Join Us for the 5th Annual Grand Prairie Turkey 5K and Virtual Race!
Lace up your running shoes and take part in our exciting event, perfect for the whole family. Whether you prefer running or walking, or simply soaking up the lively atmosphere, you're sure to have a great time. Register doing the Early Price and save 🤑
For those who can't attend in person, join us virtually! Registration includes a special race T-Shirt and a finisher's medal for all participants.
Make sure to grab a slice of delicious sweet potato or pumpkin pie before leaving the finish line.
T-SHIRT: FIRST COME FIRST SERVE
T-SHIRT cutoff November 13th.
Youth 1K Fun Run/Walk (Ages 5–12)The Youth 1K is the perfect way for kids to join the Thanksgiving fun! Designed for young runners and walkers ages 5–12, this course is safe, easy to follow, and full of encouragement along the way.
Whether your child is racing for a personal best, jogging with a friend, or enjoying their first official race—this 1-mile event is all about movement, confidence, and fun.
Parents are welcome to run or walk alongside their child.
What Youth Participants Receive:
Race bib (untimed)
Finisher award (not a medal)
Snacks at the finish line
Access to the post-race festivities
Give your kids a healthy, active start to Thanksgiving morning!
VOLUNTEER WITH US
-Packet pickup: Arrive at race location no later than 6:15 am to help give out race packets and shirts.
-Aid station (Super High Priority): Provide water to participants as they pass by. Keep course clean for runners by picking up discarded cups, bottles and trash and placing it in the provided trash cans.
-Course Monitor ( Super High Priority): Help maintain a safe course by redirecting traffic away from participants and guiding participants in the right direction.
Feel free to bring pom pom, horns, music, instruments, signs etc. to encourage and cheer on runners. Bonus for creative costumes!
PACKET PICKUP:
Pre-Packet Pickup:
Location: Epic Nutrition
3154 State Hwy 161 Suite 630, Grand Prairie, TX 75052
Date: November 24th 2026
Time: 3pm-6pm
Race Day Schedule: November 26th
7:00 am - Packet Pickup & Registration
7:30 am – Warm Up
7:45 am – 1K Youth Fun Run
8:00 am – 5K Start
9:15 am – 5K AWARDS
9:30 am- Course Closes
You can pick up packets for up to 5 participants at a time!
AWARDS
Overall Male & Female
Age Group:
10-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79
REFUND/CANCELLATION POLICY
Cancelation Policy All Lace Up Running events proceed rain or shine or snow or cold. For that reason, we have a strict no refund policy.
In the event of extreme weather, the start time of this event may be delayed by up to an half hour. Past this time, the even course may be shortened or altered to protect the participants.
If conditions turns into lightening, ice or become unsafe, the event may be cancelled. Event changes and cancellations are at the discretion of the Race Director.
We always strive to produce a full and safe sporting event, but sometimes the weather conditions can affect those plans.
A lot of hours, days and even months goes into planning a sporting event and we do so with the best intentions. Unfortunately, no one can control the weather and race directors are not the exceptions.
Our goal is to always produce a full event as scheduled and only modify these plans due to safety concerns some of which can be caused by weather conditions.
Thank you for your understanding of these policies and we appreciate your participation.
If you are unable to participate in the event, or the event is canceled, you can still receive your packet, shirt, and medal and you simply run the race on your own time on your own course. See our virtual race information for complete details
Who's you're favorite charity? We would love to consider your charity in the our future events.
