20 Local Turkey Trots

Before you sit down to gobble up turkey with all the trimmings, lace up your shoes and get moving! These community races offer a variety of distance runs, plus walks and kids’ events to get the family outside burning off that pumpkin pie!

Maryland

1. The Great Pumpkin Run

Nov. 4, 8:00 a.m.

7612 Willow Rd, Frederick, MD

5K | $40-$50

2. ANS 12th Annual Turkey Trot

Nov. 18, 8:30 a.m.

104 Port Tobacco Rd., La Plata, MD

10K/5K | $10-$30

3. St. Louis School Annual Gobble Wobble

Nov. 18, 12:00 p.m.

12500 Clarksville Pike, Clarksville, MD

5K | $15-$30

4. Cranberry Crawl

Nov. 18, 7:50 a.m.

Carderock Recreation Area

Carderock, MD

10K/5K | $5-$15

5. The Columbia Turkey Chase

Nov. 19, 8:00 a.m.

8850 Stanford Blvd., Columbia, MD

10K | $5-$85

6. 15th Annual Turkey Trot

Nov. 23, See website for start times

William Talley Rec Center

2nd & Bentz St., Frederick, MD

5K/1K | $15-$30

7. MCRR’s Turkey Burn Off

Nov. 25, 8:30 a.m.

11950 Clopper Rd., Gaithersburg, MD

5 & 10 Miler | $10-$20

8. Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot

Nov. 23, 2017 9:00am

Downtown Annapolis, MD

Registration required. Free.

9. Turkey Chase Charity Run

Nov. 23 | See website for start times

9401 Old Georgetown Rd., Bethesda, MD

5K | $10-$52

Northern Virginia

10. Alexandria Turkey Trot

Nov. 23, 9:00 a.m.

1005 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA

8K | $5-$25

11. Arlington Turkey Trot

Nov. 23, 8:00 a.m.

3020 N. Pershing Dr., Arlington, VA

5K | Free-$45

12. Ashburn Farm Thanksgiving Day 10K Race

Nov. 23, 8:00 a.m.

Crossroads United Methodist Church

10K/5K/2K | See website for registration

13. Fairfax Turkey Trot

Nov. 23, 9:00 a.m.

10420 North St., Fairfax, VA

5K | $35-$45

14. Freeze Your Gizzard

Nov. 18, 9:00 a.m.

Leesburg, VA

5K | $10-$25

15. Prince William Turkey Trot

Nov. 23, 8:30 a.m.

9100 Freedom Center Blvd., Manassas, VA

1 Mile/5K | $15-$40

16. Turkey Day 5K

Nov. 23, 8:00 a.m.

11400 South Lakes Dr., Reston, VA

Tot Trot/1 Mile/5K | Free-$30

Washington, D.C.

17. Hot Cider Hustle

Nov. 4, 9:00 a.m.

2400 East Capital St., SE, Washington, D.C.

5K/10K/15K | See website for registration

18. Veterans Day 10K

Nov. 12, 8:00 a.m.

Ohio Drive, SW across Independence

Avenue from the Lincoln Memorial,

Washington, D.C.

10K/2 Mile Walk | $15-$45

19. Turkey Tumble for Autism

Nov. 19, 8:00 a.m.

Georgetown, Washington, D.C.

5K/10-Miler | $25-$50

20. Trot For Hunger

Nov. 23 | See website for start times

13th St., NW and Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, D.C.

5K | See website for registration