This 3, 4, or 6.5 mile family fun run and walk has grown into the undisputed way to begin Thanksgiving Day for thousands of families. This free family run only has one entry fee: canned goods and non-perishable food items or money donations to the Arkansas Foodbank. This event attracts more than 2,000 people and collects enough food and donations to feed over 15,000 meals.

As Always a FREE family run – simply bring a canned food or cash donation for the Arkansas Foodbank. Register to run and to be eligible for Prizes (to be announced).  Due to the costs we incur to put on this ever-growing fun run, we are asking for a small donation that can be made during registration to offset the cost of additional expenses (like porta-potties, Insurance, Police support, ambulance, water stops, and course markings).

If you want to donate food but cannot make it to the run on Thanksgiving day, The Little Rock Athletic Clubs and Rock City Running have collection stations in their lobby. Swing by to drop off food up to 2 weeks before Thanksgiving.

Tom’s Tiny Trot!   A short fun run for our little runners and walkers, ages 0 to 8, who might not be able to take on the Gobbler routes. It’s a quick run around a closed course in the parking lot that starts and finishes at the start line of the main event!  This event starts BEFORE the main run, so the kids can have lots of people cheering them on!  Kids must be accompanied to the start by a parent or guardian, but you don’t have to run with them on this spectator friendly course.  Just get them to the start and cheer them across the finish line!  You won’t want to miss this!

SANTA will be there run morning to collect your canned goods, non-perishable food items, and cash donations as your entry fee into The Gobbler Turkey Trot.  Get a picture with him, and it’s a good chance to tell him how good you’ve been all year!

The Courses:  Three fun courses to choose from that cover many aspects of running such as road, track, trails, and other “surprises” that makes it a tour of beautiful Hillcrest and The Heights.  The Turkey Trot starts and finishes at 1825 N Grant in the Heights.  Please note, there will be very limited traffic control on these courses, and runners are responsible for their own safety when crossing roads. Therefore a reminder: This is NOT A RACE so take your time and enjoy a fun morning run.

The courses are 3 miles, 4 miles, and 6.5 miles and remain the same as last year. The 4 and 6.5 mile options ARE NOT stroller-friendly, due to the technical single-track trail.  One water stop at 2.25 miles on the 4 mile route and at 4.5 miles on the 6.5 mile route.