There is no better way to work up your appetite than a good old turkey trot. Luckily, there are opportunities for Thanksgiving morning runs all around the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The options range from a one-mile kiddo race to 5Ks or 8Ks in length. Here are six Turkey Trot options local to DFW that you can still sign up for.

Why is Thanksgiving traditionally associated with turkey and other specific foods? We asked a history expert why we eat what we do on the holiday.

Follow USA TODAY's Wednesday coverage of the Thanksgiving 2024 weather forecast and travel updates. ARLINGTON, Va. − Some of the millions of Americans planning to run or walk those iconic turkey trots this Thanksgiving Day ahead of those big holiday meals should be bracing for bitter cold or otherwise foul conditions.

A lot of people like eating turkey on Thanksgiving, but do you know why that is? Here's a history lesson on why turkey has become a Thanksgiving meal staple.

The fowl has long been the centerpiece of the traditional American Thanksgiving meal, but contrary to tradition, turkey may not have been part of the 1621 feast at Plymouth Colony. Descriptions of the three-day feast shared by the Pilgrims and Native Americans from the local Wampanoag tribe include wild fowl,

Every year, Americans go mad for Thanksgiving. While many American traditions have been embraced abroad, this is one day that's still a mystery to most Europeans. View on euronews