Sat, Nov 28, 2026

Columbus Hungry Turkey Trot

Columbus, OH

Registration openAnnual since at least 2016

5K10K8.73 Miles100m

Entry is $39.99 now and rises to $44.99 after Aug 31, 2026, so registering before then saves $5.

About the Columbus Hungry Turkey Trot

The race runs on Thanksgiving weekend, a couple of days after the holiday itself. The start area is at Genoa Park, behind the COSI science museum near the river in Columbus. The course offers several distance options, so people tend to show up across a wide range of paces and goals. There is personal pie, donuts, and cookies at the finish.

Early packet pickup happens the evening before at a Road Runner Sports location in Worthington. Race-morning pickup is also available at the start area behind COSI, if the drive out the day before does not work for you.

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Finish-Time Stats

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 · 2025 results

243finishers

18:01winner

41:41median

1:44:59cutoff

Top 3: David Burton (18:01) · Dustin Growick (18:40) · Joshua Alexander (19:04)

10K · 2025 results

81finishers

35:48winner

1:03:54median

1:41:21cutoff

Top 3: Mike Yelverton (35:48) · Corey Miller (46:22) · John French (47:09)

14.07 Miles · 2025 results

45finishers

54:03winner

1:33:52median

2:23:39cutoff

Top 3: Christopher Kitson (54:03) · Patrick Conroy (1:07:15) · Maria Carolina Rivas Garfias (1:07:16)

The Columbus Hungry Turkey Trot has been held every year since at least 2016. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.

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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 Jul 27, 2026.

Distances & Start Times

5K11/28/2026 08:45$40

10K11/28/2026 08:45$50

8.73 Miles11/28/2026 08:45$60

100m11/28/2026 08:30$30

100m11/28/2026 08:30Free

5K11/28/2026 08:45$45

10K11/28/2026 08:45$45

8.73 Miles11/28/2026 08:45$45

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Common Questions About the Columbus Hungry Turkey Trot

Will I finish last at the Columbus Hungry Turkey Trot?

Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 41:41, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:44:59, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.

Is the Columbus Hungry Turkey Trot a good first 5K?

A field of 243 is big enough that you will have company at your pace without feeling lost in a crowd. There is no qualifying time, and the finish-time spread above shows how varied the field really is. If it is your first 5K, that spread matters more than the winner's time.

How competitive is the Columbus Hungry Turkey Trot?

The 5K winner ran 18:01 while the median finisher took 41:41. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.