The 17th Annual Walnut Creek Sports & Fitness Turkey Trot will take place on Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, November 26th. Currently there are no other running/walking events on Thanksgiving Day in the area, and no other events in the Downtown Walnut Creek area, and we are extremely excited to bring one to the area on a day that involves the coming together of family & friends. Make this a healthy year & a great early morning kick-off to your Thanksgiving Day.

Runners have used Thanksgiving Day as an annual running/walking tradition for many reasons: to gather with friends and family before the feast, to improve upon a previous time, to train for an upcoming marathon or half marathon, or simply a healthy way to kick off their Thanksgiving morning. The Walnut Creek Sports & fitness Turkey Trot is a fantastic way to become involved in a healthy activity that allows you to socialize with hundreds of other enthusiastic participants for a great cause.

Proceeds from the event will benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Every hour of every day, someone is diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, the most severe form of a disease that annually accounts for more than $100 billion in health care costs in the US alone. This form of diabetes generally strikes individuals before the age of 30 and to date is incurable. We are proud to partner with the JDRF (a 501(c)3 non-profit tax exempt corporation) in their efforts to find a cure.