Burn off some extra calories before you dig into that Thanksgiving feast at these turkey day runs. Best of all, most races benefit local charities.
2017 Ashenfelter 8K Classic & The Tom Fleming Mile
Time & Price: 8 am; $27, 1 Mile; $35; 8K
Location: Glen Ridge High School, 200 Ridgewood Avenue, Glen Ridge
Charity: Glen Ridge Educational Foundation
Second Annual Marlton Turkey Trot 5K
Time & Price: 9 am; $15
Location: 25 East Main Street, Evesham Township
The Fast and Furriest Turkey Trot
Time & Price: 8 am; $15, Kids Fun Run; $30, 5K
Location: Ocean City boardwalk
Charity: Ocean City Humane Society
Run Your Giblets Off 5K Turkey Trot
Time & Price: 8 am; $45
Location: Bell Work, 1010 Crawfords Corner Road, Holmdel
Charity: The Foodbank of Monmouth and Ocean County & 17th Intelligence Squadron Booster Club
Butler Turkey Trot 2017
Time & Price: 8 am; $10-$25
Location: Memorial Field, Mabey Lane, Butler
Charity: Butler Booster Club
West Morris Central Track & Field Club Turkey Trot
Time & Price: 8 am; $25 per person; $75 for team of up to 4 people
Location: West Morris Central High School, 259 Bartley Rd., Chester
Charity: Kyleigh D’Alessio, Tanner Birch and Stephen Berstler scholarships
11th Morris Township 5K/1M Turkey Trot
Time & Price: 7 am; $10, Kids’ Trot; $25-$35, 5K
Location: Ginty Field (adjacent to Police Headquarters), Morris Township
Charity: Interfaith Food Pantry & Literacy Volunteers of Morris County
2017 Flemington 5K Turkey Trot
Time & Price: 9 am; $20, virtual runners; $25, 2 Mile Fitness Walk; $30, 5K
Location: 71 Main Street, Flemington
Charity: CEA & Johanna Foods, Inc.
Chatham Turkey Trot
Time & Price: 8 am; $20, 1 Mile Family Fun Run; $25, 5K; $30, day of for all races
Location: 110 Van Houton Avenue and Seminole Way
Charity: Chatham Township Volunteer Fire Department, the Diabetes Research Institute, the Chatham Emergency Squad and The Barton Center for Diabetes Education
Krogh’s Annual Turkey Trot
Time & Price: 8 am; $15, Fun Run; $25, Youth 5K; $35, Adult 5K
Location: in front of Krogh’s Restaurant & Brew Pub, 23 White Deer Plaza, Sparta
Charity: Sparts Public Schools
Third Annual D&I Turkey Trot
Time & Price: 8 am; $25
Location: D&I Fitness, 9 W. South Orange Avenue, South Orange
Mercer County Turkey Trot
Time & Price: 8 am; $32, 1 Mile Fun Run; $37, 5K
Location: Mercer County Park (West Picnic Area), West Windsor
Charity: local food pantries