Three Village Turkey Trot 5K

Three Village Turkey Trot 5K takes place in East Setauket, New York, on Long Island, on November 21, 2026. The Kids Fun Run opens the morning at 8:30 a.m., and the Three Village Turkey Trot 5K (3.1 miles) starts at 9:00 a.m., giving families time to watch the children before the main race begins.

A Thanksgiving-week 5K is a classic way to close the racing season: fast enough for a personal best if you have been training through the fall, and short enough for a first race if you are just getting started. Beginners can prepare in six to eight weeks with three sessions a week, moving from run-walk intervals to 30 minutes of steady running. If you are chasing a time, keep one weekly session of short, fast repeats and practice running the first mile at your goal pace rather than sprinting off the line. Bring gloves and a hat for a late-November start and warm up with a ten-minute jog before the 9:00 a.m. start. Plan to arrive early enough to park, collect your bib and get to the line without rushing.