Thanksgiving Turkey Trot Fun Run In Gig Harbor This Thursday

GIG HARBOR, WA — The Thanksgiving day Turkey Trot Fun Run in Gig Harbor will require several temporary road closures Thursday morning. Anyone planning to travel on roads immediately around the harbor are advised to choose alternate routes.

Roughly 2,500 people are expected to participate in the Turkey Trot Fun Run from 7:30 to about 10 a.m. Nov. 22. Affected roads include: Judson Street (where the race begins and ends), Harborview Drive, North Harborview Drive, Vernhardson Street, Crescent Valley Drive NW, 89th Street NW, and Randall Drive NW.

The race turnaround will occur near 82nd Street Court NW.

Proceeds from this year's race will reportedly benefit Gig Harbor Peninsula FISH Food Bank and Community Services, Food Backpacks 4 Kids, the Bischoff Food Bank, and local high school scholarships, according to GigHarborTurkeyTrot.com

Established in 2003 by Tim Holmes and his family, the Turkey Trot Fun Run was originally meant to prepare Holmes for a marathon with his son. Inviting 15 others to join him that Thanksgiving morning, Holmes thought it'd be a good way to work up an appetite, according to the Kitsap Sun.

The event reportedly grew to 20 people by the second year, and has since become a kind of family tradition for many — growing in participants every Thanksgiving for the past 15 year.

Online registration has closed, but participants can still register on paper at the Harbor Life Chiropractic office at St. Anthony Hospital, located at 11511 Canterwood Blvd. suite 210, or at the event Thursday for $30.

If you have questions, call 253-341-1112 or visit GigHarborTurkeyTrot.com.

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