Thanksgiving Weekend Trail Race Tradition

Join Trivium Racing for our Thanksgiving weekend tradition! Relax on Thanksgiving and hit the trails for your holiday race on Black Friday with a half marathon or 7.5 miler. Join us on the beautiful, well-groomed trails of Proud Lake State Recreation Area and leave the crowds to the mall! One of the best parts about The Black Toenail Friday Half and 7.5 mile race is that you can sleep in. With an 11:00 AM start time, you can relax and enjoy Thanksgiving knowing you have plenty of time before the starting gun goes off. The half marathon will be a two loop course, while the 7.5 mile will just complete one of those laps - same great course, sweatshirt and medal with a lot less work. This event always sells out, so do not wait until the last minute to sign up! 

What is included with your registration?

• Custom Black Toenail Friday long-sleeved shirt.  (note: hoodies will be available as an upgrade. Pricing of hoodies has gone up and availability has gone down. Instead of upping the price of the event we decided to include a long-sleeved race shirt with registration, but give registrants the choice to upgrade to a hoodie)
• Awesome post-race food and drinks
• Live Results
• Great Awards
• Points toward the Trivium Southeast Michigan Running Series
• The greatest excuse to not be out shopping all day!
• Finishers Medal

There is also an option to skip the race swag & save by registering for the Economy Package!

2023 Finishers Medal

Each year a new medal design is launched for the Michigan Mega Medal Series. In 2023, finisher medals from six events in Southeastern Michigan will connect to create one MEGA Medal. Black Toenail Friday is the SIXTH race of the 2023 series!

(see the connecting medals below)