Established in 1896, the Buffalo, New York Turkey Trot race is the oldest continually running public footrace in North America. The race on Thursday, November 27, 2008, marked its 113th consecutive start; the footrace is a popular fundraiser for the local branch of the YMCA and drew a crowd of 10,250 runners in 2008.
Since 1983, there has also been a 5-mile Turkey Trot Fun Run in Manasquan, New Jersey. Each year the race is limited to the first 2,000 applicants. The race has an accompanying theme of giving and has raised $565,802 in donations during its first 25 years. Traditionally it is held the Saturday before the Thanksgiving Holiday.
Other notable Thanksgiving Day Races include the Manchester Road Race held in Manchester Connecticut, the Detroit Turkey Trot, The Philadelphia Turkey Trot Organized by the Schuykill Navy for rowers, the Cincinnati Thanksgiving Day Race (Cincinnati, Ohio), Stuffing Strut and Mashed Potato Mile in Detroit, Michigan the Atlanta Marathon in Atlanta, Georgia and the Siilicon Valley Turkey Trot Organized by Applied Materials.
