SRR Annual Gobble Gobble Gobble Thanksgiving Race

One of my favorite races! The Somerville Road Runners do a bang up job with this one. It’s supremely well-​organized. I recommend picking up your race packet the day before at Marathon Sports, but even if you do it race day at Harvard Pilgrim in Davis, it won’t be a problem. The results are posted almost immediately at the race itself and online shortly after.
The Gobble x 3’s got an interesting, challenging course with a downhill finish, and I appreciate the digital race clocks at each mile marker. The race is fully chip timed. This year, they moved to the timing strips in the bib, which was so convenient and easy (nothing to return!).
My only suggestion for improvement would be to charge a bit more for the race entry fee so they can provide tech shirts. I do like my long sleeved Gobble tees, but any serious runner is going to avoid an all cotton top for running. I’d love to have a souvenir to inspire me on my training runs for next year.

Chalk another one up for the Somerville Road Runners, a non-​profit (maybe?) that consistently provides us novice runners with opportunities to shed our Nike Plus and strut our new tech shirts.
The Gobble x 3, or the «Turkey Trot» for those in the in, is the annual Thanksgiving morning 4-​mile race, a.k.a. an excuse to load up on mashed potatoes and pie without guilt. The course is great – the largest hill is at the front end, all the better to warm up fast and glide through the cold air, and every subsequent hill is rewarded with a downhill slope, including a final glorious descent to the finish line. It’s understandably not as costumed as the Halloween Superhero 5K, but everyone loves a little whimsy, so throw on that turkey hat with pride.
Register early, as it sells out quick (2500 person limit); the $ 25 registration fee will include a warm long-​sleeved tee-​shirt that, when worn, will cement your status as a Somerville elite.
P. S. Go easy on those Starbucks employees. They’re not nearly as grumbly as they have reason to be, considering that they have to work on Thanksgiving amidst 2500 stretching runners. Tip generously, even if you’re just in there to use the bathroom.