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Run to Feed the Hungry
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2026 race
- Start
- 08:158:15 AM
- Distance
- 10.0 km6.2 mi
- 10K · 5K
The course
The organiser describes a loop course that starts on J Street just west of the Sacramento State entrance and runs through the tree-lined streets of East Sacramento.
- A loop through East SacramentoA tree-lined loop that starts on J Street.
- A Thanksgiving tradition with its own rules33rd edition; no dogs, no strollers in timed races.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseGeometryA loop through East SacramentoA tree-lined loop that starts on J Street.
The 10K starts at 8:15 a.m. on Thanksgiving, 26 November 2026, and the 5K follows at 9:00 a.m. Everyone registers once and picks the 10K or the 5K on the morning by the start they join.
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Whole courseCrowdA Thanksgiving tradition with its own rules33rd edition; no dogs, no strollers in timed races.
Competitive runners, runners and walkers start in separate corrals, the competitive one nearest the line. Live bands play along the course.
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Race weekend
Bib pickup at Fremont Presbyterian Church, 5770 Carlson Drive, SacramentoSaturday 21 November Bib pickup
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10:0010:00 AM–18:006:00 PM
Packet pickup Fremont Presbyterian Church, 5770 Carlson Drive, Sacramento
Sunday 22 November Bib pickup
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13:301:30 PM–18:006:00 PM
Packet pickup Fremont Presbyterian Church, 5770 Carlson Drive, Sacramento
Monday 23 November Bib pickup
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10:0010:00 AM–19:007:00 PM
Packet pickup Fremont Presbyterian Church, 5770 Carlson Drive, Sacramento
Tuesday 24 November Bib pickup
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10:0010:00 AM–19:007:00 PM
Packet pickup Fremont Presbyterian Church, 5770 Carlson Drive, Sacramento
Wednesday 25 November Last bib day
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10:0010:00 AM–19:007:00 PM
Packet pickup Fremont Presbyterian Church, 5770 Carlson Drive, Sacramento
Bib in hand?A number belt holds it without pins through your race top. Clip it on tonight.
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Thursday 26 November Race day
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07:007:00 AM–09:009:00 AM
Packet pickup Fremont Presbyterian Church, 5770 Carlson Drive, Sacramento
Other races (2)
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08:158:15 AM
10K start J Street, west of the Sacramento State entrance -
09:009:00 AM
5K start 5K participants stay off J Street until all 10K runners have passed the start line.
Times as published by the organiser, in Sacramento time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Thursday
Race morning, on the record
We hold no start time for this race, so the record is read at 09:009:00 AM, local time.
Add to calendar .ics file, times in Sacramento time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
No gel needed at this pace
Finish
One every 40 minutes, by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
For your long training runs:
Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side. Enough for race day and two test long runs.
Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.
Order by 5 November to test them on two long runs first.
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Outside the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the UK and Ireland, Spain and Portugal, Italy, the rest of the EU and Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Chocolate Outrage, 24-pack on Amazon.com, the best seller there.
Anti-chafe
Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml
An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.
Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.
Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.
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Number belt
Compressport Race Belt
Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.
Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.
Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.
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Electrolytes
SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20
One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.
One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.
Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.
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Blister plasters
Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6
One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.
Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.
Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.
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