Event Information
Overview | Course | Parking/Directions | Rules of the Road | Race Packet & Pickup
A great new family tradition with wine and cookies too!
Thanksgiving is all about family, fun and food. Now you can add fun and activity! Bring all your relatives, house guests, cooking buddies and little turkeys out for the Flying Feather Four Miler, Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 27, 2008.
We will be limiting the race to the first 2000 participants to ensure the best race experience possible—please register early so you don't miss out!
All adult participants will receive a bottle of wine for the Thanksgiving Table! Kids should get a piece of the pie, or COOKIE too! Every young gobbler participating in the Four Miler or Gobbler Chase will receive specially made, packaged Thanksgiving Day cookies. Kids 10 and under can participate in the Kids' Gobbler Chase, which takes place before the four miler so parents and family can cheer the kids on.
Kids' Gobbler Chase
The Kids' Gobbler Chase begins at 8:30 — a short gallop (less than a quarter of a mile) around Corazon for children of all ages with some former Buckeye players and coaches, all to benefit the Second & Seven Foundation. Parents are welcome and encouraged to participate and help their kids. Each child participant receives a t-shirt and mini football from Key Bank.
Everyone Welcome!
This is truly an event for every pace and person. Runners, walkers, gobblers and everyone in between—this is YOUR event!!! The Flying Feather Four Miler is the Thanksgiving Day event for you!
Runner's World chooses Flying Feather as one of the Top 6 Thanksgiving Day races in the country: read article (PDF file)
A GREAT COURSE!
The Flying Feather Four Miler winds around a brand new loop course through the Glacier Ridge Metro Park. See map at right (click to enlarge). It is an accurate four (4) mile course that will be certified by the United States Track and Field Association.
Start Times
- The Kids' Gobbler Chase: 8:30am
- The Flying Feather Four Miler: 9:00am
New in 2007:
- Brand new loop course!
- Timing and posted results!
- and THE CORAZON CLUB & SPA IS OPEN!
Please bring an unwrapped, unopened toy to donate for the children in need this holiday season!
We will have several Marines at the race site representing the Toys for Tots
program. Last year we were the largest donation spot in Columbus and we want to top that
this year!
Parking & Directions
Please park at Dublin Jerome High School (see map). The high school is 1/2 a mile from the start line so if you'd like to get a warm up in you are welcome or you can take a shuttle bus from the lot to the start line. There will be shuttle buses running from 7:00am–8:30am and again from 10:00am–11:30am. Please remember that we are trying to transport 2400 people plus volunteers.
The shuttle bus parking lot is the south lot at Dublin Jerome (the lot that opens to Brand Road). The shuttle buses will leave and return to that lot. The lot closest to Corazon that exits out to Hyland Croy is the best lot to park and walk.
To get to Dublin Jerome High School:
From 270:
- Exit 161/33 going WEST;
- Take the second exit west – Post Rd.;
- Turn Right on Post Rd.;
- Turn Left on Hyland Croy;
- Travel less than two miles to Dublin Jerome High School.
Rules of the Road
Please note that the course will remain open for one (1) hour and twenty (20) minutes — this is a 20 minutes per mile pace.
We have some elite, very fast and fast runners. Please let them in the front of the pack. They will be out of your way before you can say "Happy Thanksgiving".
The following are NOT permitted in the event:
Pets, skateboards, bicycles, roller blades, or any other types of vehicles (other than official vehicles). These regulations are for your safety and the safety of the other participants in the race.
Jogging Strollers are permitted provided you start in the very back of the field and are walking or moving slowly.
A GREAT RACE PACKET!
Every entrant in the event receives:
- Long Sleeve Technical Running Shirt
- A bottle of George Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau for your Thanksgiving Table (or cookies for our friends under 21)
- Corazon Club and Spa Gift Certificates
- Gifts from Fleet Feet Sports and Columbus Running Company
- Food and Beverages at the finish line
- $10 off the Capital City Half Marathon or Commit to Be Fit 5k, until Dec 31st, 2007
And ...
- Of course the Big Honkin' Penguin Medal!!
Packet Pickup
Fleet Feet Sports and Columbus Running Company are working together to make sure you have the easiest time picking up your packet!
2008 Pickup details will be posted later.