LHSXC Turkey Trot 5K

LHSXC Turkey Trot 5K takes place in Valdosta, Georgia, on Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 2026. The event offers one format, a 5K (3.1 miles), with the start at 8:00 a.m. Run under the LHSXC banner, it is a short holiday race that fits easily into the morning before family gatherings.

A 5K is the most approachable race distance, and it suits several kinds of runners at once. If you have been training through the fall and want a final hard effort, a few weeks of short intervals at goal pace on top of steady easy running will bring you to the line sharp. If it is your first race, aim to run or run-walk the distance comfortably two or three times in the month before. South Georgia in late November is usually mild in the morning, so a light layer and a ten-minute warm-up jog are enough before the 8:00 a.m. start, and you can expect to be finished well before the holiday cooking begins.