The 2024 Mayor’s Turkey Day Run
Race Information
Location: Kenosha Public Museum, 5500 1st Ave., on the lakefront.
Start time is 9:00am on Thursday, November 28th, 2024.
Registration Information
Early Bird Special now through 7/14/2024: Price of $20 for both distances and age groups
Regular Registration Fee 7/15/2024 – 11/24/2024: Price of $25 / 14 & under $20
**Online registration closes at 11:59AM on 11/24/2024. There will be no registrations taken on 11/25/2024 or 11/26/2024.**
Packet Pick Up 11/27/24: Price of $30 Last Day for both distances! 14 yrs & under $25
Mail-in registration
Please fill out this form and mail check to: PO Box 723, Kenosha, WI 53141
No same day registration
The 50-yard Kid’s Race is back this year! Registration is separate from the 2 mile and 10k registration. Please register here for the FREE Kid’s 50-yard dash! (Must be registered for the 2 mile or 10k event to enter a child into the kid’s race.)
2 Mile Route
Start on 54th St & 1st Ave.
Runners will head west on 54th, right on 6th, right on 50th, then a right on 4th and left down the hill towards Simmons Island Beach House, stay to the left and left on Kennedy Dr. a right back to 50th heading west.
Left on 7th on the west side of the road and back to the finish.
10k Route
New route this year! We start on 54th Street and 1st Ave. Runners will head west on 54th, turn right on 6th, right on 50th, then right on 4th and left down the hill towards Simmons Island Beach House. Runners will head right down Kennedy Dr., and turn right onto 7th Ave, turn right onto Alford Park Dr. They will turn around by the Carthage football field, then head back going south on Alford Park Dr., left on 7th, left onto Kennedy Dr., a right to 50th heading west. Left on 7th on the west side of the road and back to the finish.
Here is a link to the course map: https://onthegomap.com/s/96sqpuuj
About the Mayor’s Turkey Day Run
The Kenosha Mayor’s Turkey Day Run began in 1906 as a Thanksgiving Day morning tradition, although it was not always held annually and stopped in the early 1950s. When the Kenosha Running Club formed in 1978, the race came back to life, growing into a venerated event that draws nearly 3 thousand runners, through good weather and bad.
Packet Pickup:
Packet Pickup will be at the Kenosha museum, 5500 1st Avenue, on Wednesday, Nov 27th, at 2:00 pm-7:00 pm. and on Thursday, Nov. 28th, from 7:30 to 8:45 am on race day (15 minutes prior to the start of the race).
Course:
The course runs along the Kenosha lakefront on city streets, bike paths, and through parks. Mostly level, the course splits at the one-mile mark of both the 2-mile and 10k routes, with water stops at miles 2 and 4 for 10k runners. Runners must be alert to traffic, as this is not a closed course. Marshaling for the 10k course ends 80 minutes after the start.
Restrictions:
Bicycles, roller and/or in-line skates and skateboards are prohibited from the course.
Refreshments:
Water will be available outside the museum after the run for participants.
Awards
Mayor’s Cup Trophy: Overall male and female top finishers in 10k and 2-mile races
Overall winners are not eligible for age-group awards.
Age-group categories: 9 and younger; 5-year groups starting with 10-14 and ending with 75-79; one designation for runners 80 and older.
Medals: Awarded to top three finishers in each gender age group.
T-shirts are available to the first 1500 race entrants.
Race entrants who switch from either of the distances on race day will not be eligible for awards.
Race Results
Will be posted within one week after the race.
If you are interested in Sponsorship Opportunities, please email kenosharunningclub@gmail.com
Thank you to our 2024 Sponsors:
GOLD SPONSOR
SILVER SPONSOR
BRONZE SPONSOR
Interested in your business being a sponsor?
Contact the KRC Director, Anna Toth, for more details at kenosharunningclub@gmail.com
Previous Race Results:
2023
2022
2021
2020
Race was canceled due to Covid-19