Little Falls Turkey Trot 5k

Little Falls Turkey Trot 5k is held in Little Falls, New York, on Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 2026. The event offers one format, a 5K (3.1 miles), with the start at 8:30 a.m. It is a short holiday road run in the Mohawk Valley, the kind of morning race that gets the whole household moving before the meal.

Late November in upstate New York usually means a cold start, so treat your warm-up seriously: ten minutes of easy jogging, a few drills and a layer you can hand off just before the gun. If you are running for a time, the 5K responds well to a few weeks of short repeats at goal pace layered on top of consistent easy running, with a lighter final week. If you are newer to the distance, three runs a week for six weeks, mixing in walk breaks as needed, will get you to the finish comfortably. The 8:30 a.m. start leaves the rest of the day free once you have crossed the line.