CRC Fort Worth Thanksgiving Day Run

CRC Fort Worth Thanksgiving Day Run is held in Fort Worth, Texas, on November 26, 2026. The half marathon (13.1 miles) starts at 7:30 a.m., a 10K distance follows at 7:35 a.m. and the 5K at 8:00 a.m., which puts every finisher back well before lunch. Running on Thanksgiving morning itself is the point of the event, and the staggered starts keep the field moving steadily through the same finish area.

Thanksgiving races reward a bit of restraint. If you are entering the half, keep the last two weeks light and treat the day as a steady effort rather than a personal-best attempt, especially if the rest of the day involves travel. Newer runners are better served by the 5K, which needs little more than a few weeks of consistent twenty-minute runs. For a half-marathon build started now, twelve weeks with one long run per week rising to about 11 miles lines up almost exactly with the date.