Lancaster Turkey Day 5k

🏃‍♀️ Race Overview

Start your Thanksgiving celebration by running the Lancaster Turkey Day 5k with hundreds of your closest friends. Get your body moving with this Thanksgiving morning tradition, fire up your metabolism for the upcoming feasts, and help support the Foundation Dinners as they continue to serve the community on Lancaster's west side, a tradition they have faithfully maintained for over 30 years.

🍽️ Foundation Dinners

The Foundation Dinners serves over 2500 meals a month enlisting the aid of over 200 volunteers from Lancaster and Fairfield County churches, organizations, businesses and industries. Foundation Dinners provides an opportunity for these volunteers to contribute to the needs of many poverty-stricken families and individuals in our community, as well as becoming part of the broadcast system which informs the local area of the presence of hunger and homelessness amongst us.

💰 Early Race Registration Fees

• Ages 11 & over: $35 (5k timed)
• Ages 10 & under: $25 (5k timed)
• Price Increase: Prices increase by $5 on November 1st and again on November 20th.
• Shirt Guarantee: Register by 1pm on November 17th to be guaranteed a long sleeve shirt/hooded sweatshirt in your preferred size, after November 17 shirts may be available in a different color/design than what is shown.

🎁 What You Get For Registering

Participants will receive their choice of one of the many following items: a turkey hat or elf hat or santa hat (approximately 20 different hat options to choose from during packet pickup) or tutu (multiple colors to choose from) or t-shirt or an upgraded long sleeve shirt or an upgraded hooded sweatshirt.

• Custom Race Bib: Every registrant will receive a custom race bib, a sweet treat in the form of a personal pie, donut and/or cookie.
• Chip Timed Race: Enjoy instant results, snacks, refreshments AND MORE!
• Awards: Age group award winners will receive a custom specialty turkey trot medal.
• Additional Items: If you choose a hat or tutu as your giveaway item you’ll pick your style and/or color during packet pickup.

📍 Race Location

Forest Rose School
1592 Granville Pike, Lancaster, Ohio 43130

🕖 Race Day Packet Pick-up and Registration

• Date: Thanksgiving morning
• Opening Time: Opens at 7:15am
• Early Pickup: Early packet pickup is recommended to help reduce race day lines

🚦 Race Start Time

• Kids Run: Starts at 8:15am.
• 5k: Starts at 8:30am.

🍏 Post Race

After the race, enjoy refreshments, fruit and snacks!

🏅 Awards and Age Group Information

• Overall Awards: The top 3 overall male and female runners will receive medals and a sizeable Thanksgiving dessert.
• Age Group Medals: Medals will be awarded to the top 3 male and female finishers in various age groups.
• Award Distribution: Age group results will be posted, and medals handed out at the finish line.
• Kids Fun Run: All Kids Fun Run participants will receive their choice of a sweet treat!

🅿️ Parking Information

Parking is available at Forest Rose School and at Ohio University Lancaster.

📞 More Race Information

Contact USA Race Timing & Event Management at usaracetiming@gmail.com

🔗 Race URL

For more details, visit the race page: Lancaster Turkey Day 5k