About the Southern Oregon Runners Turkey Trot Run
The race starts on Valley View Road in Talent, heading out on public roads and trails that stay open to regular traffic, so you share the path with cars and other users throughout. There are several distance options, from a short kids' dash up to a longer road run, and the morning is structured around the Thanksgiving holiday, with family-friendly pacing across the field.
Packet pickup runs the evening before at a local cider taphouse on the same street as the start, which is a decent excuse to stop in the night before. Race-morning pickup is also available for early arrivals. The race supports a food drive on-site, and a portion of entry fees goes toward youth running programs in the area.
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Southern Oregon Runners Turkey Trot Run 2025 Results
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 Results · 2025
679finishers
17:20winner
33:29median
1:23:58cutoff
Top 3: Grant Headley (17:20) · Josef Porter (17:33) · Hernan Garay (17:54)
2 Miles Results · 2025
647finishers
10:35winner
24:24median
1:06:59cutoff
Top 3: Derek Caywood (10:35) · Connor McCarthy (10:40) · Madison Hornig (12:07)
8 Miles Results · 2025
315finishers
44:22winner
1:11:34median
2:04:26cutoff
Top 3: Ryder White (44:22) · Sean Fagan (44:38) · Elijah Zavala (46:20)
The Southern Oregon Runners Turkey Trot Run has been held every year since at least 2021. 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 Nov 12, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
8 Miles11/26/2026 08:15$25
5K11/26/2026 08:30$25
2 Miles11/26/2026 08:40$25
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Not sure what to aim for? The 5K pace chart lists the pace for every finish time.
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