About the 45th Iroquois Hill Runners Thanksgiving Day Run
The race runs through Iroquois Park, a wooded Louisville park with rolling terrain. The roads stay open to traffic on part of the course, so runners use a pedestrian path along the back side of the park. Pets are welcome as long as they are leashed, and stroller runners have their own prize category in the longer distance.
Packet pickup happens earlier in the week at a local running store, with race-morning pickup available on site if you cannot make it out beforehand. Parking in the main amphitheater lot fills up, but overflow spots at nearby Colonial Gardens and a local high school are a short walk to the start. Coffee, hot chocolate, and apple cider are at the finish, and a costume contest runs alongside the race.
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Finish-Time Stats
Going by the 2025 results, this is a decent-sized field, and the spread of finish times is wide, so this is a mostly recreational race rather than one for club runners.
5 Miles · 2025 results
741finishers
25:21winner
50:12median
2:03:07cutoff
Top 3: William Hague (25:21) · Lukas Smithson (27:04) · Austin Fullerton (27:17)
5K · 2025 results
543finishers
18:43winner
40:08median
1:26:53cutoff
Top 3: Arthur Silveira (18:43) · Alessio Berrisford (19:39) · Levi Roach (19:43)
1.25 Miles · 2025 results
103finishers
10:42winner
26:29median
1:22:59cutoff
Top 3: W. Alegnani (10:42) · A. Stone (11:01) · Jaime Alegnani (11:11)
The 45th Iroquois Hill Runners Thanksgiving Day Run has been held every year since at least 2019. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Jul 27, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
5 Miles11/26/2026 09:00$35
5K11/26/2026 09:00$35
1.25 Miles11/26/2026 09:00$35
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