Turkey Trot

The YMCA Turkey Trot is an 8k footrace held annually on Thanksgiving Day in the City of Buffalo, NY.  The race welcomes competitive and amateur runners, joggers, and walkers of all ages. Known to be the oldest consecutively run footrace in the world, the YMCA Turkey Trot started in 1896 with six runners on dirt roads. Today, the race caps at 14,000 participants, many of whom like to dress in costume.