9 Thanksgiving Day races to run in the Rochester area this year

Jog, walk or run a road race Thanksgiving morning before gathering with your family. Last year, more than 1.1 million people nationwide took part in roughly 930 Thanksgiving Day races, representing a record-shattering increase in participation by more than 189,000 participants, set in 2023, according to RunSignUp, the online platform in which many races require registration. The bump, according to the company, is likely due to an increase in the number of inaugural races as well as participation in already-existing turkey trots. Participation in such a holiday event is up 21% over 2023 and nearly double since pre-pandemic population after a brief drop due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020,...