The Gobbler Half Marathon, 10K & 5K 2026

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THANKSGIVING WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN!

Join us for the 11 th Annual Gobbler Half Marathon, 10K & 5K on Sunday, November 22, 2026, at 8:30am at Mereworth Farm in West Lexington. Earn your Thanksgiving feast the following Thursday with a scenic Half Marathon, 10K, or 5K through beautiful bluegrass horse country.

RACE FEATURES:

Scenic country course through horse country Start/Finish on Mereworth Farm (Home of New Vocations Racehorse Adoption) Finisher's medals for all 3 races Commemorative long sleeved performance race shirts DJ James Hummel/Freestyle Entertainment Free Race Photos (Ruby Cline-Eaton and JA Laub Photography) A distance for everyone --- Half Marathon, 10K, 5K and Virtual Option Overall & Age Group Awards for all 3 races (5-year age divisions) Berserker Brew Coffee & Hot Cocoa Food, fun and fellowship for a great cause

In addition to our in-person race, we are also providing a VIRTUAL OPTION for those who can't join us in person (or who are not ready for an in-person race). Those who register as a virtual participant can run/walk/hike their race on their own schedule and on their own course. Virtual participants will earn a commemorative shirt and finisher's medal. We will mail out virtual packets to those who live outside of the Central Kentucky area. The registration fee for the virtual race (any distance) is $45.

Our race charitable beneficiaries will be New Vocations Racehorse Adoption . Read more about this worthy local charity below.

Our scenic half marathon course will traverse through beautiful horse country and past a number of our horse farms.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Because our race starts and finishes on a horse farm, dogs are not allowed in this race as their presence could disturb the horses.

Commemorative long-sleeved shirts (men's/women's sized) are on a first come, first served basis. When you register if your size is not available, you can either select another size or "no shirt option" to SAVE $5.00. We will have a SHIRT SWAP immediately following the race for anyone who either did not receive a shirt or got a size that they would like to trade with another participant. If we have race no shows, their shirts will be available for swap following the race.

There will be a 15 minute/mile (3:15 total time) pace limit imposed for the half marathon race per contract with the City of Lexington. Walkers and strollers are welcomed in the 10K and 5K races. No dogs are allowed.

PACKET PICKUP - 3 ADVANCED OPPORTUNITIES TO PICKUP FOR YOU AND FRIENDS/FAMILY

Thursday, November 19th from 5-7pm at J&H Running Company (197 Moore Drive, Lexington, KY 40503) Friday, November 20th from 4-6pm at J&H Running Company (197 Moore Drive, Lexington, KY 40503) Saturday, November 21st from 1-4pm at J&H Running Company (197 Moore Drive, Lexington, KY 40503)

There will also be limited race day PPU from 7:15-8:30am mostly designed for our out of town/out of state runners. This will be a Mereworth Farm our race venue.

HALF MARATHON COURSE CLICK HERE

10K COURSE CLICK HERE

5K COURSE CLICK HERE

VOLUNTEERING Please consider volunteering for our benefiting charities at this race (or having friends/family do so). Our race day shift generally runs from 6:30am-12:00pm. Once you sign up, we'll be in touch with you about more details, duties, etc...