Entries are being accepted for the 20th annual Scheels Turkey Trot scheduled for Thanksgiving morning in Sparks.
The timed 10-kilometer (6.2-mile) run utilizes a local bicycle path and patrolled city streets. The untimed 2-mile run circles Sparks Marina Park. Start time is 8:30 a.m. at Scheels All-Sports located at 1200 Scheels Drive.
Registration fees for both races are $25 until Nov. 15 and can be paid in person, online or by mail. In-person entries are being accepted at the Sparks Parks and Recreation Department, 98 Richards Way, and at Scheels.
The price increases to $30 per participant if signing up on active.com from Nov. 16-18. After that, the cost climbs to $40 Nov. 19-21 when registering at Scheels and $60 cash only on race day starting at 6:30 a.m.
Fees include a long-sleeved T-shirt and post-race refreshments. Awards for 10K runners will be in the following age divisions by gender: 5 and younger, 6-10, 11-15, 16-20, 21-30, 31-40, 41-50, 51-60, 61-70, 71-80 and over 80.
Pre-race packet pickup is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Nov. 19-21 on the second floor of Scheels.
Partial proceeds will go toward Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful and the Sparks Youth Scholarship Fund.
Pets, bicycles, scooters and skates are prohibited.
For more information, call 775-353-7898, e-mail [email protected] or visit
http://cityofsparks.us/resources/resource/scheels-turkey-trot/.
Other area Thanksgiving Day road races are as follows:
° Wobble Before You Gobble 10K and 5K at 9 a.m. Nov. 22 at Reno City Plaza, 10 N. Virginia St. Details: https://www.desertskyadventures.com/wobble-before-you-gobble
° Carson Valley Turkey Trot 5K at 8 a.m. Nov. 22 in Minden Park, 1601 Sixth St. Details: https://www.classy.org/event/2018-carson-valley-turkey-trot-5k/e192701
° Carson City Turkey Trot 8K, 5K and half-mile at 8:30 a.m. Nov. 22 at 8:30 at the Governor’s Mansion, 606 Mountain St. Details: http://www.race360.com/running/races/detail.asp?eventid=21901
