About the 2026 Forge Fitness Turkey Trot
This is a Thanksgiving morning run through downtown Buffalo, open to runners, walkers, strollers, and leashed dogs. The route stays in town, so the surroundings are familiar and the crowd tends to be a mix of neighbors out for a holiday tradition rather than a race-day field.
Check-in opens before the start, and breakfast from a local café waits at the finish along with hot coffee and cider. All proceeds go to Wrapped In Love, a local nonprofit that provides clothing to children in foster care.
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