Thu, Nov 26, 2026

St. Louis Turkey Trot 5K & 8K

St. Louis, MO

Registration openAnnual since at least 2015
8K5K100m

About the St. Louis Turkey Trot 5K & 8K

This is a Thanksgiving morning race in St. Louis, offered at two distances. The organizer's copy says very little about the course itself, so there is not much to say about terrain or surroundings beyond that it runs through the city on a holiday morning, when streets tend to be quiet and the air tends to be cold.

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Distances & Start Times

8K11/26/2026 08:00$40
5K11/26/2026 08:00$55
5K11/26/2026 08:00$37
5K11/26/2026 08:00$37
8K11/26/2026 08:00$65
5K11/26/2026 08:00$37
8K11/26/2026 08:00$40
100m11/26/2026 07:45Free
5K11/26/2026 08:00$13
5K11/26/2026 08:00$21

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Where can I train for the St. Louis Turkey Trot 5K & 8K?

Join a local run club. Achilles St. Louis, Big Hump Hash House Harriers, Big River Racing and others in St. Louis welcome runners of all paces, and a weekly group run is the most reliable way to hold a training block together.

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