Run 2 End Hunger (Utica Roadrunners Thanksgiving Fun Run)

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 41 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.

The Run2End Hunger is a fun run to kick off Thanksgiving! This run does not have race bibs, packet pickup, official timing, t-shirts, 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! 

The 42nd Annual Run 2 End Hunger will be held on Thursday, November 26, 2026. Registration is just $10 per person or $25 per family (3 or more participants) plus a minimum of 3 nonperishable items per person. Registration for this family-friendly (dogs included) run/walk will take place within RunSignup -or- in-person on Thanksgiving Day at the Utica Recreation Center, located at 220 Memorial Parkway, starting at 7:30am until 8:30am.

If registering a family, please select the family option one time. Then use the family (additional participants) to register additional family members. 

The 5K Run and 2 Mile Walk will start promptly at 9:00am. 

All food donations (minimum of 3 nonperishable 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 26th, 7:30am-8:30am
• Where: Utica Recreation Center, 220 Memorial Parkway, Utica (inside gymnasium)

Interested in volunteering? We would LOVE your help! Please contact Rebecca at [email protected]