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Quarry Turkey Half Marathon

Name: Quarry Turkey Half Marathon
Start: 2025-11-29
End: 2025-11-29
Location: Fremont

Fremont, United States • 29 Nov 2025

Event overview

Quarry Turkey is a Thanksgiving weekend running event on November 29, 2025, at Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area in Fremont, California. The event offers a mostly-flat half marathon and shorter distance races. Walkers are welcome. A virtual runner option is available.

Distances

Half marathon
10K
5K
Little Turkeys (about 100 yards, free for children brought with race participants)

Additional details

The event supports the Alameda County Community Food Bank. Participants are encouraged to bring at least one canned good on race morning; cash donations can be made during registration and donation bins will be available on race day. Youth pricing categories are offered for the road races. The Double Turkey Challenge connects this event with a separate Thanksgiving Day race; completing both events, in person or remotely, makes a participant eligible for a connector medal that links the two race medals. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

United States California Fremont

Race information

Website Registration

Half Marathon

Half Marathon Youth

Half Marathon

10 km

10k

10 km

10k Youth (12 Years Old and Under)

5 km

5k Youth (12 Years Old and Under)

5 km

Virtual Runner

Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

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