Run 2 End Hunger (Utica Roadrunners Thanksgiving Fun Run)

🏃‍♂️Event Overview

Continue the tradition in-person! Run -or- Walk a 5k or 2 miles! Each Thanksgiving Day the Utica Roadrunners host their annual Run 2 End Hunger with 100% of all the proceeds benefiting local nonprofit food pantries. This event has been running for 40 consecutive years on Thanksgiving morning! The run follows the Utica Roadrunners' Wednesday night 5K and 2-mile Development Run courses through Valley View and The Eagle paved pathways.

🦃Fun Run Details

The Run2End Hunger is a fun run to kick off Thanksgiving! This run does not have race bibs, packet pickup, official timing, or finisher prizes. Our goal is to raise funds and non-perishable food items for local community organizations and start Thanksgiving together with a fun run!

📅Registration Information

• Date: Thursday, November 27, 2025
• Cost: $10 per person or $25 per family (3 or more participants) plus a minimum of 3 non-perishable items per person
• Registration: Available on RunSignup -or- in-person on Thanksgiving Day at the Utica Recreation Center
• Location: 220 Memorial Parkway, Utica, starting at 7:30am until 8:30am

⏰Event Schedule

The 5K Run and 2 Mile Walk will start promptly at 9:00am. For those bringing children under the age of 18, a waiver form will need to be filled out during in-person registration.

🥫Food Donations

All food donations (minimum of 3 non-perishable items per person) can be dropped off prior upon entering the Utica Recreation Center that morning. We'd like to give a special thanks for the support of the Greater Utica Sunrise Rotary Club, for their time collecting food on Thanksgiving morning.

📝Day of In-person Registration

• When: Thursday, November 27th, 7:30am-8:30am
• Where: Utica Recreation Center, 220 Memorial Parkway, Utica (inside gymnasium)

🙋‍♂️Volunteers Needed

Interested in volunteering? We would LOVE your help! Please contact Rebecca at xcrunnerrkll@gmail.com.

🌐More Information

For additional details, please visit the race page: Run 2 End Hunger.