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The 40th Annual Great Turkey 5K Run & Gobbler Walk

Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States

calendar_today 26 Nov, 2026

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sell $25.00

About the Event

The 40th annual family event includes a 3K Walk (7:30 am start) and 5K Run (8:00 am start) with Thanksgiving themed door prizes and awards, and it is the sole fundraiser for the Bowling Green Running Club's High School Athletics Program.

Any high schools in the following counties are eligible to apply for financial assistance through the Bowling Green Running Club:

Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Logan, Metcalfe, Ohio, Simpson, and Warren.

BGRC hopes to aid programs that don't have enough funds to adequately outfit their Track / Cross Country clubs with items such as uniforms and equipment needs. The BGRC officers and board members will review all applications and award as many as possible with the available funds generated from the annual Great Turkey 5K.

Due to participant volume and separate start / finish locations, the 5K event is a gun start / chip finish event. It is strongly recommended that 5K participants pick up their bib chip during the early packet pickup to avoid long lines the morning of the event.

Races Offered

Gobbler Walk

Nov 26, 2026

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Distance — 3K

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Type — Running

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07:30

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$25.00

Great Turkey 5K

Nov 26, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$25.00

Weather History

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

thermostat Temperature

5.8° / 15.6°

wb_sunny Feels like

2.4° / 13.0°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

6h 57m

water_drop Avg rainfall

4.7 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

11.3 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

71.3%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:24

nightlight Sunset

17:36

About Bowling Green

Learn more about the host city, Bowling Green.

Bowling Green is the third-largest city in Kentucky, with nearly 60,000 residents. Bowling Green is the hub of activity in the Caves and Lakes region.