
2026 Hudson Turkey Trot 4-Miler is a running race on November 26, 2026 in Hudson, OH, with entry fees from $15 to $45.
From the Organizer
Welcome to the 2026 Inaugural Hudson Turkey Trot 4-Miler; A New Thanksgiving Tradition Worth Running For!
Hudson Athletic Booster Club is sincerely grateful for your support of the past four Annual Runs while this year starting a new Thanksgiving Day tradition with our partners. Proceeds from this event are directly reinvested into Hudson’s student-athletes, athletic teams, and community-related programs. Our annual race now proudly partnered with Friends of Hudson Parks to celebrate our community, parks, and city!
The Hudson Athletic Booster Club is dedicated to providing financial support to our teams and student-athletes to further strengthen their athletic and academic success. Last year, we proudly awarded more than $115,000 in grant funding to fulfill coaches’ requests for team needs, including equipment, uniforms, training, and educational resources. In addition, we provided four scholarships for $2,000 each to outstanding student-athletes. For more information about how your contributions make an impact, please visit our website:
https://www.hudsonboosterclub.org (https://www.hudsonboosterclub.org/)
Friends of Hudson Parks is an organization which actively supports the use and enjoyment of the Hudson Parks (https://friendsofhudsonparks.org/) through volunteerism, advocacy, promotion and fundraising. Our shared values include environmental conservation and restoration, education, community engagement, recreation, health and wellness - to serve and enhance the Hudson community through a vibrant park system. https://friendsofhudsonparks.org/
RACE DETAILS:
DATE: November 26th, 2026
LOCATION: The start and finish line will be out front of the Hudson Middle School
START TIME: Wobble Til You Gobble Kids Race will start at 8:30
The Hudson 4-Miler will start at 9:00 AM
SWAG: All participants will receive a race T-Shirt, Race Socks, a Race Medal and plenty of goodies at the finish line.
PARKING: Parking is available all through the schools complex in the area. There will be limited parking at the middle school.
COURSE: The course is a 4-Mile course. We will start at the middle school and wind our way through the complex and over to North Hayden Parkway. From there we will down Aurora Street and make our way through some of Western Reserve campus. We will hit St Rte 91 and head south into Hudson. From there we will wind our way through downtown and then make our way back to the middle school to finish the tour.
DEADLINE to Guarantee Race Shirt and Socks is NOV 15th! Register NOW to avoid not getting the sizes you want.
PRICE INCREASE DATES:
$45 is good through 9/30/2026
$50 is good through 10/31/2026
$55 is good through Nov 25th (We do anticipate in selling out!)
DONT WAIT TO REGISTER!!!
PRIZES:
The top three (3) men and women will each receive a FULL-SIZE PUMPKIN PIES from COSTCO!
STUDENTS: We support and love all Student Athletes. If you are registering a student athlete (up to age 18), us PROMO CODE: HABSTUDENT
It will get you 20% off the registration of the 4-Miler
Weather
It's too far out for a forecast, so here's what weather on this date is normally like in the area. A race day forecast will replace this as race week approaches.
Typical High
45°
Typical Low
29°
Based on US Climate Normals data from Stow 4 Se, 8 mi from the venue.
Host City
Population
34,317
as of 2023
City Elevation
977 ft
Nearest Airport
CLE
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport · 24 mi
Time Zone
Eastern Time
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A mid-size host city. Enough lodging and amenities to keep race weekend easy, without big-city sprawl.
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2026 Hudson Turkey Trot 4-Miler
Nov 26, 2026