Thu, Nov 26, 2026

2026 Loveland Turkey Trot

Loveland, CO

Registration openAnnual since at least 2022

About the 2026 Loveland Turkey Trot

The course runs through Boyd Lake State Park on Thanksgiving morning, so you are on trail the whole way, with the lake nearby and the kind of open air that feels earned before a holiday meal. Strollers and dogs are welcome on course, which shapes the crowd: plenty of families moving at their own pace alongside people actually racing.

The start and finish are both in the hospital campus parking lot, where food trucks and vendor booths set up before and after the run. Packet pickup is available the weekend before, the evening a few days prior, and again on race morning near the finish line.

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Finish-Time Stats

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 · 2025 results

1,831finishers

15:13winner

39:07median

1:30:57cutoff

Top 3: Jackson Shorten (15:13) · Scott Clark (15:31) · Curtis Smela (15:36)

The 2026 Loveland Turkey Trot has been held every year since at least 2022. 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$35

5K11/26/2026 08:30$5

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Common Questions About the 2026 Loveland Turkey Trot

Will I finish last at the 2026 Loveland Turkey Trot?

Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 39:07, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:30:57, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.

Is the 2026 Loveland Turkey Trot a good first 5K?

With 1,831 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 5K, that spread matters more than the winner's time.

How competitive is the 2026 Loveland Turkey Trot?

The 5K winner ran 15:13 while the median finisher took 39:07. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.