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🍗 Any Room for Leftovers? 🥧
Save your appetite for this post-Thanksgiving Day 5K at Bethpage State Park. Make your way through scenic trails and leave with some awesome turkey trot swag as a token of your achievement.
Leftover Turkey Trail Trot 5K Run/Walk
November 26, 2022
9:30AM 5K Start
FREE Kiddie Dash 30minutes before!
Rain or Shine
Bethpage State Park - Polo Field
Bethpage State Park Playground, Bethpage, NY 11804
PREPARE YOUR DESTINATION AHEAD OF TIME:
First: Plug in Bethpage Polo at the Park or Plainview Road & Manchester Drive.
Then: Drive down Bethpage State Park Picnic Polo Road. Pass the toll booth.
Parking lot is to the left. You'll be able to walk up to the polo field from the parking lot.
GET A FINISHER MEDAL & T-SHIRT!
FREE KIDDIE FUN RUN PARTICIPANTS GET A FINISHER RIBBON!
AMENITIES
'Informal' bag check as elitefeats cannot take responsibility for any personal belongings. There will be an informal area to leave race belongings in the staging area.
Bathrooms are located within a few minutes walk from start & finish.
Hydration will be provided at finish line.
High Quality Refreshments provided by All Round Foods!
Virtual Option: Compete virtually. You have from the first day of the event and a full week to log your time and up to 5 photos! Your items will begin shipping the first day of the event. More info at the bottom of the page.
AGE GROUPS
Top 1 F/M/X: Overall
Top 1 F/M/X: 19 & Under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80-89, 90+
BENEFITS
Proceeds benefit the Never Stop Running Foundation; a 501(c)(3) non-profit that supports athletic and charitable events as they raise awareness and foster community involvement. Never Stop Running Foundation also supports and develops elite athletes at the local, national and international level.
COURSE
Start out on the grassy open polo field and enter the winding, scenic soft trails of Bethpage State Park. Few small hills, mostly flat and mostly FUN trails! If you're a newbie to trails this is beginner-friendly and as a veteran, you'll love the true cross country feel of 2018's NCAA DII NCAA East Region Championships!
Massapequas Lands / Bethpage State Park, Old Bethpage*
GETTING YOUR BIB
Virtual: Your bib will be mailed directly to you beginning the Monday prior. Please allow 3-5 days to receive after signing up late. If you don't get your bib in the mail by race day, please use the live chat at elitefeats.com to confirm your shipping address (include an apartment number if applicable)
In-Person options:
Please see the event staff starting one hour before the event start time.
Have your bib mailed to you prior to the race for $10! *(must be registered 10 days in advance to get a bib mailed)
Wearing Your Bib: The mid-torso is the sweet spot for accurate results. Please be sure to wear your bib just above your belly button, right side up, for best read-rates. Do not fold, crumple or cut your bib in any way. It must be visible to onlookers and not get in the way of your arms/legs. Please use four pins, or four alternative-securing gear such as race magnets, in each corner to ensure proper placement and visibility.
PARKING
Please view the site map above for parking areas if you are driving in
QUESTIONS
RESULTS & PHOTOS
LIVE Online/Email/Text Results and FREE Video & Same-day finish line pics
Find Misc Photos on Facebook @elitefeats
TEAM ROSTER
VIRTUAL PARTICIPANTS
TRACKING YOUR DISTANCE
4 Laps to one Mile on a Track
Treadmill
MapMyRun.com
Find a Certified USATF Course
Some events display course maps at elitefeats.com
Many parks have measured 'fitness' trails open to the public
Download free app Strava & hit 'Record'
HOW TO POST TIMES
1. Cover ground whenever & wherever you'd like!
2. On Start Date visit elitefeats.com/Results - search this event.
3. Search your name - click Update.
4. Enter your time.
5. Optional upload up to 5 photos.
WHEN TO POST
EARLY REGISTRANTS (before start day) can start posting times ON start day!
LATE REGISTRANTS (after start day) allow up to 24 hours to post times.
BIB MAILING begins Monday prior to start day. If you register after this, please allow 3-5 business days to receive.
You don't need the bib to participate, it's a keepsake!
