Calabash Turkey Trot
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Calabash Turkey Trot
The Calabash Turkey Trot is an annual Thanksgiving Day road race presented by Coastal Race Productions, scheduled for Thursday, November 26, 2026. The event includes multiple in-person and virtual options and marks the 12th edition of the Calabash Turkey Trot while coinciding with the organizer's 100th race.
Distances include:
- 10K
- 5K
- 1 Mile
- Three race challenge covering all three distances
Registration fees listed for this edition are $60 for the 10K, $50 for the 5K, $30 for the 1 Mile, and $145 for the three race challenge. All in-person finishers receive medals and tech quarter zip garments for the 5K, 10K and challenge entries; 1 Mile participants may purchase a T shirt for an additional fee. Additional soft race shirts are available for purchase while supplies last.
The 10K and 5K are USATF certified courses with maps and turn by turn directions. Course support includes coned lanes, course marshals, sheriff deputies, signage, and water stops: two on the 10K and one on the 5K, supplying water and blue Gatorade roughly every two miles. Walking is allowed within published completion limits and challenge runners must meet cutoffs between segments for safety and traffic control.
Packet pickup is scheduled the day before the race at SeaTrail Convention Center in Sunset Beach, NC. Volunteers earn a race shirt and may trigger a club donation or other benefits through the organizer's volunteer program. The event provides race day photos that are posted after the race. No dogs or companion bicycles are allowed on course except by approved USATF ADA accommodation. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
