Thu, Nov 26, 2026

3rd Annual 5K Turkey Trot benefiting St. Jude

Bruce, MS

Registration open3rd annual

5K1 Mile

Entry is $30 now and rises to $35 after Oct 30, 2026, so registering before then saves $5.

About the 3rd Annual 5K Turkey Trot benefiting St. Jude

This is a Thanksgiving morning race in Bruce, raising money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. All proceeds go directly to the hospital, so the cause is the through-line of the whole morning. Costumes are welcome, and the crowd tends to be a mix of people who take the clock seriously and people who are just there for the holiday.

A kids' fun run follows the main race, open to children accompanied by an adult. Chip timing is used, so results and age-group rankings are posted quickly. Awards go several levels deep across a wide range of age groups, including masters and grandmasters categories.

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3rd Annual 5K Turkey Trot benefiting St. Jude 2025 Results

Going by the 2025 results, this is a small, friendly field, and the spread of finish times is wide, so this is a mostly recreational race rather than one for club runners.

5K Results · 2025

143finishers

17:23winner

33:49median

1:10:38cutoff

Top 3: Hunner Phillips (17:23) · Aiden Patterson (17:28) · James Stephenson (19:47)

The 3rd Annual 5K Turkey Trot benefiting St. Jude is in its 3rd year.

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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 Oct 18, 2026.

Distances & Start Times

3.1 Miles11/26/2026 08:00$30

T-Shirt ONLY Purchase11/26/2026 07:30$20

1 Mile11/26/2026 09:30Free

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Common Questions About the 3rd Annual 5K Turkey Trot benefiting St. Jude

Will I finish last at the 3rd Annual 5K Turkey Trot benefiting St. Jude?

Almost certainly not. Half the 3.1 Miles field finished slower than 33:49, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:10:38, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.

Is the 3rd Annual 5K Turkey Trot benefiting St. Jude a good first 3.1 Miles?

It is a small race (143 finishers), which is friendlier and less intimidating than a big-city event, though the field thins out. There is no qualifying time, and the finish-time spread above shows how varied the field really is. If it is your first 3.1 Miles, that spread matters more than the winner's time.

How competitive is the 3rd Annual 5K Turkey Trot benefiting St. Jude?

The 3.1 Miles winner ran 17:23 while the median finisher took 33:49. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.

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