Not everyone is crowding into airports and clogging freeways this Thanksgiving. Some are putting on turkey-shaped hats and hitting the pavement for the 22nd annual Thanksgiving Trot for Hunger 5K in downtown D.C. The event benefits the non-profit So Others Might Eat (SOME).

The 5k begins around 9:15 a.m. at Freedom Plaza, while a shorter 1-mile kids’ run starts at 8:30 a.m. Same-day registration begins at 7 a.m. The Best Dressed Turkey competition starts at 10:30 a.m.

This year’s event will entail numerous road closures and parking restrictions downtown on Thanksgiving day, beginning in the wee hours. Organizers recommend arriving by public transportation if you’re participating. The Federal Triangle, Metro Center, and Archives stations are all within a short walk, as are numerous bus lines.

It’s best to avoid driving downtown in the morning and early afternoon, if possible, particularly around the National Mall.

These streets will be closed to cars from about 5 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.:

• Pennsylvania Ave., NW, between 9th St., NW and 14th St., NW
• 13th St. NW, between E St., NW and Pennsylvania Ave., NW
• 12th St. NW, between E St., NW and Constitution Ave., NW
• 11th St. between E St., NW, and Pennsylvania Ave., NW
• 10th St. between E St. NW, and Constitution Avenue, NW

These streets will be closed to vehicle traffic from approximately 8:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.:

• Pennsylvania Ave., NW, between 3rd St. NW and 9th St., NW
• 9th St. NW, between E St., NW and Constitution Ave., NW
• D St., NW, between 8th St., NW and 9th St., NW
• 7th St., NW, between Indiana Ave. NW and Constitution Ave., NW
• 6th St., NW between C St. NW and Constitution Ave., NW
• Constitution Ave., NW between 3rd St., NW and 7th St., NW
• 3rd St. between C St., NW and D St., SW
• Independence Ave., SW between Washington Ave., SW and 7th St., SW
• 4th St. between Pennsylvania Ave., NW to D St., SW
• D St., SW between 3rd St., SW to 4th St., SW
• 6th St., SW between Independence Ave., SW to Maryland Ave., SW