Leesville Community Turkey Trot

Leesville Community Turkey Trot takes place in the Leesville area of Raleigh, North Carolina, on Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 2026. The event offers a single format, the Leesville Community Turkey Trot 5K (3.1 miles), with the start at 8:30 a.m. It is a neighborhood road run built around the holiday morning, short enough to fit before the rest of the day's plans.

A community 5K is a good fit for almost any level. If you are running your first race, six weeks of three short runs a week, using walk breaks when needed, will carry you through the distance comfortably. If you want a fast time to end the year, keep your regular easy mileage and add one session a week of 400-meter to 800-meter repeats at goal pace, then take the last few days easy. Late-November mornings in central North Carolina are usually cool rather than cold, so a light long-sleeve layer and a ten-minute warm-up jog before the 8:30 a.m. start are all you need.