Ready or not, the holidays are almost upon us! If you’re still in the process of making plans for Turkey Day, consider making tracks at a local Turkey Trot before partaking in your usual feast with friends and family.
Not only will trotting jump-start your metabolism, but the exercise will help relieve holiday stress and give you a jumping off-point for setting goals to challenge yourself in the New Year. And if that’s not enough motivation, most Turkey Trots support local non-profit organizations, such as food banks, schools and community programs, so it’s a great way to give back while getting in a little pre-holiday workout.
Here’s a list of a few Bay Area Turkey Trots for 2012, but if you’re travelling or live outside of San Francisco, check out sites such as Active to find one near you.
2012 Bay Area Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trots:
Applied Materials Silicon Valley Turkey Trot (Santa Clara Street at Market Street, Downtown San Jose): 5K, 10K and costume contest supporting the Housing Trust, Second Harvest Food Bank and the Children’s Healthcare Initiative
Brazen Nitro Turkey Thanksgiving Run (Point Pinole Regional Park, Richmond): 5K, 10K and Little Turkeys Race supporting the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano
Lifetime Fitness TD5K (AT&T Ballpark, San Francisco): 5K benefitting the San Francisco and Marin Food Banks
Folsom Turkey Trot (Folsom Parkway Trails, Folsom): 5K and 10K supporting the Twin Lakes Food Bank and Never in Our Town youth scholarship
Forma Gym Walnut Creek Turkey Trot (Civic Park, Walnut Creek): 5K, 10K and Kids’ Fun Run benefitting the Walnut Creek Education Foundation and PEAK Education Foundation, as well as the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano
Piedmont Turkey Trot (Piedmont High School, Piedmont): Three-miler benefitting the Piedmont High School Cross Country and Track Teams
Run and Walk Against Hunger (Stockton Ports Baseball Park and Stockton Arena, Stockton): 5K, 10K and quarter-mile kids’ run supporting the Emergency Food Bank
Solano Turkey Trot (Solano Community College, Solano): 5K and 10K benefitting the Children’s Nurturing Project, Heather House, Meals on Wheels and Mission Solano
Turkey Trail Trot (Golden Gate Park Polo Field, San Francisco): Three-mile Turkey Trot, five-mile Pilgrim Promenade and 100-meter Kids’ Gobbler Chase supporting the Lowell High Track & Field Team
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