About the Dowagiac All Trail Turkey Trot
The course runs entirely on trails through a college campus, so the surface underfoot is natural rather than pavement. Expect the kind of terrain that rewards trail shoes, with the surroundings feeling more like a woodland run than a road race through town. A separate kids fun run follows the main event, making the afternoon stretch out a bit at the finish area.
Packet pickup is available the evening before at the Student Activities Center off Dailey Road, with a second window on race morning before the start. Both options use the same campus building, so there is no guesswork about where to go when you arrive.
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Dowagiac All Trail Turkey Trot 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
123finishers
18:43winner
39:04median
1:34:50cutoff
Top 3: George Scupham (18:43) · Christopher Vogt (19:00) · Mike McCarthy (20:20)
10K Results · 2025
63finishers
45:36winner
1:02:40median
1:57:19cutoff
Top 3: Lance Hoskins (45:36) · Gavin Smith (49:27) · Eddie Jarrett-Montano (49:37)
The Dowagiac All Trail 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.
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
10K11/22/2026 13:00$30
5K11/22/2026 13:00$30
1K11/22/2026 14:00Free
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Not sure what to aim for? The 10K pace chart lists the pace for every finish time.
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