About

Turkeys and hams and pies, oh my! Come join us for the 19th annual Thankful Turkey 5K & Kids Run. Run well in this unique race and take home part of your Thanksgiving dinner! Hosted by the Bluebonnet Lions Club, all proceeds will benefit local and Lions’ charities and youth programs in the San Marcos community.

Help the Hays County Food Bank during the Thanksgiving holiday by bringing a non-perishable food item to the 5K!

The Bluebonnet Lions Club is a nonprofit community service organization that has been serving the San Marcos community for more than 35 years. If you are interested in visiting or learning more about the Bluebonnet Lions Club and our community projects, visit our website at www.bluebonnetlions.org or find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/bluebonnetlions.

Race Day Schedule

08:00 AM - Late registration and packet pickup
09:00 AM - 5K Run/Walk
09:45 AM - Kids Run

The 5K is on a rolling out-and-back course on McCarty Lane; the course has an elevation change of 85 feet (highest to lowest points). The Kids Run will be within the church parking lot.

Entry Fees

5K Run/Walk	$25.00	from Apr 04, 2022 until Nov 11, 2022
	$30.00	from Nov 12, 2022 until Nov 19, 2022

Kids Run	Free	from Apr 04, 2022 until Nov 19, 2022

5K entries received by Monday, 11/7/22 are guaranteed a “Thankful Turkey 5K” T-shirt. Shirts and/or requested sizes may not be available for entries received after that date or on race day. Kids Run does not include a shirt.

Course

Course Map & Elevation

Packet Pickup and Late Registration

Onsite race-day registration for both the 5K and the Kids Run will be available. Race packets may be picked up on race day only at the registration area beginning at 8:00 a.m.

Award Categories

The top 3 male and female finishers in each age division of the 5K will receive awards as follows: 1st place, a turkey; 2nd place, a ham; and 3rd place, a pie. The overall male and female winners and the male and female Masters winners (40 and over) will receive a turkey and an award. The awards presentation will be at 10:30 a.m. Participants in the Kids Run will receive an award as they finish.

5K Run/Walk

Overall Male/Female
Masters Male/Female (40 +)

Top 3 Male/Female in age groups:
1-10, 11-17, 18-27, 28-37, 38-47, 48-57, 58-67, 68-77, 78-99

Kids Run

No age group awards

Award to all finishers

Contact Info

Contact: Ramika Adams

Phone (512) 787-0364

e-mail: realtorramika@gmail.com

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