4. The Columbia Turkey Chase 10K & Relay;
www.columbiaturkeychase.com 10. Fairfax Turkey Trot; www.runpacers.com/race/
fairfax-turkey-trot 8850 Stanford Blvd., Columbia, MD
Next to Fairfax Fire Station #3, 4081 University Dr., Fairfax VA
Join fellow turkey lovers, runners and friends
for an appetite-inducing morning of good-
natured competition. The 5th Annual Columbia Turkey Chase
is a 10K Run, 2-Person Relay and Kid’s Fun Run located in
the heart of Columbia, MD.

Join Pacers Running for the most fun you can have on
turkey day. Held in the heart of Old Town Fairfax, the second
annual Fairfax Turkey Trot will benefit the City of Fairfax Fire
Department Benevolent Fund.

NOV. 20
5. Vienna Turkey Trot; www.viennaturkeytrot.org
11. Arlington Turkey Trot - 5K Fun Run/Walk;
www.arlingtonvaturkeytrot.org Vienna Volunteer Fire Department, 400 Center St. South,
Vienna, VA
Christ Church of Arlington, 3020 North Pershing Dr.,
Arlington, VA
The James Madison High School Band will be
hosting the 14th Annual Vienna Turkey Trot 5K/10K
and Fun Run. All proceeds benefit the JMHS “Pride of Vienna”
band and the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department. Enjoy the music,
prizes and refreshments after the race at the Finish Line Festival.

This run goes through Lyon Park and Ashton Heights and
raises money for local Arlington charities, including Arlington
Food Assistance Center, Arlington Street People’s Assistance
Network, Arlington Thrive and more.

NOV. 20
HELD THANKSGIVING DAY, NOV. 24
6. 15th Annual Thanksgiving Day Trot for Hunger; www.

support.some.org Freedom Plaza, Corner of 13th St., NW and Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.

This popular 5K fun run and family walk benefits programs
for the homeless, and helps So Others Might Eat serve more
than 800 meals to the hungry every day of the year.

7. 34th Annual Turkey Chase; www.turkeychase.com
YMCA Bethesda-Chevy Chase, 9401 Old Georgetown
Rd., Bethesda, MD
Turkey Chase is the largest 10K in Montgomery County and
the largest fundraiser for the YMCA and the BCC Rotary. All
of the net proceeds benefit youth and families in Montgomery
County through YMCA programs and local Rotary charities.

8. 41st Annual Alexandria Turkey Trot;
www.alexandriaturkeytrot.com Mt. Vernon and E. Spring St., Alexandria, VA
Started in 1975 with 244 runners, this popular event now has
thousands of participants and offers generous cash and gift
prizes to top finishers.

12. Way Station’s Annual 5K Turkey Trot and 1K Fun
Run/Walk; www.waystationinc.org/turkey-trot
William Talley Rec Center, 2nd and Bentz Streets,
Frederick, MD
Way Station, Inc., an active member of the Frederick
community for over 35 years, is hosting its annual 5K run and
1K fun run/walk to benefit children, adolescents and adults
with serious mental illness.

13. 28th Annual Virginia Run Thanksgiving Day Turkey
Trot; www.varunturkeytrot.wixsite.com/2016
15355 Wetherburn Ct., Centreville, VA
The Virginia Run Turkey Trot was founded in 1989 to promote
health, community spirit and raise money for a charitable
cause. Since its inception, the race has donated over $1
million to Life with Cancer.

14. Ashburn Farm Thanksgiving Day 10K/5K/2K;
www.ecrossroadsumc.org Crossroads United Methodist Church, 43454 Crossroads
Dr., Ashburn, VA
In this annual fundraising event to support Africa’s Humble School,
hundreds gather for a time of fun, fellowship and a good cause.

15. Y Turkey Trot Charity 5K;
www.ymdturkeytrot.org/p/baltimore-city.html 9. 17th Annual Turkey Chase Charity Race; www.

campletts.org/discover-y/special-events/turkey-chase Druid Hill Park, near East Dr. and Wyman Park Dr.,
Baltimore, MD
YMCA Camp Letts, 4003 Camp Letts Rd., Edgewater, MD
Adults, children and families from across the region come
together to not only run (or walk, jog, stroll), but to raise funds
so that children living in poverty in central Maryland have
access to Y programs that will forever shape their lives.

The Turkey Chase is the camp’s largest fundraiser, and
proceeds help send deserving children and young adults to
overnight and day camp programs.

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