About the STMA Turkey Day 5k
The race starts on Thanksgiving morning at Central Park in Albertville, hosted by the local high school cross country teams as a fundraiser for their programs. The course runs through the park. It draws a crowd that mixes competitive runners with people just getting a run in before the holiday meal.
Packet pickup is offered the evening before at the race site, which is the easier option if you want to skip the morning rush. Race-morning check-in opens well before the start for those who need it. Parking is in the Central Park lot, with overflow on nearby side streets. Snacks and drinks are out after the finish.
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STMA Turkey Day 5k 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
528finishers
15:13winner
33:01median
1:04:03cutoff
Top 3: Grant Wintheiser (15:13) · Cole Wintheiser (15:43) · Chase Cayo (15:58)
The STMA Turkey Day 5k has been held every year since at least 2019. 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
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