Thu, Nov 26, 2026

Thanksgiving Day Bethel Park Recreation Turkey Trot 5K Run & Walk

Bethel Park, PA

Registration openAnnual since at least 2019

Entry is $40 now and rises to $50 after Nov 25, 2026, so registering before then saves $10.

About the Thanksgiving Day Bethel Park Recreation Turkey Trot 5K Run & Walk

This Thanksgiving morning race runs on the Montour Trail, a paved rail trail that gives you a smooth, open surface through a wooded corridor. The out-and-back shape means there are no surprises underfoot, and the tree cover keeps things quiet. It draws the usual holiday mix of people who ran hard the day before and people who are just getting started.

Packet pickup runs in the days leading up to the race at the Bethel Park Community Center, with several windows spread across the week before Thanksgiving. The start is right on the trail at Clifton Road. Cash prizes go to the top finishers in both the men's and women's fields.

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Finish-Time Stats

Going by the 2025 results, this is a small, friendly field, and the spread of finish times is wide, so this is a mostly recreational race rather than one for club runners.

5K · 2025 results

275finishers

15:23winner

33:48median

1:05:14cutoff

Top 3: Tobias Jones (15:23) · Joshua Kalapos (15:58) · Alex Drozd (16:39)

The Thanksgiving Day Bethel Park Recreation Turkey Trot 5K Run & Walk 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.

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Median

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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 Sep 23, 2026.

Distances & Start Times

5K11/26/2026 07:15$40

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Common Questions About the Thanksgiving Day Bethel Park Recreation Turkey Trot 5K Run & Walk

Will I finish last at the Thanksgiving Day Bethel Park Recreation Turkey Trot 5K Run & Walk?

Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 33:48, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:05:14, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.

Is the Thanksgiving Day Bethel Park Recreation Turkey Trot 5K Run & Walk a good first 5K?

A field of 275 is big enough that you will have company at your pace without feeling lost in a crowd. There is no qualifying time, and the finish-time spread above shows how varied the field really is. If it is your first 5K, that spread matters more than the winner's time.

How competitive is the Thanksgiving Day Bethel Park Recreation Turkey Trot 5K Run & Walk?

The 5K winner ran 15:23 while the median finisher took 33:48. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.