Thousands of runners, walkers and their dogs are expected to participate in the 49th annual Turkey Trot in Del Ray on Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 28.
The five-mile contest is touted as the “premier D.C. area Thanksgiving race” by the Del Ray Business Association. It started in 1975 with just 244 runners, and has since grown to 6,000+ participants.
“If you plan on being competitive, you should make your way to the front of the pack for the start,” according to the Turkey Trot website.
The race awards $2,000 split between first, second and third place runners.
The fastest men’s time for running the Turkey Trot is 22 minutes and 50 seconds for Willy Fink in last year’s race, and the top women’s time was 25 minutes and 32 seconds by Weyneshet Ansa in 2022.
The race starts and ends at George Washington Middle School (1005 Mount Vernon Avenue). Doors will open at 7:30 a.m., followed by the invocation and announcements at 8:45 a.m. The race will start at 9 a.m., followed by an awards ceremony from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Participants are asked to register and pick up their racing materials before the race.
