Turkey Day 5K Clermont

Turkey Day 5K Clermont takes place in Clermont, Florida, on Thursday, November 26, 2026. The event offers a single format, a 5K (3.1 miles) with a 9:00 a.m. start, which leaves plenty of the Thanksgiving morning free once you cross the line. Registration runs through RunSignup, and the mid-morning gun time is late enough that you can drive in the same day rather than staying over.

This is a road 5K, so expect a course you can push on and a distance that works for almost everyone. Experienced runners can use it as a hard tempo effort or a late-season time trial; if you want a fast one, four to six weeks with one weekly interval session and a couple of easy runs will get your legs ready. First-timers have an easier job: three short runs a week for a month or two, building one of them toward the full 3.1 miles, is enough to finish comfortably. With only one distance on the schedule there are no waves to sort out, so you can focus on your own warm-up and line up where your pace belongs.