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EARNED RUNS HELP FINDING A TURKEY TROT OR OTHER RUN/WALK EVENT NEARBY

9/15/2018

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Baltimore's 3rd Annual Light City celebration's taxi's. Taken by PKSenagore April 21, 2018. All rights reserved.
IF TRAVELING FOR THANKSGIVING DO YOU WANT TO FIND A TURKEY TROT WALK/RUN FOR WHICH TO REGISTER BEFORE ALL THE T-SHIRTS ARE GONE? Or are you staying home and want to find the best in the region, because family and friends  will want to join the fun? There are more scenarios that could describe your situation if it involves finding an event in the future, like coming up in November, or this very next weekend.
 
You could seek the advice of a runner, walker, or cyclist* in the area.  Or visit the local running/cycling specialty store and search for flyers. Most of us would simply search online with basic terms identifying the town, event type, distance, and date. 
 
However, here are a few other searchable options that I tested for one specific date, November 22, or by entering terms “Thanksgiving Day races” or “Turkey Trot”.  I gave each my best effort at searching, only looking to identify foot races, but some sites listed additional sport events if other competitions are of interest.  Keep in mind that your search skills may surpass mine, and the specific site will be of greater help to you than indicated by my comments. 
 
The idea is that if you try hard, there might be just the perfect event for your purpose in the location, and on the date, that is desired.
 
1. EARNED RUNS competition bibs are, of course, PERFECT for designing/creating a custom event in exactly the location of your choosing!!! Request them at any time. You will receive 4.
http://www.earned-runs.com/request-bibscontact.html
 
2. Event finder sites:
  • USA Track and Field “Events Calendar” http://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar.aspx
  • Running in the USA https://www.runningintheusa.com/race/overview
  • Race-find https://race-find.com/races

3. Race management company sites:
  • https://runsignup.com/Races - Very good
  • https://localraces.com- Okay
  • https://www.active.com/running -Limited races and locations searching by date; many more when “turkey trots” used as search term
  • https://www.eventbrite.ca/ -Not easy to use
  • https://search.events.com - Not many events
  • https://hub.enmotive.com/events - Not many events
 
4. Specialty store websites (there are, of course, many others; I chose two as examples)
Examples:
  • https://gazellesports.com/pages/events- Only company sponsored events were listed
  • http://www.fleetfeetchicago.com/races -Company site posted the “Chicagoland and Beyond” local race calendar

5. Local YMCA websites (there are, of course, many others; I chose one as an example)  
Example:
https://www.ymcaswm.com/races/TDR
 
6. Phone app (This is the only app of which I’m aware that serves this purpose)
Kukimbe.com
http://www.kukimbe.com/- Not that easy to use. To swipe to get through many events was time consuming. Limited locations to search.
 
7. Miscellaneous
https://www.bibrave.com/search - A race will only be listed if the is a bib to be gotten. But this may be of help if the race you decide upon is popular and registration closes quickly.

Good luck with the hunt for an upcoming that perfectly fits your needs.

RUN & MOVE HAPPY!
 
*Not being an insider when it comes to cycling, this list may be of only limited help to this group.

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