TURKEY TREK (13.1, 10k, 5k & 2k)

🏃‍♂️Race Overview

This is not your run of the mill 'Turkey Trot.' This is the 10k Turkey TREK! Are you up for the challenge? Run a steady uphill climb to the summit of the course at the 3 mile mark.

• Challenge: Poised at the top of the hill is the infamous EGG NOG CHUG Challenge where racers (have the option) to chug 5 oz of eggnog.
• Incentive: Those who 'chug' are entered to win a new pair of shoes!
• Scenery: It's windy and wild at the top and the limitless views are UNMATCHED.
• Descent: Run the ridge for a mile before starting the more gradual, yet still winding, descent down the east side of the mesa.

🍰Challenges Ahead

Once down the hill, racers encounter a relatively flat straight-away peppered with HAY BALES for the hay bale hop challenge. Continuing the clock-wise loop back into the park, runners find the final challenge - just one kilometer from the finish: Fill Your Pie Hole Challenge.

• Pie Challenge: A fresh portion of holiday pumpkin pie awaits racers there.
• Finish Line: Once the pie is 'down the hatch,' the joy of the finish line isn’t far away.
• Course Type: Is this a course on which to set a personal record? Hah!
• Bragging Rights: This is the course to BRAG about completing - with ALL of its holiday-themed challenges.

🏅Distances Available

We know that some of you require a bit more training before attempting the 10k loop. 5k and 2k distances are also offered, with a small 'taste' of the full course of challenges!

🔝New for 2025

For those of you who eat hills for breakfast and wash them down with egg nog on the daily, a bigger challenge is offered at the 2025 event. New this year, the HALF TURKEY!!

• All Challenges: The HALF TURKEY visits all the challenges offered to the 10k Trek runners.
• Distance: It adds some mileage to get you to the 13.1 mile distance.
• Commemoration: HALF TURKEY finishers receive a MUG at the finish line to commemorate their accomplishments!

🗺️Event Location

This Arvada event supports Community Table, a local food bank!

RACE LOCATION: LONG LAKE REGIONAL PARK, ARVADA. CLICK HERE for DRIVING DIRECTIONS.