Races Near Me: Upcoming Running Races

BOILER UP on Saturday, October 24 at the 15th Annual Purdue Boilermaker Half-Marathon & 5k, Presented by the Franciscan OrthoIndy Surgery Center! Join the crowd of 5,000+ competitors at this classic event outside of Ross-Ade Stadium, the home for Purdue football! The thrilling half-marathon course travels through the gorgeous Purdue University Campus and parts of West Lafayette! While the 5k sticks to the beautiful campus!As always, Purdue students and active/retired Military members get $5.00 off their entry!

The LUM Turkey Trot 5K Run is open to runners of all ages and abilities and welcomes runners, walkers, dogs, strollers, wagons, turkey hats and more. The Turkey Trot 5K convenes at the Connection Point Church in West Lafayette and follows the Cattail Trail Loop — which is completely flat and paved and allows participants to run on a scenic route through the Celery Bog nature area on a crisp November morning. Turkey Trot t-shirt supplies are limited but guaranteed for those who register by November 17. All proceeds support Lafayette Urban Ministry, a lifeline of help and hope for those in need.

Join us on Thanksgiving Day for the Gobble Wobble 5K presented by Purdue Federal Credit Union! This is a 5K race that you can run or walk, taking place in West Lafayette at Cumberland Park. The event supports the local Food Finders Food Bank through donations and is a great way to kick off your Thanksgiving weekend festivities! We encourage both runners and walkers to register for the event. Bring your friends, family, and furry sidekicks...it's fun for all! Strollers and wagons are allowed, however, we ask you start in the back when lining up at the start line. This goes for anyone running or walking with a dog as well. The race is limited to 400 chip timed participants. Race Start: 9:30 AM Race Location: Cumberland Park in West Lafayette, IN RACE POM POM BEANIE: A race pom pom beanie is included with CHIP-TIMED bib registration only. The hat says "GOBBLE WOBBLE". PACKET PICK-UP FOR ALL REGISTRANTS: Packet pick-up will be on Wednesday, November 25th from 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM at Fleet Feet in West Lafayette. Donations for Food Finders can be dropped off during this time as well. We will also accept donations on Thanksgiving morning at the event if you can't make it to packet pick-up. REGISTRATION: You must register online in order to participate in the event. Participants can register for a chip-timed bib, chip-timed bib registration is $35.00 (excludes RunSignUp processing fee) and each participant will receive one pom pom beanie. CHIP-TIMED registration will close on November 25th at 11:59pm or whenever we hit 400 registrants. DONATIONS: In order to support Food Finders, we're accepting both monetary and food donations. All donations can be dropped off during store hours at Fleet Feet in West Lafayette. Monetary donations are accepted in the form of cash or check. Please make checks payable to Food Finders Food Bank. We will also collect donations on the morning of the event. Here is a link to Food Finders website that lists the items they are in need of the most: https://www.food-finders.org/get-involved/#donate-food