Sat, Nov 14, 2026

Turkey Trot 5K for WTPS Unified Sports®

Wayne, NJ

Registration openAnnual since at least 2023

About the Turkey Trot 5K for WTPS Unified Sports®

The course starts and finishes on the track behind a local high school, then winds through the neighborhood next to it. It is a fall race, held rain or shine, that benefits a school district program pairing students with and without intellectual disabilities as teammates in shared sports.

The start area is at the rear of the high school, which makes it easy to find. Packet pickup pricing tends to reward early arrivals, so showing up with a little extra time before the gun is a good habit here.

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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.

3.1 Miles · 2025 results

319finishers

16:23winner

31:19median

1:02:45cutoff

Top 3: Frank M. Novak (16:23) · Bryson Coke (18:04) · Laurence Cruz (18:10)

The Turkey Trot 5K for WTPS Unified Sports® has been held every year since at least 2023. 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 20, 2026.

Distances & Start Times

3.1 Miles11/14/2026 09:00$25

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Common Questions About the Turkey Trot 5K for WTPS Unified Sports®

Will I finish last at the Turkey Trot 5K for WTPS Unified Sports®?

Almost certainly not. Half the 3.1 Miles field finished slower than 31:19, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:02:45, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.

Is the Turkey Trot 5K for WTPS Unified Sports® a good first 3.1 Miles?

A field of 319 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 3.1 Miles, that spread matters more than the winner's time.

How competitive is the Turkey Trot 5K for WTPS Unified Sports®?

The 3.1 Miles winner ran 16:23 while the median finisher took 31:19. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.