About the Turkey Burn
The Turkey Burn runs on Thanksgiving morning at Freedom Park in Greenwood, with a kids run before the main race gets underway. A costumed turkey runs alongside the younger participants. Proceeds go to a local organization called The Refuge, so the race has a charitable purpose beyond the usual holiday tradition.
Packet pickup is available at a local running shop in Whiteland on the days leading up to the race, with a shorter window at the park on race morning for those who could not get there earlier.
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Turkey Burn 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
536finishers
19:43winner
39:46median
1:15:02cutoff
Top 3: Christian Rose (19:43) · Adam Burcham (19:47) · Griffin Carney (20:05)
1.5 Miles Results · 2025
4finishers
23:26winner
24:28median
40:54cutoff
Top 3: C. Wheat (23:26) · S. Kincer (24:01) · F. McGee (24:54)
The Turkey Burn has been held every year since at least 2020. 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 Oct 18, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
5K11/26/2026 09:00$35
1.5 Miles11/26/2026 08:30$15
Hoodie Only11/26/2026 08:30$25
Long Sleeve Only11/26/2026 08:30$15
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