Thu, Nov 26, 2026
Boiling Springs, NC
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The course starts at a university recreation center and winds through town. It runs on Thanksgiving morning, so the streets are quiet and the air tends to be cold. Proceeds support a scholarship fund that helps people access the YMCA, which gives the race a clear purpose beyond the usual holiday run.
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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: Isaiah Watts (16:35) · Alexander Zon (18:27) · Bobby Minaya (18:38)
The Ruby C. Hunt YMCA Turkey Trot 5K and Fun Run 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 37:43, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:18:50, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.
With 797 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 3.1 Miles, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The 3.1 Miles winner ran 16:35 while the median finisher took 37:43. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.