Start your Turkey Day with a gorgeous riverside run! 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 Bend Thanksgiving Classic 5k is the culmination of our fall season of Girls on the Run here in Central Oregon.