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Some stay in their pajamas until the big meal, others get up early to cook.

But more than 3,000 people went to Overland Park at the crack of dawn to race in the Thanksgiving Day 5K.

All the racers helped the Kansas City Sports Commission raise money for the myriad of needs when Kansas City hosts the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Dave Borchardt, the Kansas City Sports Commission's vice president of corporate and community relationships, said it was a record-breaking year for attendance.

"Despite it being about 25 degrees here at the start of the race, we have way more people than last year," Borchardt said.

Dozens of runners donned turkey hats that served both fashion and function.

"Warmth, cause it's cold," Linda Olvera, a runner, said. "I usually don't we

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