Ellis County TURKEY TROT

Ellis County TURKEY TROT is run in Waxahachie, Texas, on November 26, 2026, with three distances and three staggered starts. The 8 Miler goes first at 6:45 a.m., the 10K (6.2 miles) follows at 7:00, and the 5K (3.1 miles) closes the sequence at 7:15. Every start is before sunrise territory in late November, so the whole event is finished early in the morning.

The 8-mile option is the interesting one here, since it is longer than the usual holiday race and a genuinely useful long-run substitute if you are building toward a spring half marathon. Pace it as you would a hard long run rather than a 10K and you will finish strong. The 10K suits anyone chasing a time, and the 5K is the family-friendly entry point. Whatever you pick, the early start means arriving in the dark and warming up in the cold, so bring a throwaway layer and jog before the gun.