As an out of towner visiting my boyfriends family for the holiday, I was super happy to find this turkey trot! No better way to start Thanksgiving than to get your metabolism going nice and early. :) This event welcomes both runners and walkers. Packet pickup was available at Central Catholic for a couple hours the evening prior to the race. There was also a morning-of pickup option for out of towners. The website mentioned that your registration included a tshirt, but I was happily surprised to discover that it was a long sleeved tech tee. Cute design too! The run had a leisurely 8:40 am start time, which was awesome. I’m used to 7/7:30 start times, so it was great to be able to sleep in a bit. The race route went through a residential neighborhood, and was mostly flat with a couple little hills. I was a little surprised that there weren’t any water stations on course — not that you really *need* water during a 5k, but it’s nice to have the option. There was a decent line at the end for water and fruit, but I had my eye on the Dunkin Donuts down the street :) The race was timed via Chronotrack, and results were available pretty much immediately after you finished. There were just shy of 2000 finishers this year.
