The Massapequa Park Turkey Trot is set for Saturday morning, November 21, the weekend before Thanksgiving, at 1000 Lake Shore Drive in the village. It starts with a three-quarter-mile youth fun run around the lake and follows with a 5K run and walk, with its own division for runners pushing strollers.

The schedule

  • Youth Fun Run: 8:30 to 9 a.m., three quarters of a mile around the lake
  • 5K run and walk: 9 to 10 a.m.
  • Stroller Division: on the same 5K course
  • Virtual 5K: for anyone who cannot be there, with registration open through 11:59 p.m. on race day

What it costs

Registration on the race's RunSignup page is $38 for the 5K or the stroller division and $22.50 for the youth fun run, including sign-up fees. Those prices go up after November 20. The virtual 5K is $27.50. Signing up on race morning at bib pickup adds $5.

Race shirts are not guaranteed for anyone who registers after November 14, so families who want one for every runner should sign up by Saturday, November 14.

Packet pickup

Bibs can be picked up early on Friday, November 20, from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. at YES Community Counseling Center, 75 Grand Avenue in Massapequa, or on race morning from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at the start area by the lake.

Who it supports

The race page links to a fundraiser for YES Community Counseling Center, the Massapequa counseling center that also hosts Friday packet pickup. Runners can add a donation when they register or give through the fundraising page linked there.

Getting there

The start is on Lake Shore Drive at the lake in the village of Massapequa Park. Race-morning bib pickup and day-of registration run from 7 to 8:30 a.m., when the youth run starts.

How to go

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