Bend Thanksgiving Classic is a 5/10K race produced by Boys & Girls Clubs of Bend benefitting, Girls on the Run of Central Oregon. Now in its 9th official year, the race has grown to host nearly 1,000 runners and walkers every Thanksgiving morning in the heart of Bend’s Old Mill District.
Girls on the Run is a 5k training program that encourages girls to grow into positive young adults. The goals of Girls on the Run are to develop and improve competence, unleash confidence through accomplishment, develop strength of character, respond to others and oneself with care and compassion, create positive connections with peers and adults and make a meaningful contribution to community, all while establishing a lifetime appreciation of health and fitness. The Bend Thanksgiving Classic 5k is the culmination of our fall season of Girls on the Run here in Central Oregon.