About the Turkey Chase Charity Race
The Turkey Chase is a Thanksgiving-week road race based out of the YMCA on Old Georgetown Road in Bethesda, organized jointly by the Y and the local Rotary club as a fundraiser for youth programs. It draws a wide field and has been running long enough to feel like a neighborhood tradition, with in-person and virtual options alongside a short kids' dash for the youngest participants.
Packet pickup happens at a large white tent on the YMCA field earlier in the week, with a second window on race morning before the first wave goes off. Everything is online registration only, so come with your confirmation in hand. The start area is right at the Y, which makes it easy to find and gives you somewhere warm to wait if you need it.
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Turkey Chase Charity Race 2025 Results
Going by the 2025 results, this is a big field, with a competitive front end and a big recreational middle.
10K Run - In Person Overall Results · 2025
2,597finishers
33:00winner
59:11median
1:44:03cutoff
Top 3: Henry Johnson (33:00) · Andrew Brodeur (33:14) · Justin Blaszczyk (33:40)
The Turkey Chase Charity Race has been held every year since at least 2013. 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 25, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
10K11/26/2026 08:30$55
2 Miles11/26/2026 09:00$50
50m11/26/2026 09:30$20
10K11/26/2026 12:00$65
5K11/26/2026 12:00$50
2 Miles11/26/2026 12:00$50
10 Miles11/26/2026 12:00$50
400 Yards11/26/2026 12:00$50
1 Mile11/26/2026 12:00$50
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Not sure what to aim for? The 10K pace chart lists the pace for every finish time.
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