Mercer County Turkey Trot

🍂 Event Overview

The Twelfth Annual Mercer County Turkey Trot -- a 5K race and 1 mile fun run/walk -- will take place on Thanksgiving Day. We look forward to making this event the most successful one yet! The proceeds from the Race support our local food banks and pantries.

🏁 Event Info

• Course Certification: The 5K course is certified by USA Track & Field (click here for a map of the race course).
• Accessibility: The course is paved and open to runners, families, and strollers. No dogs allowed.
• Staging: We will put the serious, faster runners in the front and will stage the runners by approximate run times.
• Fun Run Details: The walk/fun run follows a portion of the 5K course, starting at 8:45am, with no chip worn.

🏆 Awards

• Winners Certificates: For the fastest overall male, female, and non-binary runners.
• Age Group Awards: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place runners in each age group.
• T-shirt Availability: T-shirts available for the first 1,000 registrants, with limited sizes.
• Medal: Available for the first 750 finishers.

📦 Packet Pick-Up

• Advance Pick-up: Race bibs can be picked up on Sunday, November 24th or Tuesday, November 26th at McCaffrey's in West Windsor.
• Pick-up Times: Sunday from 9:30am-3pm, Tuesday from 4-6:30pm.
• Race Day Pick-up: Begins at 7 am in the pavilion at the West Picnic Area in Mercer County Park.
• Pre-Race Reminder: Please try to pick up your packet on November 24th or 26th to minimize the crunch before the race.

👥 Form a Team

Grab your friends and form a team to help provide for those in need in these difficult times. Teams with over 10 members will get $3 off registration for each team member.

More information will be available at www.MercerCountyTurkeyTrot.com as we get closer to the race time.

🤝 Community Support

This is the twelfth annual event being organized by a Race Committee of Mercer County residents. The race committee will oversee the donation of the net proceeds from the event to local food pantries. If you or your organization are interested in supporting the Mercer County Turkey Trot, please contact MercerTurkeyTrot@gmail.com.