Do you need a workout to prepare your body for the upcoming holiday food overload? Run a Thanksgiving Day race this month! These races are perfect for building up your appetite and keeping you in shape during the holiday season. Enjoy a race here in Arlington, VA!
This is the Arlington Turkey Trot’s 12th Annual Race! Celebrate with them and take part in this awesome event. In their first race, $4,200 was raised for various charities that help the poor and the needy in the community. Last year they raised over $100,000! Not only will this race keep you in shape, but it will help out our great community. The race is about a 9 minute drive from Dolley Madison Towers.
The Cranberry Crawl is put on by the Potomac Valley Track Club. It’s a great race where the top 3 winners in each race win cranberry bread! The races include age groups of 10-years with both men and women as well as race-walkers in their own group. The race is about 13 minute drive from our apartment community. Click on the link above to register and learn more!
Thanksgiving Day Trot for Hunger
Sign up for the 16th annual Thanksgiving Day Trot for Hunger. “Each year SOME provides critical services to more than 10,000 people struggling with poverty, hunger and homelessness in our nation’s capital. Our 16th Annual Thanksgiving Day Trot for Hunger—the only turkey trot in the District—is a major source of support for that work. The Trot for Hunger is a time-honored tradition, bringing together up to 10,000 participants from across the DC metropolitan area and the country.” This race is about a 14 minute drive from your apartment.
The Fairfax Turkey Trot is a 5K that benefits the Fairfax Fire Department Benevolent Fund. Join in to show your appreciation and support for a local fire department. The race is about a 26 minute drive from our apartment community. Click on the link above to learn more!
Another race for a good cause, the Turkey Chase is helping out the local YMCA in Bethesda, MD. “Every Thanksgiving for the past 34 years, thousands of runners have gathered in Bethesda to run in the Turkey Chase in support of the YMCA’s Youth and Family Services, YMCA Bethesda-Chevy Chase and the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rotary Club Foundation.” Join in by learning more in the link above. The race is about a 30 minute drive from Dolley Madison Towers.
Do you participate in Thanksgiving Day races? What’s your favorite race? Thanks for reading our post and visit the Dolley Madison Towers Blog again soon!