Participants are seen in November 2022 during Newgate Mission’s annual Gobble Wobble at the Paul G. Boorman Trail in Longview. (Michael Cavazos/Longview News-Journal File Photo)

It’s time to start stretching and getting your running shoes ready for Newgate Mission’s 20th annual Gobble Wobble fundraiser.

The event consists of a 1-mile fun run, 5K and 10K and will begin at 9 a.m. Nov. 23 at the Loop 281 entrance of the Paul G. Boorman Trail in Longview.

Registration is free and can be done online at tinyurl.com/2y2vebrw before the run or at 8 a.m. the day of the race. Twentieth anniversary T-shirts are available for $25.

Parking will be available across the street at Austin Bank, and police escorts will be on site to help participants cross the loop.

Gobble Wobble is a family- and pet-friendly event, so family members, friends and dogs are welcome to come and take part in the event.

The runs will all begin at the same location and start place and be spaced out by a few minutes.

Newgate Mission, 207 S. Mobberly Ave., is celebrating 34 years of service to the Longview community. The nonprofit organization offers several resources, including daily meals, housing, job readiness, worship opportunities, activities, health and hygiene services, transportation and more.

Gobble Wobble is Newgate’s main annual fundraiser and typically raises more than $40,000.

“This fun run really helps us,” Newgate Mission Executive Director NaTusha Howard previously said. “We write a few grants…but we’re strictly donation based — that’s why this race is so important to Newgate.”

While the organization normally serves between 190 to 210 people every day, that number has increased with inflation, Howard said previously.

“We’re seeing way more people from all walks of life, it’s not unusual to see all walks of life, but we’re seeing a heavy population of people who might’ve had before but now have less,” she said. “They’re taking advantage of our resources, and we’re happy to provide for them.”

For information about Newgate Mission, go to newgatemission.org.