The Fox & The Turkey Races
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The Fox and the Turkey
The Fox and the Turkey is an annual Thanksgiving Day running event hosted by Fox River Trail Runners in downtown Batavia. The 2026 edition marks the event's 30th year. Races start and finish in downtown Batavia and include youth and adult distances.
Distances:
- 1-mile youth race
- 4-mile race
Fox River Trail Runners designates the Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry as the race charity partner. For each 4-mile registration FRTR will donate $5 to the pantry, and registrants may make additional donations. At the 2025 event the race raised $12,500 for the Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry.
Race operations include a course management policy: 4-mile participants who do not reach the approximately 1.5-mile point by the event cutoff will be diverted and will complete an approximately 3-mile course, and those diverted will not be eligible for age-group awards.
The event is presented by Fox River Trail Runners, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization based in Geneva, Illinois. The race lists community sponsors for the year and identifies the Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry as its charity partner. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
