YMCA Thanksgiving Leftovers Fun Run

YMCA Thanksgiving Leftovers Fun Run is run in Boise, Idaho, on Saturday, November 28, 2026. Two distances start together at 10:00 a.m.: a 5K and a 1-mile run. The mid-morning start and the pairing of a short and a very short option make this an easy event to enter with children or with relatives visiting for the holiday weekend.

Both formats are road runs, so ordinary trainers are fine, though Boise in late November can be cold and there may be ice on shaded pavement. The mile is short enough for young kids and for anyone walking, while the 5K gives adults a real if brief effort after a heavy meal. Nothing about either distance demands a training plan: a few weeks of easy running two or three times a week is more than enough, and the point of a fun run is the outing rather than the clock.