Yearly round this time hundreds of runners — severe and not-so severe — take part in Turkey Trot occasions to win medals, bragging rights and lift cash and donations for meals banks and different charities.
Run Signup, a platform the place runners can register for races, calls Thanksgiving “the biggest US running day of the year.” The location says nearly 1 million runners throughout the nation participated in Turkey Trots final yr, believed to be a file.
The principle course, for sure, is Thanksgiving Day. However many runners are lacing their sneakers for Trots this weekend.
Here’s a take a look at a number of the occasions being held across the Bay Space the following two weekends. The San Francisco Turkey Trot is already stuffed and never taking any extra entries, so in case you are don’t be a turkey and wait till the final minute.
Saturday, Nov. 23
Santa Cruz — Santa Cruz Turkey Trot
Davis – Davis Turkey Trot
Thursday, Nov. 28
San Jose – Silicon Valley Turkey Trot
Oakland – Oakland Turkey Trot
San Francisco – San Francisco Turkey Trot – NOTE: registration is closed
Walnut Creek — Walnut Creek Turkey Trot
San Ramon – Bishop Ranch Turkey Trot
San Mateo — Gobble Wabble
San Pablo – Nitro Turkey Thanksgiving Run
Harmony — Harmony Turkey Trot
San Leandro – The Animal Run 5k Tofurkey Trot
Piedmont – Piedmont Turkey Trot
Fairfield – Solano Turkey Trot
Novato – Financial institution of Marin Turkey Trot
Santa Rosa – Santa Rosa Turkey Trot
Petaluma – Petaluma Turkey Trot
Napa – Napa Valley Turkey Chase
Healdsburg – Healdsburg 5K Turkey Trot
Saturday, Nov. 30
San Francisco – Gobble Wobble Turkey Trot
Fremont – Quarry Turkey Half Marathon
