Newton Turkey Trot

Join us on Sunday, November 24th at Zervas Elementary School for the in-person run or run your own virtual race during the Thanksgiving week, November 24-30th, anywhere in the country. The beautiful, USATF Certified, Newton Turkey Trot course and 1-mile kids fun run will be marked with race signs during that week.

Event Details

The Newton Turkey Trot is celebrating its 11th year! We hope that the race will have something for everyone. Our goals this November remain, as always, our youth’s awareness of health and wellness and community service. We will continue our partnership of supporting the Newton Food Pantry, Centre Street Food Pantry, and Journey Forward, a non-profit organization dedicated to bettering the lives of those with spinal cord injuries or disability.

Registration Information

Participants registered by October 24th will receive an awesome Newton Turkey Trot t-shirt. The Newton Turkey Trot is a family event that has drawn more than 1,300 participants each year from our community and beyond. We hope you will continue to support our race and your community.

Safety Measures

We will be following the recommended Covid-19 safety measures per the city of Newton, MDPH, and CDC for all participants and volunteers for the race. Given the uncertainty of the Covid-19 pandemic, the in-person race may be canceled. In this case, the race would become completely virtual and refunds cannot be offered.

Course Information

The 5K run is a beautiful out-and-back course starting at Zervas Elementary School. The roads will be monitored by Newton Police. Please consider walking if you’re close enough to do so!

Prizes

Prizes will be awarded to the top 3 male and female 5K finishers in various age categories. The top male and female finisher of the 1 mile kids fun run who is 12 years old or under will also be awarded a prize.