Pilgrim 5K at Thanksgiving Point…a costume run unlike any other! Registration includes your pilgrim wear. An iconic (and historically inaccurate) giant buckle hat or bonnet and a long-sleeved, cotton tee styled to look like a jacket or dress.
The course is marked with iconic pilgrim scenes and culminates with your own finishing moment at Plymouth Rock. Finishers feast on apple cider and pumpkin bars. Top three finishers in men's, women's, and masters recognized.
Packet Pick-Up
Located at Box Office at Water Tower Plaza
12:00pm-7:00pm
Late Registration, On-site only
Late Packet Pick-Up begins
Late Registration, on-site only begins
Official 5k Start Time at the Ashton Gardens
Awards Ceremony, Stage-Lawn Outside Garden Visitor’s Center
Presentation of Overall Men’s & Women’s, Master’s Awards and Best Costume Awards (Gift Cards)
Add your own special brand of pilgrim flair to your race wear and win fabulous prizes for:
1st Place Male / Female: Artisan House Baked Pumpkin Pie + Thanksgiving Point Family Membership
2nd Place Male / Female: Artisan House-Baked Pumpkin Pie + $50 Gift Card
3rd Place Male / Female: Artisan House-Baked Pumpkin Pie + $25 Gift Card
Overall Men’s and Women’s Champion will receive Artisan House-Baked Pumpkin Pie + $50 Gift Card
Miniature (5”) House-Baked Pumpkin Pies will be given to the top three Men’s & Women’s finishers in each of the following age divisions:
14 & under, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65+
The 5K course starts and finishes at the Ashton Garden Visitor’s Center. From the Garden Visitor Center, the race route travels down Garden Drive heading south to until turning onto the Golf Course cart path at mile .5. The course then loops counter clockwise around the Golf Course on the cart paths until it connects back to Garden Drive, leading runners back another half mile to Garden Visitor’s Center start/finish area.
Pilgrim 5K is a chip timed event.
Strollers and wheels are allowed on the 5K course and kindly requested to start at the back of the pack.
View a MapMyRun Map HERE
We wish to thank our numerous volunteers for their time and efforts in providing the following aid stations. Please be courteous and express your appreciation to this wonderful group of volunteers.
In addition to the finish area, the 5K will have one aid station at mile 1.7 stocked with water and POWERADE.
There will be one on-course Porta-Potty at the 1.7 mile Aid Station in addition to Porta-Potty’s and bathrooms at the start/finish.
Consistent with industry standards, entry fees are non-refundable.
Runners unable to participate after registration fees have been submitted may opt to defer their registration to next year’s race or they may choose to transfer their registration to another participant via our transfer/deferral program. All transfers and deferrals must be completed in writing by Sunday, November 16, 2017. A processing fee of $5.95 will apply to all transfers/deferrals and all registration changes. Please submit all transfer/deferral requests to raceinfo@thanksgivingpoint.org.
No defer or transfer requests will be honored after the deadline.
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