About the Turkey Scramble
The course starts in front of a community center, swings past a vocational school parking lot, then follows the Finley River along a bridge before looping back. Most of the route runs flat alongside the river and the downtown business district, with a small slope near the finish. Leashed dogs are welcome to run alongside their owners.
Packet pickup runs the evening before at Hometown Sports, a local running store, with a race-morning pickup window as well. The start area hosts a pre-race gathering with refreshments, a costume contest, and door prize drawings. Proceeds support local community programs including a holiday gift card initiative run with city officials.
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Finish-Time Stats
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 · 2025 results
353finishers
16:21winner
35:42median
1:08:15cutoff
Top 3: Sam Shuman (16:21) · Gabe Bauer (17:15) · Luke Faulkner (19:27)
· 2025 results
18finishers
5:22winner
19:47median
33:52cutoff
Top 3: Janet Weber (5:22) · Houston Hansen (9:20) · V. Hansen (11:40)
· 2025 results
13finishers
23:02winner
57:03median
1:13:10cutoff
Top 3: Dylan Fritz (23:02) · R. Faulkner (25:18) · Jennifer Wimberly (35:41)
· 2025 results
13finishers
20:41winner
25:02median
37:37cutoff
Top 3: Nancy Perkins (20:41) · Cindy Wallce (21:45) · Sammy Humburg (22:14)
The Turkey Scramble has been held every year since at least 2015. 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
5K11/26/2026 08:30$30
Turkey Doggie 5k11/26/2026 08:30$30
Turkey Out Of Town 5k Virtual11/26/2026 08:30$40
1 Mile Fun Run / Walk11/26/2026 08:30$30
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