Thu, Nov 26, 2026

Leesville Community Turkey Trot

Raleigh, NC

Opens Oct 1, 2026Annual since at least 2025

Entry is $20 now and rises to $25 after Nov 7, 2026, so registering before then saves $5.

About the Leesville Community Turkey Trot

This is a neighborhood road race that winds through residential streets near Leesville Road High School, organized to raise money for a scholarship honoring the school's founding principal. The roads stay open to traffic, so course monitors and police are stationed along the way, and participants share the road with cars and cyclists. Dogs and strollers are welcome. Aid stations along the route are called Roost Stops.

The field can sell out before race morning, and late registrants who do get in will not receive an official time. Your bib needs to be pinned to your front for the finish-line team to record your result.

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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.

5K · 2025 results

749finishers

16:55winner

35:45median

1:17:49cutoff

Top 3: Jacob Dokulil (16:55) · Evan Pottschmidt (16:56) · Luke Lesher (17:08)

The Leesville Community Turkey Trot has been held every year since at least 2025. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.

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Median

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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.

Distances & Start Times

5K11/26/2026 08:30$20

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Common Questions About the Leesville Community Turkey Trot

Will I finish last at the Leesville Community Turkey Trot?

Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 35:45, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:17:49, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.

Is the Leesville Community Turkey Trot a good first 5K?

A field of 749 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 5K, that spread matters more than the winner's time.

How competitive is the Leesville Community Turkey Trot?

The 5K winner ran 16:55 while the median finisher took 35:45. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.