About the Blue Ridge Turkey Trot
The Blue Ridge Turkey Trot is a Thanksgiving-week race set in the mountain town of Blue Ridge. The organizer's notes don't describe the course terrain in detail, but the town sits in the hills, so expect surroundings that feel more small-town and scenic than suburban.
Packet pickup opens the afternoon before the race at the race site itself, which makes race morning easier if you can get there early. Race-day pickup is also available, but the organizers suggest arriving with time to spare before the start.
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Blue Ridge Turkey Trot 2025 Results
Going by the 2025 results, this is a big 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
1,326finishers
17:02winner
35:05median
1:15:40cutoff
Top 3: Maslen LEsperance (17:02) · Anonymous Anonymous (17:13) · Tanner Hochstetter (17:23)
Push Assit Overall Results · 2025
25finishers
26:20winner
28:20median
36:26cutoff
Top 3: Jason Turner (26:20) · Ethan Kicklighter (26:21) · Kevin Pickelsimer (26:21)
The Blue Ridge Turkey Trot has been held every year since at least 2018. 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 Nov 12, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
3.1 Miles11/26/2026 08:00$30
Push Assist 5K11/26/2026 08:00-
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