Use this page to compare course fit, registration timing, and race-weekend logistics before you commit. 🦃 With the careful planning & cooperation from Montgomery Township,PennDOT, Fire Department of Montgomery Townshipand various local businesses, we are proud to bring you the 10th Annual MoTown Turkey Trot ...
5KKids' Run
Race dayNovember 26, 2026ThursdayTerrainRoadCourse type pendingField sizeN/AAverage participants
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Snapshot
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November 26, 2026
Race day
5K, Kids' Run
Distance
Road
Terrain
N/A
Participants
Race brief
This race takes place in Pennsylvania, United States on November 26, 2026. Use the details below to decide whether the course, logistics, and registration timeline match the type of season you are building.
Decision signals
Course layout details are still limited with road terrain.
Why This Race
The organizer pitch, translated for runners
🦃 With the careful planning & cooperation from Montgomery Township,PennDOT, Fire Department of Montgomery Townshipand various local businesses, we are proud to bring you the 10th Annual MoTown Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day! (MoTown is short for Montgomery Township) THE MOTOWN TURKEY TROT IS THE AREA’S LARGEST & MOST POPULAR RUNNING EVENT! 🦃 Join Montgomery Township & Scoogie Events on Thanksgiving Day 2025 for this very special 10th year anniversary event!WHEN WE CLOSE THE US 202 PARKWAY JUST FOR YOU!💥IMPORTANT SELL OUT NOTE💥Last year’s event SOLD OUT well before race day!This year it will sell out even faster!Please register early to guarantee your slot! Of course the race beneficiary for this event will be the same this year…. The Fire Department of Montgomery Township 🦃 CLICK HERE FOR OUR HOMEPAGE TO VIEW THE COURSE MAP 🦃 The Juicy Race Day Details 🦃 DateThanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 27, 2025 Start Time8:00 am LocationThe US 202 Parkway!Host Venue:Kiddie Academy1020 Horsham RdNorth Wales, PA 19454 The Distances/Start Times6:15-7:30 AM Check in/Packet Pick Up at Kiddie Academy: (in Scoogie Events tent) 7:30 AM Packet Pick up/registration CLOSES PROMPLY! (NO EXCEPTIONS) 7:35 AM Walk to start line on US 202 Parkway! 7:40 AM Pre-Race Meeting 7:48 AM National Anthem Trumpeted by Skip Schanbacker 7:50 AM Special Guest Appearance 8:00 AM 8K Starts 8:08 AM 5K Start 8:09 AM 2-Mile Walk Start 8:10 AM ½-Mile Kids’ Fun Run Start 8:30-10:00 AM After Party in the parking lot at Kiddie Academy! (hot chocolate, snacks, bounce houses, costume contest winners, awards ceremony (9:15 am+/-) NoteThe 8k starts first, followed by the 5k, then the 2 mile fun run and finally we start the KIDS RUN. HERE’S A VERY EXCITING PROGRAM FROM SCOOGIE EVENTS THAT ALLOWS YOU TO EARN MONEY BACK....EASILY!!! 💖The Scoogie Events Share The Love Referral Program!💖How it works: Once you have registered for this event, you will automatically be emailed a unique link in your confirmation email that you can then share with friends ANY WAY YOU'D LIKE: Post your link on Facebook, Twitter or email it to your friends, family & co-workers and each time a friend registers for this event (not including the kids 1/2 mile run or 1 or 2 mile walks) you get $5 back onto the original credit card you used to register for the event. Keep doing it til you earn your registration money back…EASY PEASY! ! AWARDS: Awards given for 8K & 5k only, Kids Run & FUN RUN are for FUN! Overall winner (male and female), plus top three males and females in each age category:NEW: 9 & under, 10-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, (new age group: 80-89). No mailing of awards or shirts. AWARDS NOTE:There will be no mailing of awards or shirts. If you have to leave the race early for ANY reason, you must notify us to save your award. If you do not, we cannot hold/store awards and it will likely be given to a race day entry or someone else.It is simply too much to hold/store & inventory the awards. Note: If you are registered for this race and you registered in time to choose a shirt size BUT you are unable to run for whatever reason, you will NEED TO CONTACT us 24 hours BEFORE RACE DAY (we CANNOT make any changes with your registration within 24hrs of the race...we are simply too busy setting up at that time) and let us know if you'd like us to hold on to your reserved giveaway (shirt) for you to pick up at a future Scoogie Event. If you do not do this, we cannot hold your shirt and it will be given to someone that registered after the deadline. We cannot mail shirts!Packet Pick up time & location will be announced on November 15th!If you have any questions, please feel free to email the good folks at Scoogie Events and they will respond promptly. 🏃♂️🦃🏃♀️SEE YOU ON NOVEMBER 27TH🏃♂️🦃🏃♀️ Scoogie Events contact:scoogie@scoogie.com~ Keep Running Happy 😃 --The Crew at Scoogie Events :-)
Course Fit
Course shape, standards, and race history
This is the section to compare terrain, elevation, certification, and field context before you decide whether the race belongs on your calendar.
Elevation profile
Illustrative profile based on available elevation data. Use it as a directional planning signal, not a final course guarantee.
Actual course elevation and routing may vary from the visual estimate.
Course highlights
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Road terrain
Primary running surface.
Community Layer
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10th Annual MoTown Turkey Trot Room
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