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Electric City Gobbler Thanksgiving Day Tradition

calendar_today 26 Nov, 2026

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Electric City Gobbler Thanksgiving Day Tradition

About the Event

It's a Thanksgiving Day Tradition!  

If you think the only race that happens on Thanksgiving Day is seeing who gets a second helping of pumpkin pie first, guess again!  Before lifting a fork, watching football, and taking a post-turkey snooze, hundreds Andersonian's start their holiday by giving thanks - with the famous Electric City Gobbler 5K and 1 MILE FUN RUN!  and NEW this year Feathers on Fire 1 Mile Time Trial! 
 
We welcome the tail feathers of Elite runners, weekend warriors, mamma's with strollers and kids alike along our fast
5K run course
1 Mile FUN RUN
and NEW for 2026...
the Feathers on Fire 1 Mile Time Trial!
So, if you have a flair for costumed fun, and enjoy fun, prizes and looking for a reason to feel guilt free about gobbling down all day, then lucky for you (and your love of green bean casserole) we are here, so get signed up you turkeys!! 

Proceeds go to scholarship kids in the community to be active through our Operation Active Kids Program, OAK. 

Date: Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 2026
Time: Feathers on Fire 1 Mile Time Trial at 8:00 AM 
Time:  1 Mile Fun Run at 8:02 AM 
Time:  5K at 8:30 AM
Location: Anderson Mall Main Entrance, Clemson Blvd, Anderson, SC
Packet Pick Up: Wednesday, November 25th; Day before race at Mall Noon until 6PM. 
5K Course: Certified course on city streets surrounding the Anderson Mall - FAST and SAFE! (SC04033BS)

1 Mile FUN Run: Course is enclosed around Mall (not timed)

Feathers on Fire 1 Mile Time Trial is enclosed around Mall

Finish Line:  Medals and Hydration at Finish Line

 

Electric City Gobbler 5K Awards:
Top 3 Male and Female Overall Winners
Top 3 Male and Female Overall Masters Winners
Top 3 Male and Female Overall Grandmasters

 

Feathers on Fire 1 Mile Time Trial Awards:
Top 3 Male and Female Overall Winners

 

Age Groups

Registration:
Strollers are welcome & Costumes are encouraged!
 
Directions:
From 1-85, take Exit 19A to Anderson, Anderson Mall is five miles on your right.
 
Contact: Alison Youngblood Alison@yourfirstflight.org

Races Offered

Feathers on Fire 1 Mile Time Trial (Chip TIMED)

Nov 26, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$15.00

1 Mile Fun Run (UNTIMED)

Nov 26, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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Type — Running

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08:02

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$5.00

Electric City Gobbler 5K Run

Nov 26, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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08:30

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$15.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for November in Anderson.

thermostat Temperature
7.4° / 17.7°
wb_sunny Feels like
4.3° / 15.2°
light_mode Avg sunshine hours
7h 58m
water_drop Avg rainfall
2.2 mm
ac_unit Avg snowfall
air Avg wind speed
10.4 km/h (Light breeze)
opacity Sweat loss rate
Low
terrain Course conditions
Firm and slightly soft
sunny Max UV Index
Low (2.0)
humidity_mid Humidity
68.3%
wb_twilight Sunrise
08:04
nightlight Sunset
18:26

About Anderson

Learn more about the host city, Anderson.

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Anderson is a county and city in the Upcountry of South Carolina. The city of Anderson had a population of 27,545 in 2016 with an urban area population of 75,702. Anderson County had a population of 194,692 in 2016. The city of Anderson serves as one of the three primary cities in the Upcountry of South Carolina, the others being Spartanburg and Greenville.

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Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Electric City Gobbler Thanksgiving Day Tradition.

Place Name Time
🥇 Andrew King 16:58.38
🥈 Drew Alexander 16:59.19
🥉 Joshua Meadows 17:24.41
4 Caleb Bruner 17:34.7
5 Matthew Hammersmith 17:47.92

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