The 10th Annual Savage Family Turkey Trot 5k (Run/Walk)
- Date Thu 27th November 2025
- Time 9:00AM EST
- Location South Portland, Maine
- Price $32.80
- Races 1 race
- Distances 5km
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Event summary
Join the excitement at the 10th Annual Savage Family Turkey Trot 5k (Run/Walk) on Thursday, November 27, 2025, in the beautiful South Portland, Cumberland. This beloved Thanksgiving morning tradition began in 2016 to honor Nathan Savage, an avid runner and family man whose legacy inspires the community to come together for a meaningful cause. Over the past decade, this event has transformed into a powerful symbol of community spirit, raising over $100,000 to support local youth initiatives, including scholarships and food assistance programs.
Whether you're a seasoned runner or looking for a fun way to kick off your holiday festivities, the Turkey Trot offers an engaging 5k course for all ages and abilities. Bring your family and friends to celebrate, participate, and contribute to a worthy cause that uplifts the children of South Portland. With exciting activities, potential prizes, and the joyous atmosphere of Thanksgiving, this year’s race promises to be the best yet! Don’t miss out on this opportunity to make a difference while enjoying a festive morning outdoors.
Whether you're a seasoned runner or looking for a fun way to kick off your holiday festivities, the Turkey Trot offers an engaging 5k course for all ages and abilities. Bring your family and friends to celebrate, participate, and contribute to a worthy cause that uplifts the children of South Portland. With exciting activities, potential prizes, and the joyous atmosphere of Thanksgiving, this year’s race promises to be the best yet! Don’t miss out on this opportunity to make a difference while enjoying a festive morning outdoors.
Organiser's Description
Get ready for it.... THIS YEAR MARKS THE 10TH ANNUAL SAVAGE FAMILY TURKEY TROT!! It amazes me what we have accomplished as a community. I had no idea that this race would make such an impact on the families of South Portland and I have all of you to thank for it!!
My kids (who were almost 7 yrs old at the time) and I decided to create this Thanksgiving morning event back in 2016 to honor their dad Nathan. Nathan was an avid runner, biker, triathlete and family man who lost his life to a fatal heart attack on July 2, 2016, just three weeks before he was set to compete in his first full Ironman event, and just months prior to his 40th birthday.
We work solely as volunteers and give 100% of our profits back to the kids of South Portland. Most of the money has gone to the Nathan Savage Memorial Fund, a scholarship account through the South Portland Community Center that gives financial assistance to any child wanting to participate in one of their youth development programs. It has been a huge success. We also have given to such things as The South Portland Food Cupboard, The SoPo Skate Park, local soccer scholarships, shoe donations, etc.
SINCE 2016 WE HAVE DONATED OVER $100K BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY!!!
I would like to thank our sponsors for their continued support, as their donations pay for the cost of the race so that your registration fees go directly to the kids!
Let's get out there and make this the best year ever!! Stay tuned for possible fun events, prizes, etc. I want to celebrate this big event and I know my Nathan wouldn't want it any other way.
Thank you, thank you, thank you...
Nellie, Reese, Maizie, and Charlie Savage
My kids (who were almost 7 yrs old at the time) and I decided to create this Thanksgiving morning event back in 2016 to honor their dad Nathan. Nathan was an avid runner, biker, triathlete and family man who lost his life to a fatal heart attack on July 2, 2016, just three weeks before he was set to compete in his first full Ironman event, and just months prior to his 40th birthday.
We work solely as volunteers and give 100% of our profits back to the kids of South Portland. Most of the money has gone to the Nathan Savage Memorial Fund, a scholarship account through the South Portland Community Center that gives financial assistance to any child wanting to participate in one of their youth development programs. It has been a huge success. We also have given to such things as The South Portland Food Cupboard, The SoPo Skate Park, local soccer scholarships, shoe donations, etc.
SINCE 2016 WE HAVE DONATED OVER $100K BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY!!!
I would like to thank our sponsors for their continued support, as their donations pay for the cost of the race so that your registration fees go directly to the kids!
Let's get out there and make this the best year ever!! Stay tuned for possible fun events, prizes, etc. I want to celebrate this big event and I know my Nathan wouldn't want it any other way.
Thank you, thank you, thank you...
Nellie, Reese, Maizie, and Charlie Savage
Races
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The 10th Annual Savage Family Turkey Trot 5k Run/Walk
Incl. $2.80 Fee & Short Sleeved Shirt
Thu 27th November 2025 (9:00AM EST)
$32.80
T-shirts for those who register before 11/18 at midnight. T-shirt pickup and same day registrations starts at 8a, race starts at 9am.
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