Coldwater National Honor Society Turkey Trot

Coldwater National Honor Society Turkey Trot is run in Coldwater, Michigan, on November 14, 2026, with a 5K run/walk (3.1 miles) starting at 9:00 a.m. The annual fundraiser supports local organizations, including groups that help veterans and young people in the area. Every entrant gets a shirt, medals go to age-group finishers, and the top male and female runners each take home a frozen turkey. Registration is offered at early and late rates, and MAC's Sports Timing handles the clock.

Trot-style 5Ks are the easiest races to enter on short notice, since the distance forgives a light training week and the field is mixed enough that no pace looks out of place. If the turkey is the goal, sharpen with two weeks of short repeats faster than 5K effort and start conservatively enough to run the last mile hardest.