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This is the Annual Braveheart 5K & Rob Roy FUN! Run on June 14, 2025
Race through the streets of Franklin, NC and feel like William Wallace (AKA Braveheart) battling the English.
Franklin's most challenging 5K course, if you like a challenge you will ♥ love ♥ this course. The 5K/Fun Run starts in front of Franklin's town hall and finishes in the parking lot of town hall.
RACE DAY REGISTRATION/RACE PICK-UP BEGINS AT 7:30AM/ROB ROY FUN RUN (10-U) BEGINS AT 8:30AM/BRAVEHEART 5K AT 9:00AM
Awards:
All Rob Roy (10-U) finishers will receive a completion certificate and goodie bag
Braveheart 5K (Age Group Winners 1st-3rd)
Braveheart 5K (Overall Winners Male/Female) will be knighted by Sir Daniel Williamson of the Scottish Tartans Museum & Heritage Center and presented with a William Wallace sword (engraved with Braveheart 5K Overall...)
86 East Main Street Franklin, NC
Gobble! Gobble! Join others for Franklin, NC's annual Cold Turkey 5K & Little Turkeys FUN! Run/Walk on November 27, 2025 THANKSGIVING DAY!!!!!! (TASSEE SHELTER 877 ULCO DRIVE Franklin, NC)
This is the 12th year anniversary of Cold Turkey 5K & Little Turkeys FUN Run/Walk (All Ages) and we are planning to make this year's fundraiser for Special Olympics of Macon County, NC the best yet! Visit our Facebook Event page for details & announcements. Facebook Event Page Link: Cold Turkey 5K Info
***T-Shirt and Bib pickup will be held from 4-5:30pm on Wednesday the 26th (TASSEE SHELTER 877 ULCO DRIVE Franklin, NC and the morning of the race starting at 7:30am.
Race day registration/Race packet pickup begins at 7:30am.
Little Turkeys FUN! Run/Walk starts at 8:30AM
Cold Turkey 5K starts at 9:00AM - 1 hour cut off for the 5K
The first 200 5K PRE-REGISTERED ONLINE RACERS/20 Little Turkeys FUN! Run/Walk (All Ages) WILL RECEIVE AN EVENT SHIRT (Event shirts are LIMITED on race day) You must register before November 9, 2025 to be guaranteed event shirt (For the 5K & Fun Run)
5K: Awards to the overall 1st-3rd male & female winners & 1st-3rd age division winners.
Little Turkeys FUN! Run/Walk (10 years old and under): Awards to the overall 1st-Every Little Turkey racer will receive a completion award.