About the First Coast Turkey Trot - Ponte Vedra
The course starts and finishes at Micklers Landing, right on the water in Ponte Vedra Beach. It runs Thanksgiving morning, so expect cool air and a crowd that has somewhere to be afterward. Age group and gender awards are part of the day, and the top male and female overall go home with pumpkin pies. Chip timing keeps results honest.
Packet pickup runs the evening before at Micklers Landing, which makes race morning straightforward. Pre-registration is required, so there is no lining up and paying on the spot. Teams are welcome, with the fastest few on each team combining for a group average score.
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First Coast Turkey Trot - Ponte Vedra 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
388finishers
14:57winner
32:18median
1:10:20cutoff
Top 3: Justin Tackling (15:40) · Gregory Grosicki (15:57) · Michael Hayeck (16:18)
1 Miles Results · 2025
82finishers
7:40winner
16:15median
38:42cutoff
Top 3: Jake Klein (7:40) · Matthew Klein (7:40) · Alexa Klein (7:45)
The First Coast Turkey Trot - Ponte Vedra has been held every year since at least 2019. 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 08:30$40
1 Mile11/26/2026 08:30$30
3.1 Miles11/26/2026 08:30Free
1 Mile11/26/2026 08:30Free
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