Thu, Nov 26, 2026

2026 River Vale Run 4 the Love and Fitness with Friends Turkey Trot Charity 5K

River Vale, NJ

Registration openAnnual since at least 2025

Entry is $25 now and rises to $35 after Nov 15, 2026, so registering before then saves $10.

About the 2026 River Vale Run 4 the Love and Fitness with Friends Turkey Trot Charity 5K

The course runs through the residential streets of River Vale, starting at a local sports complex. The route has the feel of a neighborhood loop, the kind where you pass front yards and familiar blocks rather than a park trail. Costumes are welcome, and plenty of families show up to watch or run together.

Race-morning registration opens before the start, so you can arrive, get registered, and still have time to warm up. Proceeds go to a local food pantry that serves several surrounding towns, so the cause is close to home for most people in the area.

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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

638finishers

15:33winner

31:51median

1:15:18cutoff

Top 3: Cliff Carty (15:33) · Evan Cooper (15:41) · Maximilian Thorn (16:42)

The 2026 River Vale Run 4 the Love and Fitness with Friends Turkey Trot Charity 5K 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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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 08:00$25

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Common Questions About the 2026 River Vale Run 4 the Love and Fitness with Friends Turkey Trot Charity 5K

Will I finish last at the 2026 River Vale Run 4 the Love and Fitness with Friends Turkey Trot Charity 5K?

Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 31:51, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:15:18, 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 River Vale Run 4 the Love and Fitness with Friends Turkey Trot Charity 5K a good first 5K?

A field of 638 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 2026 River Vale Run 4 the Love and Fitness with Friends Turkey Trot Charity 5K?

The 5K winner ran 15:33 while the median finisher took 31:51. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.