Holden Turkey Trot

Holden Turkey Trot is held in Holden, Massachusetts, on Thanksgiving morning, November 26, 2026, with a single 5K (3.1 miles) that starts at 8:00 a.m. from Seven Saws Brewery. You can run it, walk it or treat it as a fun stroll. The event is organized to fight food insecurity: it supports the Be Like Brit foundation in Haiti as well as local food banks, including St. John's Food for the Poor, the Rutland Food Pantry and the Wachusett Food Pantry. Gift cards go to the top finishers in the various age groups, and a T-shirt is available if you pick up your bib ahead of race day.

One practical detail matters more than usual here: there are no water stops on the course, so bring your own bottle if you plan to walk or run at an easy pace. For a 5K on a holiday morning, a few weeks of regular easy running plus a handful of short faster efforts is plenty of preparation, and a ten-minute warm-up jog before the 8:00 start will help you feel comfortable from the first mile.