The race is held at Ella Sharp Park, a large wooded park in Jackson. Tree-lined roads make up the course, so even on a cold Thanksgiving morning the surroundings feel sheltered. Several distance options are available, including a kids run, so families tend to show up together and spread across the field. The park has a no-dogs policy for the event.
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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: Zeb Swager (15:58) · Gibson Shore (16:08) · Stefan Risko (16:10)
6.2 Miles · 2025 results
Top 3: Zackery Ludtke (36:16) · Jordan Marchewka (36:56) · Zach Kubish (37:13)
The JACKSON TURKEY TROT (Michigan) has been held every year since at least 2015. 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 Jul 27, 2026.
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Almost certainly not. Half the 3.1 Miles field finished slower than 31:32, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:07:31, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.
A field of 662 is big enough that you will have company at your pace without feeling lost in a crowd. 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 15:58 while the median finisher took 31:32. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.
