About the SGI Turkey Trot 5K
This is a Thanksgiving morning race on St. George Island, starting and finishing outside a vacation properties office on Pine Avenue. The course is a road run through an island community, and the whole thing raises money for Franklin's Promise Coalition, a nonprofit focused on families and children in Franklin County. The holiday timing gives it a different feel than a typical weekend race.
The start and finish are at the same spot on Pine Avenue, so there is a clear home base from the beginning. Because it runs on Thanksgiving, the crowd tends to include people who drove in for the holiday, mixing with locals who make it a yearly ritual before the big meal.
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Distances & Start Times
3.1 Miles11/26/2026 08:00$20
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