MVHS Cares Gobblepalooza 5k/10k Turkey Trot & Wellness Walk

About this event

🦃 Welcome to the MVHS Cares Gobblepalooza Turkey Trot & Wellness Walk!

• What: 18th Annual MVHS Cares Gobblepalooza Turkey Trot & Wellness Walk

• When: • Race Day = Saturday November 21, 2026 8:00-9:30am (the Saturday before Thanksgiving)

• Pre-Race Packet Pick-up = Friday November 20, 2026 3-7pm

• Where: • Entrance #4 (aka The Rock Entrance) Mount Vernon High School 8515 Old Mount Vernon Road Alexandria, VA 2230

• Our VDoT-approved course starts at the Mount Vernon High School Entrance #4 and winds through the nearby neighborhoods.

• 10K participants will start approximately 10 minutes before the 5K and complete two loops of the adjusted route through the main gate.

• 5K participants will complete one loop of the race route.

• As our starting line becomes the finish line, turkey trotters will be greeted by our Gobblepalooza band and MVHS Cares volunteers giving out free fruit and water.

• Rain or Shine Event

🎶 Event Highlights: Gobblepalooza is all about wellness, service, and music — bringing our entire community together for a fun & family-friendly morning!

Race Day Registrations cost $35 for the 5k and $45 for the 10k. Please register ahead of time and get a discount.

💲 Special Discount: FCPS students, faculty members, Federal employees, & our military families receive an additional $5 discount at checkout. Please confirm your discount at packet pick up with your related ID.

👟 Register today and invite your family, friends, and community to join the fun at this year’s Gobblepalooza Turkey Trot!

*Turkey Trot shirts can only be picked up at MVHS. The school cannot ship the shirts to virtual participants, at this time.

MVHS Cares Fundraising Goals:

• MVHS Music Therapy program support

• MVHS service & leadership scholarships

• School-wide Education Initiatives

• School-wide Social Service & Wellness Initiatives

• After-School Club & Athletics Initiatives

Keep In Touch:

For updates on additional event news, event pics & vids, info on giveaways, prizes, & our MVHS Cares Scholarship please follow our Instagram @mvhs_cares

Race Route Details:

• Start and End at the Mount Vernon High School Entrance #4 (38.727661, -77.091947).

• Follow along Route 235 from Battersea Lane

• U-TURN on Rt 235 near the entrance to the parking lot of MV Estate (38.711861, -77.087268) and continue the opposite direction on Rt 235.

• Turn RIGHT into the Wessynton community near the Cunningham Drive Water Station

• Follow Cunningham Drive down the hill and make a LEFT onto Wessynton Way.

• Turn RIGHT onto Rt 235 and continue on Battersea Lane back to the school.

• 10k loops back around the median and return to Rt 235 for 2nd loop & 5k finishes back at the Starting Line.

• After 9:30am, remaining participants on the race course will be ushered onto the sidewalks.

Road Closures = 11/21/2026 8:00am-9:30am

• Affected Roads = Battersea Ln, Rt 235, Cunningham Dr, Wessynton Way, & Woodland Lane

• Vehicles will be redirected to Rt. 623 via Surrey Dr, Braddock Ave, or Maryland St

• Bus 152 will take an alternate route