YMCA of Pueblo Turkey Trot

YMCA of Pueblo Turkey Trot is held in Pueblo, Colorado, on November 26, 2026, and offers a single distance: a 5K (3.1 miles) starting at 9:00 a.m. It is a straightforward Thanksgiving morning race run by the local YMCA, with one start for the whole field.

Two things are worth planning for in southern Colorado in late November. The first is altitude, which flattens your usual pace whether or not you live there, so run by effort rather than by watch and accept that your splits may look slower than at sea level. The second is the cold at a 9:00 a.m. start, which argues for a long warm-up: fifteen minutes of easy jogging and a few strides before you strip down to race. Preparation for a 5K is minimal, but one weekly session of faster running in the weeks beforehand will make the pace feel controlled instead of ragged.