Before you gorge on turkey, stuffing, and all of the trimmings this year, why not sign up for a local road race and run for the sake of your waistline on the biggest eating day of the year? Big cities and small towns alike all over the country host Turkey Trots on Thanksgiving Day to promote good health on a notoriously unhealthy holiday—in fact, Thanksgiving is one of the biggest race days of the year!

So if you want to feel guilt-free about Thanksgiving this year, click here to find a race near you!

There’s no place better to celebrate than Philadelphia, the birthplace of Independence Day! This year the City of Brotherly Love’s Wawa Welcome America! Festival 2010 is a mega 10-day celebration that includes Wawa Hoagie Day, a citywide picnic, live performances by the Goo Goo Dolls and The Roots, and THREE Fireworks shows. Now that’s a celebration! For more information, click here!

And if you’re planning on celebrating the holiday with close friends, family, and of course, food; make sure to concoct a few patriotic cocktails, whip up a July 4th-themed dessert, and get grilling!