The Turkey Trot is officially sold out. But that doesn't mean you can't be part of the oldest continually held foot race in North America. On Thanksgiving morning go out and cheer those runners on. Just head to any corner on Delware Avenue between the Y in Kenmore and the Convention Center. if you run to get there, you'll get some exercise, too.

Route: http://ymcabuffaloniagara.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/15TT-route-map.pdf

And don't miss the 4th Annual Costume Contest at 8:40 am outside of the Delaware Y, where the best individual and best group costumes will be named. Sounds like fun, and you can see it on Channel 2.

"The race, which debuted in Buffalo in 1896, is older than the storied Boston Marathon, which began the following year. Indeed, the Buffalo Turkey Trot claims the title as the oldest continually held foot race in North America.

The inaugural turkey trot, sponsored by the local YMCA, was a decidedly low-key event. There were few racers -- only six of the 15 registrants showed up for the five-mile race -- and not one of them dressed for laughs.

The race, along dirt roads lined with a few spectators on bicycles and in carriages, proved formidable for a couple of the participants, according to an 1896 account.

One runner dropped out after two miles; a half-mile later, another withdrew after his "late breakfast refused to keep in its proper place." The winner, Henry A. Allison, finished the race in 31 minutes and 12 seconds, roughly a six-minute-per-mile pace.

The YMCA Buffalo Niagara Turkey Trot is now one of the largest such races in the country and had 14,000 runners last year. Women were forbidden to participate in the Buffalo event until 1972. These days, you can find entire families participating in the event."