The RFK 4 mile Turkey Trot was held on Thanksgiving (like always), which was Thursday, November 27 and starts at 8am. The course is a hilly 4 miles through the residential streets of Palos Park. What better way to start Thanksgiving than to run 4 miles in the morning. The weather was a little chilly (upper 20s), but I thought it was a great day to run. I heard it was the coldest Thanksgiving since 1956, I cannot confirm this, though.

Enjoyed:
+ Great swag! Blue/orange hooded sweatshirt, a pair of Feetures socks, and a $20 off coupon at RFK
+ Lots of raffle prizes after the race
+ Bottled water, bagels, and bananas at the finish
+ Can wait inside before the race to stay warm, and then the snacks and awards are inside afterwards
+ Trophies for Age Group first, second, and third
+ Not a crowded race, which I love
+ 11,000 cans of food to the Worth Food Pantry (each participant was to bring 2 cans)
+ Packet pick-up was at RFK Monday–Wednesday, and then race day packet pickup was also an option

I give the expo a 5 even though it's not really an expo, but I really appreciate that they have packet pickup everyday of the week leading up to the event, as well as race day packet pickup. I'm not sure everyone would say 4 for elevation, but there's a lot of hills, and I find it difficult myself seeing as I mostly run on flat surfaces here in Chicago haha.

I don't have any cons for this race, though some people might not like parking in the Metra Palos Park lot and taking a bus over to the start/finish and then back again. It's only about a 5 minute drive, if that long. The only downside I suppose is waiting for the bus to fill up enough to leave, but it doesn't bother me at all. I think it's great that they provide transportation for us, and that parking isn't any trouble at the Metra lot (not crowded and don't have to pay).