Springfield will hold its annual Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning, while Marshfield will hold its Turkey Gobble Wobble.
You can sign up through the links below.
Press Release on Turkey Trot
There is still time to register for Springfield’s Thanksgiving tradition. The 27th Annual Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk Presented by Brad Bradshaw, MD, JD, LC, takes place Thursday, Nov. 25 through Sunday, Nov. 28, at the location of your choice.
Register to earn your Thanksgiving calories and support your community through the Developmental Center of the Ozarks and the Springfield-Greene County Park Board Youth Recreation Scholarship Fund. Please bring five food items to donate to Ozarks Food Harvest.
Last chance to register in person is today: Wednesday, Nov. 24, 8 a.m.- 6 p.m., at Killian Sport Complex, 2141 E. Pythian St.
Packet pick-up is a drive-through event today, 8 a.m.- 6 p.m., at Killian Sports Complex. Participants may also drop off five nonperishable food items for Ozarks Food Harvest. Historically, Turkey Trot is one of the group’s largest food drives of the year.
Choose your own route and complete your Turkey Trot 5K over Thanksgiving weekend, alone or with friends and family. View sample routes at ParkBoard.org/TurkeyTrot. Registration includes a long-sleeved Turkey Trot t-shirt and commemorative race bib. Time yourself running or walking your 5K in your shirt, and upload your race times and photos for the chance to win contests and prizes. Submit results by midnight on Sunday, Nov. 28, at ParkBoard.org/TurkeyTrot. Upload photos by midnight to Facebook.
Press Release on the Turkey Gobble Wobble
The Webster County Health Unit has a question for everyone looking to fill their Thanksgiving morning. Why trot with the turkeys, when you can come to Marshfield and GOBBLE WOBBLE?
The 11th annual race will start and finish at the Webster County Health Unit, 233 E. Washington in Marshfield, rain or shine. Start time for the 5k fun event is 8:00 am. This year’s event promises to be more enjoyable for young and old alike with a fresh new look and newly designed shirts for the first 200 participants. First, Second, and Third place finishers will be handsomely rewarded.
There is NO COST to participate in the GOBBLE WOBBLE, but donations can be made on site to Zuzu’s House, a valuable Webster County resource for vulnerable teens. Volunteers from Zuzu’s House will be onsite to collect your donations and answer questions about their program. The program gets its name from the movie ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’, which is the theme for this year’s event.
Registration is required and can be done in a number of ways. Stop by the Health Unit during normal business hours, go to their website at http://webstercohealth.com/gobble-wobble/, go to the Health Unit’s Facebook or Instagram page, or register onsite that morning as early as 7:30.
