22nd Annual Catonsville High School XC Turkey Trot 2026

The Catonsville High School XC Turkey Trot begins at 421 Bloomsbury Avenue in Catonsville, Maryland. It offers Thanksgiving morning runners a cross-country-style option between a 5K and a 1 Mile Family Fun Run. The mile is a single loop for all ages, while the 5K uses two loops. Both races are chip timed. The event directly supports the high school cross country team; all proceeds go to the CHS Cross Country program, funding uniforms, training tools, travel, and community causes the team supports. This is a local school-and-town race, not a large-city road event. It includes music, prizes, packet pickup before race day and on race morning, and cash awards from local sponsors. The course rules out strollers and pets, indicating it is more akin to a true cross country run than a casual paved event. Past fundraising has benefited groups and causes such as We Run With You, Turn Around, Back on My Feet, recovery and relief funds, and the Carol Saffran-Brinks Memorial Scholarship, which has supported 14 Catonsville runners competing at the NCAA level.