About the 34th Annual YMCA Turkey Trot
The course runs through downtown Fredericksburg on Thanksgiving morning, so there is a holiday crowd energy without anyone making a big deal of it. The route passes through a historic downtown of old buildings and wide streets. The race offers distances for adults and kids, with the youngest children running a short tot trot the evening before on a track.
Waves are used for the main race, grouped by expected pace, so the start feels manageable even when the field is large. If you are running with someone, match your wave selections ahead of time using the pace of whoever is slowest in your group.
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34th Annual YMCA Turkey Trot 2025 Results
Going by the 2025 results, this is a big 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
3,114finishers
15:14winner
36:23median
1:27:54cutoff
Top 3: Connor Moses (15:14) · Harris Naseh (15:16) · Justin Rau (15:20)
1 Miles Results · 2025
271finishers
6:25winner
10:14median
33:13cutoff
Top 3: A. Meyer (6:25) · L. Newton (6:30) · S. Jacoby (6:35)
The 34th Annual YMCA Turkey Trot is in its 34th year.
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
5K11/26/2026 07:30$40
1 Mile11/26/2026 07:00$20
5K11/26/2026 07:00$35
400m11/25/2026 16:00$15
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Not sure what to aim for? The 5K pace chart lists the pace for every finish time.
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