About the Tallahassee Turkey Trot 15K/10K/5K/1Mile
Several distance options share a start on Esplanade Way in Tallahassee, with all of them finishing back on the same street near Merchants Row. The shortest distance runs a flat rectangle with no hills. The longer courses loop around Central Park Lake on Grove Park Drive, with one short climb along the way. The longer you go, the more you'll feel it, but the lake setting keeps it pleasant.
The courses share the same path early on, so runners who want to switch distances have a window at the start to do so without losing ground. All the distances except the one-miler share the same start time, so the street gets busy fast. Plan to arrive with time to find your spot before things get moving.
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Distances & Start Times
Individual11/26/2026 08:00$20
Family of 3 or More11/26/2026 08:00$15
Volunteer11/26/2026 08:00Free
1 Mile11/26/2026 08:00Free
5K11/26/2026 08:00Free
10K11/26/2026 08:00Free
15K11/26/2026 08:00Free
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Set a goal and get a pace band: every mile split on a card sized for your phone lock screen, so race morning needs no math.
Not sure what to aim for? The 5K pace chart lists the pace for every finish time.
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