Thu, Nov 26, 2026
El Paso, TX
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The race starts and finishes at a local running store on N Mesa, and the course is a short Thanksgiving morning run. It goes quickly, and the finish-line spread makes a good reason to linger before heading off to the holiday meal. Proceeds support a local university football program.
Packet pickup happens at the same running store in the days before the race, with no pickup or registration on race morning, so arriving with your bib already in hand is the only option.
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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
Top 3: Steven Boyton (15:37) · John Evans (16:22) · Eva Jess (16:29)
The Iron Turkey 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.
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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 Sep 10, 2026.
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Almost certainly not. Half the 3.1 Miles field finished slower than 31:27, and the last recorded finisher came in around 57:45, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.
With 851 finishers there are runners at every pace, so you are never out on your own. There is no qualifying time, and the finish-time spread above shows how varied the field really is. If it is your first 3.1 Miles, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The 3.1 Miles winner ran 15:37 while the median finisher took 31:27. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.
