Running Shorts Recap Featured Thanksgiving Day road races in the Triad: 4,893 finishers Thanksgiving Day is the Triad's most popular day for running a road race. Eddie Wooten 24 Nov 2023 • 3 min read Greensboro native Joel Shores finishing the Running of the Turkeys 3.5-mile race in Greensboro. Shores averaged 5:14 per mile (photo courtesy of Junction 311 Endurance Sports).