Murray Business Lions Club Turkey Trot 5K
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About the race
The Murray Business Lions Club Turkey Trot is a community 5K held in Murray Calloway County Central Park on Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 2026. The event is presented as the club’s ninth annual Turkey Trot and notes an attendance of 460 runners in the prior year. Registration opens August 20, 2026, and the stated registration fee is $30.00.
Late registration is available on the morning of the race. Proceeds and donations support local Calloway County charities, with past recipients including Soup for the Soul, Hope Calloway, the Need Line’s Backpack Program, and Murray Calloway County Parks and Recreation. Organizers provide traditional pies on the morning of the event. Awards and recognitions include trophies for overall male and female finishers, male and female master and grandmaster finishers, first through third in multiple age divisions (age ranges from 0 to 100 in established brackets), largest corporate, club, and family teams, and specialty trophies for tallest runner, shortest runner, oldest runner, youngest runner, and the participant who traveled the farthest. Costume awards are given for first through third place. Pre-registered runners can pick up race packets at the Murray Calloway County Library (rear entrance) during packet pickup the week before the race on Monday November 23, Tuesday November 24, and Wednesday November 25 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
Mid-South Race Timing will provide professional chip timing. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
