About the Nitro Turkey
The race takes place at Point Pinole on Thanksgiving morning, which gives it a particular character: costumes are common, and the crowd skews toward families out for a holiday tradition rather than a tuned-up field chasing a PR. Walkers are as much a part of the morning as runners, and there is a short kids' race where the children run against a character called the Nitro Turkey.
A food drive runs alongside the race, with organizers asking people to bring a canned good on race morning for a local food bank. It is the kind of detail that shapes the atmosphere at the start line, where most people seem to know each other or will by the time they leave.
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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
548finishers
19:08winner
43:51median
1:33:20cutoff
Top 3: Alexander Becker (19:08) · Sam Kelly (19:42) · Damien Resch (20:29)
6.2 Miles · 2025 results
210finishers
37:50winner
1:02:28median
1:52:01cutoff
Top 3: Alana Levy (37:50) · Aaron Parsons (39:41) · Jackson Kinder (42:44)
The Nitro Turkey has been held every year since at least 2018. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
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 07:30$58
6.2 Miles11/26/2026 07:30$58
Remote Runner11/26/2026 07:30$54
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