Race Information
-
Details from event's RunSignUp.com listing:
THANKSGIVING WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN!
Join us for the 9th Annual Gobbler Half Marathon, 10K & 5K on Sunday, November 24, 2024 at 8:30am at Mereworth Farm in West Lexington. Earn your Thanksgiving feast the following Thursday with a scenic Half Marathon, 10K, or 5K through beautiful bluegrass horse country.
RACE FEATURES:
- Scenic country course through horse country
- Start/Finish on Mereworth Farm (Home of New Vocations Racehorse Adoption)
- Finisher's medals for all 3 races
- Commemorative long sleeved performance race shirts
- DJ James Hummel/Freestyle Entertainment
- Free Race Photos
- A distance for everyone --- Half Marathon, 10K, 5K and Virtual Option
- Overall & Age Group Awards for all 3 races (5 year age divisions)
- Berserker Brew Coffee
- Food, fun and fellowship for a great cause
In addition to our in-person race, we are also providing a VIRTUAL OPTION for those who can't join us in person (or who are not ready for an in-person race). Those who register as a virtual participant can run/walk/hike their race on their own schedule and on their own course. Virtual participants will earn a commemorative shirt and finisher's medal. We will mail out virtual packets to those who live outside of the Central Kentucky area. The registration fee for the virtual race (any distance) is $45.
Our race charitable beneficiaries will be New Vocations Racehorse Adoption. Read more about this worthy local charity below.
Our scenic half marathon course will traverse through beautiful horse country and past a number of our horse farms.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Because our race starts and finishes on a horse farm, dogs are not allowed in this race as their presence could disturb the horses.
Commemorative long-sleeved shirts (men's/women's sized) are on a first come, first served basis. When you register if your size is not available, you can either select another size or "no shirt option" to SAVE $5.00. We will have a SHIRT SWAP immediately following the race for anyone who either did not receive a shirt or got a size that they would like to trade with another participant. If we have race no shows, their shirts will be available for swap following the race.
There will be a 15 minute/mile (3:15 total time) pace limit imposed for the half marathon race per contract with the City of Lexington. Walkers and strollers are welcomed in the 10K and 5K races. No dogs are allowed.
PACKET PICKUP Packet pickup is Friday, November 22nd from 3:00-7:00pm and Saturday, November 23rd from 12n-3pm at Fleet Feet Lexington located at The Summit at Fritz Farm (Address: 4084 Finn Way Suite 140, Lexington, KY 40517) Anyone who picks up on Friday and Saturday will be entered into our raffle for a $50 Fleet Feet gift card and free race entry from RaceRise.
There will also be limited race day PPU from 7:15-8:30am mostly designed for our out of town/out of state runners. This will be a Mereworth Farm our race venue.
HALF MARATHON COURSE CLICK HERE
10K COURSE CLICK HERE
5K COURSE CLICK HERE
VOLUNTEERING Please consider volunteering for our benefiting charities at this race (or having friends/family do so). Our race day shift generally runs from 6:30am-12:00pm. Once you sign up, we'll be in touch with you about more details, duties, etc...
For the love of all that is good and moisture wicking...
ALWAYS visit the race's website for the most complete and accurate race information.
Listing Status
-
Added to our DirectoryJan 20, 2016
-
Last Updated in our DirectoryJul 12, 2023
-
Appears in Directories
-
This event has concludedWe hope to update it for 2024
Updates, Options, Corrections, or Problems
- Because we personally verify everything that is submitted to us, we allow anyone to submit an update or correction, or report a problem. No need to create an account or log in.
- Submit an Update Or Correction
- Feature This Listing
- Report a Bad Link
- Remove From Directory
Run-Time: Saved Race
- A Saved Race is one that has been added to your personal directory. You can organized races in lists, and add comments for your own personal reminders and information.
- You must Create an Account and Log In to save races to your own personal directory.
- Learn more about Saved Races
Claimed Race
- A claimed race is one that you are a contact for. We can email you when we update our listing, or if we have questions or concerns. You can schedule reminder emails to renew your race listings.
- You must Create an Account and Log In, or use an Authorization Code to claim Listings.
- Learn more about Claimed Listings