Thankful Turkey Half Marathon

From the Nocatee stage area the route makes an out-and-back on the Nocatee Greenway and a short out-and-back to a residential cul-de-sac, where runners stay on the road facing traffic. It then heads south on the wide path along Crosswater Parkway, past Pine Island Academy, and circles most of Settlers Pond before retracing the route to the Greenway.

Turns are marked with arrow signs and small cones. Water stations at the Greenway junction, after the first roundabout and near Pine Island are each passed more than once, and there is one portable toilet on course.

The Thankful Turkey Half Marathon & 5K starts and finishes in the field beside the Nocatee Splash Water Park, with the half going off at 7 a.m. and the 5K at 9 a.m. Shirt sizes were guaranteed only to early registrants, though a small stock of extra sizes is offered while it lasts.

Every finisher gets a medal, the top three men and women and the top masters runners get overall awards, and age group winners in five-year bands get award glasses. Same-day registration and packet pickup open at 6 a.m.