Work for Your Turkey: 26 Turkey Trots Near Philadelphia


Thanksgiving (otherwise known as eat-yourself-into-a-food-induced-coma day) is just over a week away! As you’re running around trying to get your last-minute ingredients ready (don’t forget the local turkey!), we suggest running an extra mile — or five — and working for that turkey and seconds of your mom’s mac and cheese. Below, over 25 turkey trots to get you in shape for Gobble Day, or to work off all that pie, post-Thanksgiving. Check them out below. 

Pre-Thanksgiving Turkey Trots

Bordentown Turkey Trot
When: Saturday, November 21st at 10 a.m.
Where: Joseph Lawrence Park, 317 Ward Avenue, Bordentown.
Course distance: 5K run.
Cost: $25.

Gobbler 5K 
When: Saturday, November 21st at 9:15 a.m.
Where: 1303 Stokes Road, Medford.
Course distance: 5K run.
Cost: $25.

Towamencin Turkey Trot 
When: Saturday, November 21st at 9 a.m.
Where: Fischer’s Park, 2225 Bustard Road, Landsdale.
Course distance: 5K walk or run.
Cost: $25, registration closes at 800 runners.

Thanksgiving Turkey Trots

37th Annual PNC Bank Thanksgiving Day Run/Walk for MS 
When: Thursday, November 26th. The 10K run starts at 9 a.m., 5K at 10:30 a.m., and 5K walk at 10:35 a.m.
Where: PNC Bank Center, 222 Delaware Avenue, Wilmington.
Course distance: 10K or 5K run, 5K walk.
Cost: $30 through November 17th, $35 after.

Abington YMCA Gobble Wobble 5K 
When: Thursday, November 26th at 9 a.m.
Where: 1073 Old York Road, Abington.
Course distance: 5K run, two-mile walk.
Cost: $30 for runners, $28 for walkers, $15 for all children under 12.

Action Potential Turkey Trot
When: Thursday, November 26th at 9 a.m.
Where: 552 Smithbridge Road, Glen Mills.
Course Distance: 5K run, one-mile walk.
Cost: $31 through November 24th, $35 after.

Bucks County Roadrunners Thanksgiving Day 5 Miler 
When: Thursday, November 26th at 9 a.m.
Where: Summit Square Shopping Center, Langhorne.
Course distance: Five-mile run, one-mile fun run.
Cost: $39 for five-milers, $15 for the one-mile run.

Chester County Turkey Trot 
When: Thursday, November 26th at 8 a.m.
Where: Downingtown West High School, 445 Manor Avenue, Downingtown.
Course distance: 5K run, 2K walk/race.
Cost: $30.

Fairmount Park Turkey Trot 
When: Thursday, November 26th at 8:30 a.m.
Where: Memorial Hall, 42nd Street and Parkside Avenue.
Course distance: Five-mile run.
Cost: $40.

Fast and the Furriest 5K Turkey Trot 
When: Thursday, November 26th at 8:30 a.m.
Where: Ocean City Music Pier, 825 Boardwalk, Ocean City.
Course distance: 5K run/walk.
Cost: $30.

Medford Lakes Colony Turkey Trot 5K 
When: Thursday, November 26th at 8:30 a.m.
Where: Vaughan Hall, 79 Tecumseh Trail, Medford Lakes.
Course distance: 5K run.
Cost: $25 through November 23rd, $30 after.

Moorestown Turkey Trot 
When: Thursday, November 26th. The one-mile run/walk starts at 9:15 a.m., 5K at 9:45 a.m.
Where: Moorestown High School, 350 Bridgeboro Road, Moorestown.
Course distance: 5K run or one-mile run/walk.
Cost: $10.

North Wales Turkey Trot 5K/8K 
When: Thursday, November 26th at 8 a.m.
Where: Joseph Ambler Inn, 1005 Horsham Road, North Wales.
Course distance: 8K run, 5K run, or two-mile walk.
Cost: $45 for the 8K and 5K, $10 for the walk.

Seven Summit’s 5K Turkey Trot 
When: Thursday, November 26th at 9 a.m.
Where: Wilson Farm Park, 500 Lee Road, Wayne.
Course distance: 5K run.
Cost: $25.

Spartan Alumni Turkey Trot 
When: Thursday, November 26th at 8:30 a.m.
Where: Fort Washington State Park, Militia Hill Parking Lot #3, Fort Washington.
Course distance: 5K run.
Cost: $25.

TurkeyTrot 5K RRCW Free Run
When: Thursday, November 26th at 9:30 a.m.
Where: Woodbury High School Track, Woodbury.
Course distance: 5K run.
Cost: Free.

Post-Thanksgiving Turkey Trots

5th Annual Warner Road Turkey Trot 
When: Saturday, November 28th at 10 a.m.
Where: 80 Warner Road, Mannington Township.
Course distance: “3-ish” mile run, one-mile walk.
Cost: $20.

Burn Off The Bird 5K 
When: Saturday, November 28th at 9 a.m.
Where: Franklin Commons, 400 Franklin Avenue, Phoenixville.
Course distance: 5K run.
Cost: $30.

St. Bernadette Turkey Trot 
When: Saturday, November 28th at 9 a.m.
Where: St. Bernadette Church, 1015 Turner Avenue, Drexel Hill.
Course distance: 5K run.
Cost: $30.

Cardinal Foley School Turkey Trot 
When: Saturday, November 28th at 9 a.m.
Where: Annunciation BVM Parish, 401 Brookline Boulevard, Havertown.
Course distance: 5K run.
Cost: $26 through November 22nd, $28 through November 27th, and $32 on race day.

East Greenwich Turkey Trot
When: Saturday, November 28th at 9:30 a.m.
Where: Jeffrey Clark School, 7 Quaker Road, Mickleton.
Course distance: 5K run or one-mile walk.
Cost: $20.

Haddon Township Turkey Trot 
When: Saturday, November 28th. The one-mile fun run/walk starts at 8:45 a.m., 5K at 9 a.m.
Where: 120 Haddon Avenue, Westmont.
Course distance: 5K run or one-mile fun run/walk.
Cost: $35.

Historic Turkey Trot 5K Run & Fitness Walk 
When: Saturday, November 28th at 9 a.m.
Where: Luckenbach Mill, 459 Old York Road, Bethlehem.
Course distance: 5K run or walk.
Cost: $40 through November 24th, $45 after.

Turkey Burner 5K Run/Walk 
When: Friday, November 27th at 8:30 a.m.
Where: Church and Market Streets, West Chester.
Course distance: 5K run or walk.
Cost: $25.

Wenonah Turkey Trot 
When: Friday, November 27th at 9 a.m.
Where: Memorial Presbyterian Church, 202 East Mantua Avenue, Wenonah.
Course distance: 5K run.
Cost: $25.

West Vincent Turkey Trot 
When: Friday, November 27th at 10:30 a.m.
Where: Andrew Evans Park, Route 401 and St. Matthews Road, Chester Springs.
Course distance: 5K run.
Cost: $15 for pre-registration and $20 on race day.

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