About the Feast Thanksgiving Day Run/Walk
The course runs out-and-back through downtown Rochester, starting at the arena on the edge of downtown and heading toward a university campus before turning back. The road surface is smooth and the route stays flat the whole way, which makes it a reasonable choice for anyone who wants to move fast the morning of Thanksgiving. A kids fun run goes off before the main events.
Packet pickup happens at a local running store in the days before the race, during daytime hours. The store runs race-week sales during that window. There is also a short race-morning pickup period at the start area, though the organizers push hard for runners to go early. Several parking garages and street options sit close to the start.
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Finish-Time Stats
Going by the 2025 results, this is a decent-sized field, with a competitive front end and a big recreational middle.
5 Miles · 2025 results
348finishers
25:41winner
46:09median
1:36:00cutoff
Top 3: Humberto Wallace (25:41) · Matthew Herbert (26:04) · Jordan Brouk (27:47)
2 Miles · 2025 results
273finishers
12:49winner
24:05median
48:29cutoff
Top 3: Alexander Jinks (12:49) · Jacob Kolson (12:51) · Jack Steiner (13:04)
The Feast Thanksgiving Day Run/Walk has been held every year since at least 2017. 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 Jul 27, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
5 Miles11/26/2026 09:00$36
2 Miles11/26/2026 09:20$36
2 Miles11/26/2026 09:00$30
0.5 Miles11/26/2026 08:30Free
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