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Gobble! Gobble! 5K|10K Turkey Trot

Gobble! Gobble! 5K|10K Turkey Trot
Presented by Lliani and the Heart & Sole Running Club
Having Christmas fun with a run! Wear Christmas theme colors or costumes!
150 Participants! SOLD OUT!!
This year we’re changing up things:
- added a kids (under 10 years) 1 mile dash
- 10K Race Competition
- 5K is now a Fun Run with costumes
- Virtual participants in country only
VIRTUAL PARTICIPANTS:
- Entry fee: $45 (in country only)
- Challenge Period: December 13th – 15th, 2025
- Run from anywhere you are and at anytime you prefer
- Distance 5K or 10K
- Use your personal tracker to record your distance and time
- Your race packet will be mailed to your address you provided during registration
REGISTRATION/PAYMENT DEADLINE:
- Thursday, December 11th, 2025 (or before if limit is reached)
EVENT DATE:
- Sunday, December 14th, 2025
START TIME:
- 10K > 6:00 am
- 5K > 6:10 am
- 1 mile > 7:30 am
DISTANCE:
- 10K race competition
- 5K costume fun run
- 1 mile kids dash (9yrs and younger)
ENTRY FEE:
- $45 in-person / virtual (in country only)
START / FINISH LOCATION:
- Memorial Park, Belize City
ROUTE:
10K

- Start on Marine Parade facing south from behind the stage
- Right turn on S Park Street
- Right turn on Cork Street for and few steps
- Right on Taiwan Street (going around the park)
- Left turn on Marine Parade
- Continue on Marine Parade
- Connect on the Princess Margret Drive
- Stay on Princess Margret Drive to end
- Up toward and over Belcan Bridge
- Continue on Central American Blvd
- Pass Civic Center go round the Round A Bout
- Come back the same way
- Go directly to behind the stage area.
- (DO NOT go around the park)
5K

- Start on Marine Parade facing north from behind the stage
- Continue on Marine Parade
- Connect on the Princess Margret Drive
- U Turn by St. Edwards / St Charles / PMD
- Come back the same way,
- Finish at Memorial Park
1 mile

- Start on Marine Parade facing south from behind the stage
- Left turn around the parking spot
- Continue to the Golden Bay Round – a -Bout
- Go around the Round-a-bout
- Finish at Memorial Park
TERRAIN:
- All paved road
CATEGORIES:
10K > Men and Women
- U30
- 30 – 39
- 40 – 49
- 50+
5K > Men and Women
- Open
1 mile Kids Dash > boys and girls
- U10
T-SHIRT:
- Each finisher receives a shirt after the race in-person only
AWARDS: (in-person)
- Custom finisher medal (5K / 10K / 1 mile)
- Top 3 overall (10K only)
- Top 3 in each category (10K only)
- Station prizes
- Ham, turkey, cake, drinks
- End of race raffle
5K no prizes for top finishers, remember its a fun run
- All kids nine and younger gets a treat for completing the 1 mile dash
REGISTRATION:
- Registration: CLOSED!
- Registration will only be done online
- No late registrations
- No registration on day of the event
- Deadline is Thursday, December 11th, 2025 at 5:30 pm (or before is limit is reached)
After registration is closed, there will be no modifications, transfers, or swaps. Any person who show up taking the position of a runner who didn’t show up will be an automatic disqualification.
CHECK-IN / PACKET PICKUP:
Check-In and packet pickup will be done before the event. Your race bib and timing chip will be included.
TIMING:
- Each runner’s time is important to them and to us as well, hence, to accurately measure runners’ times, we’ll using ProChip Timers. Both races will be mass start with the OFFICIAL time being gun-time (meaning everyone gets the same start time, you are ranked in the order you finish).
- 1 mile dash – not being timed
START LINE:
- Runners will line up the street immediately behind the stage
HYDRATION:
There will at least 3 hydration stations
- 1st Hour Bar Field
- 2nd Digi
- 3rd Mahogany Round- a-bout
FINISH AREA:
- Runners must return the timing chip immediately after finishing the race, a sign will let you know where to drop off your chip, indicate to the volunteer nearby that you are doing so.
AWARD CEREMONY:
- Short ceremony will be held to award prizes. medals and raffles.
NOTE:
After you submit your registration, an automatic email will be sent to you with additional information. If you don’t see it in your inbox, please check the junk/spam folder or promotions tab. If it is still not there, you may have entered your email address incorrectly, please ask us to confirm.
