The Gobbler Half Marathon, 10K & 5K

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 fol