About the 22nd Annual Turkey Day 5K
The course starts and finishes at a Gold's Gym on Vann Drive, and the race benefits RIFA, a local organization working to address food insecurity in the area. It is a chip-timed run on Thanksgiving morning, drawing a sizable crowd of neighbors, families, and regulars who come back each year.
Packet pickup runs the evening before the race at the same Gold's Gym location, with a second window early on race morning. Bringing your registration confirmation speeds things up, and you can grab a packet on behalf of someone else if needed.
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Finish-Time Stats
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.
3.1 Miles · 2025 results
871finishers
16:57winner
33:22median
1:04:51cutoff
Top 3: Jonathon Graves (16:57) · Logan Baker (17:03) · Silas McManus (17:28)
The 22nd Annual Turkey Day 5K is in its 22nd year.
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
3.1 Miles11/26/2026 08:00$20
3.1 Miles11/26/2026 08:00$20
3.1 Miles11/26/2026 08:00Free
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