Events
5K - IN PERSON
5k YOUTH - IN PERSON
Virtual 5k Youth (12 & under)
Description
Run for good before you gobble
Give thanks and give back: Support families striving for stability this holiday season.
Shake a tail feather with your favorite holiday tradition: HumanKind's Lynchburg Turkey Trot, presented by Scott Insurance.
Lace up for the largest 5K in the area – where every step is a part of something big! The Lynchburg Turkey Trot is a community fun run/walk with all proceeds of this fundraising race supporting the programs and services of HumanKind.
Everyone can join in, individually or with your favorite flock; in-person or virtually. You can run, walk, or TROT and make a difference in your community all year long.
#LYHTurkeyTrot
Lynchburg Turkey Trot Stocking Cap
You asked -- and our Commemorative Stocking Cap is BACK this year!
The first 500 people to register will receive our 2025 Lynchburg Turkey Trot stocking cap for FREE! The 2025 Lynchburg Turkey Trot stocking cap is sponsored by the City of Lynchburg Office of Economic Development and Tourism! LYH Loves You!
Stay tuned for our 2025 Stocking Cap Reveal coming this September...
FRIENDS & FAMILY SPECIAL PRICING
Friends, Family, “Framily”, neighbors, or group – however you gather – Run, Gobble and Give Thanks together.
Register 4 Or More Family Members To Receive Discounted Pricing (Applied At Check Out).
Race Info
EVENT START TIME:
8:00am - In person ONLY
The Start/Finish line of the Lynchburg Turkey Trot is located in front of EC Glass High School on Langhorne Road.
EC Glass High School is located at 2111 Memorial Avenue, Lynchburg, VA 24501
The Lynchburg Turkey Trot is a Rain or shine event! 🦃☀️🌧️ Turkeys aren't afraid of a little weather, and we know you're not either. So bundle up, lace up, and let's prepare to trot. All prayers, good vibes, and positive weather thoughts are appreciated!
VIRTUAL RACE DAY:
Run or walk from anywhere on a date of your choice between November 22nd – November 30th
STROLLERS / PETS
On our Lynchburg course in-person -- strollers are welcome! We ask that you leave your furry friends at home.
Please do NOT bring your pets to our in-person event.
For all virtual participants, strollers are of course allowed and BONUS -- you can participate with your favorite furry friend!
T-SHIRTS
Event T-shirts come in adult unisex sizing and youth sizing options. Shirts are guaranteed to those that register on or before November 13. Registrations received November 15 through race day will have shirts available on a first-come basis at packet pick-up. Race shirt reveal coming soon! Stay tuned for the reveal on our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/humankindva.
FINISHER MEDALS
Finisher Medals will be given to all who register for the 2025 Lynchburg Turkey Trot.
Packet Pick-Up
Drive Thru Packet Pickup Prior to Race Day
Participants are encouraged to pickup their event packet prior to race day at one of the two packet pick up dates below. Stay tuned for more details as event day approaches.
Location: HumanKind Campus, 1903 HumanKind Way, Lynchburg, VA 24503. Entrance from VES Road ONLY, all other entrances are permanently closed.
Friday November 21, 2025
12:00 - 6:00 PM
Wednesday November 26, 2025
12:00 - 6:00 PM
You can also choose to have your packet mailed to you during registration for an additional fee of $25 per address (up to 5 registrants).
Race packets will be shipped starting the week of 11/2/25. In order to guarantee receiving race items by the start of race week you must be registered for the race by 11/9/25. All shipping requests received after 11/9/25 will ship during the week of 12/8/25.
ATTENTION:
NO RACE DAY PACKET PICKUP.
PACKETS, BIB NUMBERS, AND REGISTRATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE ON RACE DAY 11/27.
"IN-PERSON" REGISTRATION & PACKET PICKUP MUST BE COMPLETED NO LATER THAN WEDNESDAY 11/26.
Parking
There are several parking options for the Lynchburg Turkey Trot -- please make sure you know which parking lots will be CLOSED for the duration of the race and which ones will be open. Due to road closures, the parking lots that fall inside the course will not open until the police department reopens the roads at 9:30 AM.
THANKS TO SUPPORTIVE LOCAL BUSINESSES, WE HAVE GREAT PARKING OPTIONS FOR 2025!
Parking options:
CLOSED 7:30 - 9:30 AM
- EC Glass High School (from Murrell & Langhorne Road)
OPEN - accessible before & during the race
- EC Glass High School - accessible from Memorial Avenue only
- Parking Map -- HERE
PLEASE do NOT park at the following businesses that are open on Thanksgiving morning:
- Hardees
- McDonalds
- CVS Pharmacy
- Dollar General
RACEJOY - Use our App Race Day!
Experience the Lynchburg Turkey Trot like never before while using the RaceJoy App. Know your distance, speed, pace, and receive encouraging, motivational, cheers along the way. You can even upload your time to our Results Page directly from the RaceJoy App.
Download the RaceJoy App to your phone for free HERE.
RACE 4 FREE
REFER FRIENDS & FAMILY - RACE 4 FREE
1. Register yourself for this year's event.
2. Share your unique referral URL with friends and family
3. Have your entry fee automatically refunded when 10 or more register using your referral URL (this can be found in your confirmation email.)
Gobble, gobble, gobble
Race Contact Info
If you have any questions about this race, click the button below.
Race Website
Additional race information can be found at http://www.humankind.org/turkeytrot.
Directions
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