Run Or Walk Off Your Turkey Day Smorgasbord During One Of These East End Thanksgiving Walks And Runs

The likelihood of not overindulging a little too much on Thanksgiving – whether the pumpkin pie, turkey, or extras get you – is unlikely.

So, if you want to make sure it doesn’t turn into a weeklong turkey coma, fit in a little exercise at these East End walks and runs.

Montauk Chamber of Commerce is hosting the 42nd Annual “Run for Fun” Turkey Trot around Fort Pond on Thursday, November 22. The race will step off from the Montauk Green with the race check-in taking place between 8 and 9:30 a.m. Participants can select a 3 or 6-mile route. The entree fee ranges from $10 to $15. For more information, visit www.montaukchamber.com.

The Mattituck-Cutchogue Teachers’ Association 13th annual Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot will begin at 9 a.m. The 5K will start at the Mattituck High School and benefit the Pumillo family and the MCTA Senior Scholarship Fund. The entry fee is $25 in advance and $30 on the day of. The student rate is $15 in advance and $20 on the day of. For more information, visit www.mufsd.com.

The Southampton Trails Preservation Society Annual Walk-It-Off Hike, presented with South Fork Natural History Museum and Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt, will be held on Friday, November 23. The fast-paced hike will offer amazing views of Round Pond, Long Pond, and Little Long Pond. Attendees should meet at the end of Round Pond Lane in Sag Harbor at 10 a.m. Reservations are required, but there is no fee to attend. For more information, visit sofo.org.

East Hampton Trails Preservation Society will present two day after Thanksgiving walks in Barcelona Neck. There will be a 5-mile hike or 3 ½-mile hike – both of which begin at 10 a.m. For more information, visit www.ehtps.org.