About the MJC Turkey Trot 5k Run and Gobbler Walk
The course winds through a park on paved surfaces with some unpaved stretches mixed in. It is a Thanksgiving morning race, so the crowd is a mix of people doing the 5k run and those joining the separate walker-only Gobbler Walk, which shares the course. Strollers and dogs are welcome in the walk portion but not the run.
Packet pickup happens the evening before at Fleet Feet Modesto on Standiford Avenue, with race-morning pickup available up to a short window before the first start. Walk-in registration opens a couple of days before the race; cash or Venmo are the options on site. Post-race refreshments are set out after the finish.
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Distances & Start Times
5K11/26/2026 09:30$35
800m11/26/2026 08:45$30
3.6 Miles11/26/2026 08:45$40
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