Thornbury Turkey Trot, Ontario

The organizer lists bib pickup on October 9 from 3–8 pm, with race-day collection from 6:45–8:30 am. Review the current race instructions and confirm your entry before organizing accommodation around participation. The town identifies the community centre at 81 Victoria Street in Thornbury.

Choose the pickup option that works with your actual travel and accommodation access. Do not turn a Friday collection window into an assumption about earlier chalet check-in. Assign one person to keep the race confirmation and collection instructions available to everyone who needs them.

The event offers a half marathon, 10 km and 5 km options alongside the children’s run. Different starts and finish times call for a family plan: decide who accompanies children, who is running and how the party reunites afterwards. Follow the organizer’s eligibility and course instructions for the event each person enters.

Make the post-run meal flexible rather than reserving a shared activity immediately after an estimated finish. The Thornbury guide provides broader town context; the race page remains the source for the route and event-day arrangements.

Count supporters and children as overnight guests when shortlisting Thanksgiving chalets. Runners may have different evening routines from relatives making a holiday of the weekend, so agree room assignments and a quiet meal plan in advance. For a larger family gathering, discuss two homes on the same property using their real capacities.

Keep race transport separate from the home’s parking allocation; every Blue View chalet lists four parking spaces. The Thanksgiving planning guide can help with the remaining nights once the race morning is fixed.