45th Iroquois Hill Runners Thanksgiving Day Run

🦃 Louisville's Traditional Thanksgiving Day Run!

You will not want to miss out on this Louisville Tradition!

This event has a cap of 1,500 participants and you will want to register early to reserve your spot as we will sell out!

🏃‍♂️ Events:

• 5 Mile Run/Walk: Course Preview
• 5K with Stuffing Run/Walk: 5K Preview
• 1.25 Mile Run/Walk:

📍 Where:

• Iroquois Park:

🕘 Start Times:

• 9:00 AM: 5 Mile Run/Walk
• 9:05 AM: 5K with stuffing
• 9:10 AM: 1.25 Mile Run/Walk

Please note the roadways are open allowing access to the golf course. Use the pedestrian path while on the back side of the park.

🏆 Awards and Prizes!

• Overall Male and Female Cash Prize: (5 Miler Only)
• Age Group Awards: Top 3 (5 Miler Only)
• Oldest Female Runner Prize: (5 Miler Only)
• Oldest Male Runner Prize: (5 Miler Only)
• First Stroller Finisher: (5 Miler Only)
• Costume Contest:
• $1000: in random drawing prizes

Prizes will be awarded at 10:30 AM at DJ Booth (must be present to win)

☕ Coffee, Hot Chocolate & Apple Cider

🎭 Costume Contest

Put your creativity to work and wear a costume. Turkeys, unicorns, pies and ugly sweaters welcome.

👕 Race Swag

Each Entrant will receive a top-quality long sleeve shirt and entry in drawing.

💲 Entry Fees

• $35: early sign up. Online before October 15th. Register by Oct 15th and pick up early to guarantee shirt size. We cannot guarantee shirt size for race day packet pickup.
• $40: after Oct 15th. Online before Nov 15th.
• $45: after Nov 15th. Online prior to the start of the race.

📦 Packet Pickup

Packet pick up is Tuesday & Wednesday (November 25th & 26th) Thanksgiving week at Swag's South End Store. They are open 10 AM-7 PM. Swag's Sport Shoes south end location. Race Day pickup also available on site for those who can't make it out to Swag's, although early pickup is highly encouraged.

🎉 Race Day Packet Pickup

Race Day Packet Pickup will close 15 minutes before the 5 Miler start at 9:00 AM

🐾 Pets

Pets are allowed on the race course. For safety purposes, all pets must be leashed and runners with pets must start at the back of the runners and stay on the right side of the road.

🅿️ Parking

There is limited parking available in the Iroquois Amphitheater Lot during the event. Please do not drive or park on grass areas in Iroquois Park. Overflow parking is available in Colonial Gardens, 818 W Kenwood Dr, Louisville, KY 40214 and DeSales High School, 425 W Kenwood Dr, Louisville, KY 40214, which is a short walk to the Start and Finish Line.

🏅 Awards

• 5 Mile Run Awards:
• Male/Female:
• Overall cash award:
• 1st $150, 2nd $100, 3rd $50:
• All other Awards: will be gift certificates to Swags.
• Awards can be picked up: starting December 2nd – December 13th at Swags South Store.
• Age Group: (3 deep Male/Female in 5 year brackets from 14 and under to 75 and older)
• 1st $20, 2nd $15, 3rd $10:
• Eugene Baker Memorial Award: Oldest Male/Female Runner $50
• First Stroller: $20 (must begin behind runners)
• No Awards for: the 5K or 1.25 Mile Fun Run/Walk

For more information and to register, visit: the registration page.