k or 1 mile on a course through the beautiful Star Hill area. This is NOT a timed event. It is just plain fun, family, and community. Flock Registration is a good way to get the whole family active on Thanksgiving morning and burn calories for the rest of the day! Register as a flock, and your flock will be entered to win the best-dressed flock at the race!

🏃‍♀️ Course Information

  • Course Type: Flat and fast 5k or a 1 mile out-and-back through Star Hill.
  • First 200 Registrations: Guaranteed one of our famous race shirts, with a maximum of two shirts per flock.
  • Shirt Description: Black short-sleeved cotton tee-shirt with our Turkey Trot race logo on the front and our local sponsors on the back.
  • Special Design: This year's shirt highlights how Eastern NC is reaching out to our Western NC Communities in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

🏆 Awards

  • 1st Male: To cross the 5k finish line wins a pumpkin pie!
  • 1st Female: To cross the 5k finish line wins a pumpkin pie!
  • Best Dressed Flock: Wins a pumpkin pie!
  • Best Dressed Turkey: Wins a...... Yes, (you guessed it) A PUMPKIN PIE!!

📍 Event Details

We will call participants when the packets are ready. Pick-up will be available during staffed hours. Start/Finish Area is located at The GYM Cape Carteret Aquatic & Wellness, 300 Taylor Notion Road, Cape Carteret, NC 28584.

🗓️ Registration Information

  • Registration Deadline: Closes on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, at 6:00 pm.
  • Online Registration: Preferred.
  • Post Registration Packet Pick-Up: Registrants after November 26th can pick up race packets on November 27, IF SHIRTS ARE OUT OF STOCK, NEW REGISTRANTS WILL BE GIVEN OTHER ITEMS IN COMPENSATION.
  • Payment Methods: Cash, check, or credit cards accepted.

💧 Course Support

Water and Aid Stations will be set up throughout the course.

❤️ Run For Relief

The proceeds from this event will go directly to the Western NC relief efforts. Any donations made through this RunSignUp.com page will go directly to Western NC relief efforts.

🌐 More Information

For detailed information and to register, visit: Cape Carteret Turkey Trot Registration.

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