Mansfield and Lexington Turkey Trot

What a great way to kick off Thanksgiving Day with family and friends! The start & finish line will be on the historic B&O Railway Trail behind the Heartland Church in Lexington, Ohio. The event kicks off with the Kids Fun Run at 9:00am followed by the Half Marathon, 10k and 5k races at 9:15am.

Participants will receive their choice of one of the many following items: a turkey hat or elf hat or santa hat (approximately 20 different hat options to choose from during packet pickup) or tutu (multiple colors to choose from) or long sleeve shirt (3 different print designs to choose from on a first come, first serve basis at packet pickup) or an upgraded "Burning Thighs Before Pies" hooded sweatshirt.

Every registrant will also receive a custom race bib, finishers medal, a sweet treat in the form of a personal pie, donut and/or cookie, chip timed race, instant results, snacks, refreshments AND MORE!!

If you choose a hat or tutu as your giveaway item you'll pick your style and/or color during packet pickup. If you want more than one giveaway item you can purchase additional items during the online registration process.

Race Start Times:
The Kids Fun Run will start first at 9:00am followed by the Half, 10k and 5k.

Kids Fun Run – 9:00am
Half Marathon, 10k & 5k - 9:15am

FAQ:
This run will be chip timed and it is very important that you visibly wear your bib on the front of your chest/body when crossing the start and finish line to ensure an accurate race time.

We do allow strollers at this event.

We LOVE dogs but unfortunately due to the size of this race we cannot allow dogs on course. However, dogs are 100% welcome to hang out at the start/finish line and give you tons of love once you cross the finish line!

Anyone who wants to start the race after the main group has begun the run is more than welcome to and your time will still be accurate.

Headphones/iPod/mp3 devices are allowed, though are strongly not recommended. It is the participant’s responsibility to make sure that they do not impair their ability to hear and detect present or potential hazards and dangers as well as verbal instructions from course marshals.

If at any time you or someone else on course is in need of assistance throughout the run please notify a course marshal or dial 911 in case of an emergency and then please let the closest course marshal know as well.

The run will start rain, snow or shine. The run could be delayed due to lightning or other dangerous conditions. The above schedule is weather-dependent.

Early packet pickup is strongly recommended and will be on Wednesday, November 26 at the Heartland Church between 6:30pm-8pm.

Race day packet pickup will be on Thanksgiving (race day morning) starting at 8:15am also at Heartland Church which is located at:

2505 Lexington Springmill Rd S
Lexington, OH 44904

Refunds are not allowed for this race however we do have options. You can defer, change races, donate your entry fee to charity, switch to a virtual event or purchase event insurance and receive a refund through your insurance claim. If you want to defer your registration to next year you can do that as well as change to another one of our races in the same calendar year.

To defer or change races please do not contact us, simply locate your confirmation email from when you signed up and under your event click the blue hyperlink text that says: Manage Registration

If you would like to switch to a different distance than what you signed up for (for example you signed up for the 10k but want to switch to the 5k or you want to switch to virtual) you can also do that by managing your registration and there is no need to reach out to us as you can make that change quickly and easily.

Please note registration is locked and you as well as the race organizer cannot make any changes within 48 hours of the start of the race. The only change that can be made in that time is when you check in for the race you can let the volunteer or staff member know you wish to downgrade your distance.