Turkey Trot
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- For the early 20th-century dance step, see turkey trot (dance).
A Turkey Trot is a fun run or footrace, usually of the long-distance variety, that is held on or around Thanksgiving Day in the United States. Americans anticipate indulgent Thanksgiving feasts and run in turkey trots to burn off calories before the big meal.
In many parts of the United States, Turkey Trots are as associated with Thanksgiving tradition as the meal itself. Many courses used for these Thanksgiving events are run at major certified USA Track and Field road race distances between 5,000 and 42,195 meters. Some organizations hold their Turkey Trots the week prior to Thanksgiving in order to provide festive holiday meals to homeless and low-income families in their community. Turkey Trots range in size from just a few dozen runners to tens of thousands. Most Turkey Trots benefit local charities.
Notable races
Notable Thanksgiving Day Races include...
- the Buffalo Turkey Trot, the oldest continually running public footrace in the United States;
- the Dallas Turkey Trot, the largest turkey trot in the United States, with more than 25,000 racers annually;
- the Manchester Road Race held in Manchester, Connecticut;
- the Atlanta Marathon in Atlanta, Georgia;
- the Feaster Five Road Race in Andover, Massachusetts;
- and the Berwick Run for the Diamonds, a nine mile race first run in 1908 in Berwick, Pennsylvania.
Cuero, Texas features a unique twist on the tradition in which the participants are all actual domestic turkeys.
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