About the Aurora Turkey Trot 5K & Mashed Potato Mile
The course starts and finishes at a high school and winds through the surrounding school campus. The terrain is what you would expect from a campus loop: mostly flat, paved, and familiar-feeling. It is a Thanksgiving morning race, so expect cold air and a crowd that has somewhere to be afterward.
Everything happens outside, with a tent in the parking lot handling check-in and awards. Restroom trailers are set up nearby. Water and bananas are at the finish, and a local coffee shop and donut vendor are on-site for purchase. Bringing a non-perishable food donation is encouraged.
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Aurora Turkey Trot 5K & Mashed Potato Mile 2025 Results
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.
5K Results · 2025
769finishers
16:11winner
30:50median
1:04:49cutoff
Top 3: Tristan Olpin (16:11) · Dominic Felice (16:30) · Dan Petrak (17:12)
1 Miles Results · 2025
332finishers
5:16winner
11:50median
22:15cutoff
Top 3: Margaux Basart (5:16) · Zach Best (5:48) · Mike Dressel (5:50)
The Aurora Turkey Trot 5K & Mashed Potato Mile has been held every year since at least 2021. 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 Oct 18, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
Gobble & Go Combo11/26/2026 08:00$35
3.1 Miles11/26/2026 08:30$25
1 Mile11/26/2026 08:00$20
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