About the GDTC Thanksgiving Turkey Trot
The course loops the residential roads around Beaver Lake on Thanksgiving morning, so most of what you see is quiet lakeside neighborhoods. The terrain is road, with some rolling stretches as the route circles the water. Snow is not unusual, and past years have seen flakes during the race itself, which changes the feel of the whole thing considerably.
Parking is at Pinkerton Academy, with shuttle buses running continuously to the start at Galliens Beach. Packet pickup happens at a local sports and rehab clinic the weekend before and again at the beach the evening before the race. Food donations for area pantries are part of the entry, and there is food and beverages at the finish.
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GDTC Thanksgiving 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
1,036finishers
17:26winner
34:10median
1:13:33cutoff
Top 3: Noah Daigle (17:26) · Benjamin Palumbo (17:28) · Jack DiBuono (17:28)
The GDTC Thanksgiving Turkey Trot 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 Oct 25, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
5K11/26/2026 09:00$30
5K11/26/2026 09:00$10
5K11/26/2026 07:00$10
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