“I heard of Second Harvest from the Turkey Trot, and since then have been separately supporting their efforts,” Kannan said. Turkey Trots are a nationwide tradition. The first was in Buffalo, New York ...

The Turkey Trot tradition has deep roots, with the first recorded event taking place in 1896 in Buffalo, New York. Initially, it started as a small YMCA race with only six participants and has ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — One of Buffalo's longstanding Thanksgiving traditions is the YMCA Buffalo Niagara Turkey Trot, and today for the 129th annual race 14,000 people took to the streets running ...

A Thanksgiving tradition here in Western New York, the YMCA Buffalo Niagara said it is the longest consecutively run footrace in the world ...

Turkey trot history The first documented turkey trot took place in Buffalo, New York, all the way back in 1896. The local YMCA hosted an 8K race on that Thanksgiving.

Back in 1896, the first Turkey Trot was held in Buffalo, New York by the YMCA. Many consider that race the longest consecutively ran event in the world, as no one could have foreseen what would ...

Last year, the race raised $1.1 million for the YMCA Buffalo Niagara, helping to benefit 6,000 people in Western New York. “The funds from the YMCA Turkey Trot go to combat food insecurities in ...

You may be familiar with the Turkey Trot races that happen across the country every Thanksgiving morning – perhaps you're an avid participant in the tradition yourself. After I learned the race dates ...