About the St. Joseph Turkey Trot
The course runs along the Saint Joseph waterfront, passing a pizza restaurant, a historic carousel, and the beach before looping back to the arboretum where it starts. It is a road race with the lake visible for much of the route, and there is music and food at the finish.
Packet pickup is available at a local school on the couple of days before the race, with a short window at the arboretum on race morning for those who missed it. Parking at the arboretum itself is tight; the county courthouse lot nearby is the recommended spot, with a stairwell at the north corner.
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St. Joseph Turkey Trot 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
719finishers
19:09winner
37:52median
1:04:38cutoff
Top 3: Thomas Theisen (19:09) · Mimi Eynon (19:15) · Byron Graves (19:15)
The St. Joseph Turkey Trot has been held every year since at least 2024. 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 Oct 18, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
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