44th Annual Turkey Trot 5K Run and Walk for Charity

November 21, 2023

44th Annual Turkey Trot 5K Run and Walk for Charity

FORT MYERS, Fla. (November 21, 2023) – The Fort Myers Track Club is partnering with Edison and Ford Winter Estates to host the 44th Annual Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot at the Estates on Thanksgiving morning at 7:30 a.m. The 5K course and Tot Trot will start and finish at the Estates, running through the adjacent neighborhood. For those who prefer to participate remotely, the event also offers a virtual option.

Standard award divisions will be in the following categories:

5k Run Winners Overall (top male and female): overall, masters (40+), grand masters (50+) and senior grand masters (60+)
5k Run Age Categories (top 5 male and female): 9 and under, 10-12, 13-15, 16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80 and up
Oldest male and female participants
The largest teams will be recognized on race morning and on follow-up race communications

Pre-registration is required for this event. Registration closes at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, November 22. Participants may pick-up race packets and bibs on race-day morning, but there will be no race day registration.

Proceeds from the 44th Annual Turkey Trot will benefit two Lee County charities: the Edison and Ford Winter Estates, and the Fort Myers Track Club and Scholarship Fund.

The Fort Myers Track Club is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization with no paid employees. The track club helps raise nearly $300,000 each year for local charities by actively participating, hosting or providing technical support to other local organizations to produce high-quality race events.

Individuals interested in registering for the race may do so at www.ftmyerstrackclub.com. For more information on this event, please contact the Fort Myers Track Club at (239) 400-9305 or fmtrackclub.info@gmail.com.