Charlottesville Turkey Trot 5k

Come join us for the Charlottesville Turkey Trot 5k on Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023 at 9:00am. The race is conveniently located next to Albemarle High School. The course will be held on the local neighborhood Lambs Rd and Ivy Ridge Rd. It consists of flat stretches and mild rolling hills with a total elevation gain of 133 feet. The race will start on the front side of Albemarle High School and finish on the Albemarle High School track. Ample parking will be available at Albemarle High School, Journey Middle School and Greer Elementary.

2023 race registration is $35 beginning Sept 1 until October 20, then $40 on October 20, then $42 on November 20, and $48 after 6pm on November 22. Registration includes a soft technical race t-shirt comfortable for running or wearing casually. Sign up by November 1 to guarantee a race shirt.

Our race beneficiaries are the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank and Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry. Both provide critical food resources to those in need. The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank services the Central Virginia area and is an affiliate of the national food bank, Feeding America. Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry, located on the race route, is the largest distributor of food from the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank in the Charlottesville area. It exists to provide food assistance to families and individuals in need in Charlottesville and surrounding communities by providing free groceries up to two times a month. A third of visiting households come twice a month.

Sign up as a solo racer, or race as a team. Create teams within your work colleagues, family, neighbors or sports team and strive for the 4 fastest cumulative times on your team and bragging rights for the rest of the year!

Thanks to Blue Ridge Timing for providing chip timing for the Charlottesville Turkey Trot course and Connect Church for hosting packet pickup.

Thanks also to our community-minded race sponsors Kate Lucas Real Estate, Tammy Wilt with Gray Fox Mortgage, Ragged Mountain Running & Formula Complete Fitness.

No Race Refunds or Deferrals!

No dogs on the race course.

Strollers will be allowed in the back of the last wave (no exceptions). 

PACKET PICKUP:
Tuesday, Nov. 21 (3-6pm) and Wednesday, Nov. 22 (1-6pm) at Connect Church, 2080 Lambs Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22901 (across Lambs Rd from Albemarle High School).

If you are racing the 5k Live, you will need to pick up your race number at Packet Pickup prior to race day since these will have timing strips on them. Sign up by Wednesday, November 1 (11:59pm), to guarantee a race t-shirt. Extras will be ordered, but will be given out first come first serve.

RACE DAY PACKET PICKUP Avoid race morning lines by picking up your packet on Tuesday (3-6pm) or Wednesday (1-6pm) at Connect Church. If you need to pick up your race packet on race morning it will be open from 7:45am-8:30am at the race venue at Albemarle High School's main track entrance.

LATE REGISTRATION: Wed., Nov 22 6pm thru Thurs., Nov. 23rd 8:30am. Late registration price increases to $48. We recommend registering online before arriving at Packet Pickup to make your check-in faster. If paying in cash, please bring exact change.

VIRTUAL OPTION AVAILABLE!
Run your Turkey Trot 5k anywhere between 11/23/2023-11/26/2023 until 5:00pm.

Can I switch from the Anywhere Virtual 5k event to the Charlottesville Turkey Trot 5k Live event (or Charlottesville Turkey Trot to Virtual)?
Absolutely! The following link explains how you can transfer events. 
How to transfer events:
https://help.runsignup.com/support/solutions/articles/17000062922-transfer-to-another-event
How to access your RunSignup profile:
https://help.runsignup.com/support/solutions/articles/17000062604-access-and-explore-your-profile

5K LIVE INFO
Each of 3 waves will be 2 minutes apart and allow for a rolling wave start. We encourage those running under 30 minutes to start in the 1st wave- 9:00am; those running 30-40 minutes in the 2nd wave-9:02am; and those running or walking in 40 minutes or more in the 3rd wave-9:04am. This provides the option to be physically distanced, or start at the same time with those you wish to run/walk within your designated wave.

Your race number must be pinned (in all four corners) to the outside layer of your front, so as to properly trigger your chip. If you have multiple members of your family running, please make sure that you each wear the correct number (your names will be on the back of each number).

We are excited to have chip timing, thanks to our friends at Blue Ridge Timing. Both overall and age group results will be provided. We will not post the results until the last finisher has completed the event. Age groups are as follows: 10 & younger, 11-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80+.   

We will have porta-johns at the race start. Albemarle High School Track's bathrooms will also be open to the left of the track entrance.

Local Albemarle EMT medical services will be on site. We are grateful for their volunteer help and appreciate all those who will be helping to safely guide you throughout your race experience. 

Thanks to all our wonderful sponsors and volunteers for their genuine care and assistance in bringing our community together through the Charlottesville Turkey Trot. We couldn't do it without each of you.

Race Updates: Please like our Facebook page at CvilleTurkeyTrot and stay tuned to your race emails for any updates, changes or additional packet pickup instructions.