Bethesda turkey trot-- super congested roads?

[Anonymous]

We wanted to take our dog running on crescent trail on Thursday morning to burn some steam before he's cooped up at the inlaws for thanksgiving. We were aiming for 830ish. I just realized Bethesda has the Turkey Trot that morning. Will downtown Bethesda and the parking lot be packed? I see it start/ends at bcc YMCA so I don't think runners would park in Bethesda...

[Anonymous]

I don't think so -- the turkey trot is pretty far up the road. When we went last year, the congestion didn't start until we'd gotten north of downtown Bethesda.

[Anonymous]

check the ymca website. we start at the Y travel thru some neighborhood and then right onto wisconsin along nih/navy med - turn right somewhere (maybe cordell?) and then right onto old gtown and back up to the Y. if you're at the entrance to the cap crescent behind honda dealer -- you're fine. I run it - its fun - just don't remember the route -

[Anonymous]

I used to live right on the route and would wake up to the sound of the runners every Thanksgiving morning. I was just telling my husband the other day that its the one thing I will miss on Thanksgiving this year now that we've moved. For some reason, I always loved waking up in the morning and cheering the runners on in my PJs!

But I lived at least 2 miles from downtown Bethesda so if you are sticking to that area, you should be fine.

[Anonymous]

You'll be fine if you park over by the pool, on Little Falls. That's at least a mile away from any of the action.

[Anonymous]

Totally agree with Little Falls suggestion (I live near Little Falls and also run the Turkey Trot). Turkey Trot craziness is pretty confined the the area immediately surrounding the Bethesda Y (race is 6.1 miles so that radius around Y on Old Georgetown). Won't be anywhere near the CCT.

[Anonymous]

You wont be impacted. Everyone parks in the neighborhood surrounding the ymca.