Name: 15th Annual Drumstick Dash
Start: 2026-11-26
End: 2026-11-26
Location: Charleston

About the Event

Our 15th Annual Drumstick Dash 5K starts on Thanksgiving morning, November 26th, 2025 at 9AM. Registration includes a Race T-Shirt up until Monday, November 10th at 11:59PM. After that date, shirts will be available as supplies last.

Our race motto is “Shuffle your feet so others can eat!”

We encourage participants to bring as much canned food and nonperishable food as possible. Dress warm, but feel free to dress up in costume!

Races Offered

5K Run/Walk

Nov 26, 2026

straighten

Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

09:00

sell

$35.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for November in Charleston.

thermostat Temperature

4.3° / 14.2°

wb_sunny Feels like

0.5° / 10.9°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

6h 34m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.6 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

0.1 cm

air Avg wind speed

11.1 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

69.0%

wb_twilight Sunrise

08:08

nightlight Sunset

18:14

About Charleston

Learn more about the host city, Charleston.

Charleston, established in 1794, is the state capital of West Virginia. With a population of about 49,000 in 2020, Charleston is the largest city in West Virginia. It's at the junction of Interstates 77, 79, and 64, as well as the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha Rivers, the latter of which flows prominently through the city.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of 15th Annual Drumstick Dash.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Caleb Keller	M	32	Charleston, WV	15:53.18
🥈	Cannon Powell	M	19	Harrisburg, NC	15:57.06
🥉	David McCollam	M	44	Titusville, FL	15:57.32
4	Brady Dawkins	M	18	Hurricane, WV	16:51.19
5	Kirklen Hinamon	M	15	South Charleston, WV	17:00.66
6	Charles Melvin	M	19	Drybranch, WV	17:17.73
7	Nick Bias	M	39	Charleston, WV	17:25.6
8	Andrew Domencic	M	26	Conway, PA	17:40.86
9	Caleb Casto	M	28	Charleston, WV	17:42.99
10	Brandon Merritt	M	39	Charleston, WV	17:51.2
11	Noah McCollam	M	15	Titusville, FL	18:02.27
12	TW Moore	M	40	Charleston, WV	18:20.95
13	Matthew Miller	M	18	Charleston, WV	18:24.53
14	Jefferson Acree	M	43	—	18:34.68
15	Ian Custer	M	47	Elkview, WV	18:51.43
16	Damian Smith	M	21	Charleston, WV	19:08.62
17	Edwin Marroquin	M	48	Frederick, MD	19:11.96
18	Aubrie Custer	F	20	Elkview, WV	19:14.76
19	William Blake	M	39	Scott Depot, WV	19:31.94
20	Connor Kehde	M	16	Herndon, VA	19:37.54
21	Bill McCollam	M	43	Bluffton, SC	19:42.82
22	Ed Batty	M	37	Elkview, WV	19:49.28
23	Levi Moles	M	15	Red House, WV	20:09.77
24	Bradford Deel	M	61	So Charleston, WV	20:09.83
25	Welson McKown	M	28	—	20:11.54
26	Spencer Faircloth	F	23	—	20:16.15
27	Walter Wade	M	17	Charleston, WV	20:30.84
28	Blake Adkins	M	30	Morganton, NC	20:31.39
29	Dusty Sanders	M	30	Dunbar, WV	20:31.43
30	Charlie Curry	M	14	Charleston, WV	20:39.84
31	Wes Lawrence	M	37	Falls Church, VA	20:48.46
32	Alex McCollam	M	18	Charleston, WV	20:51.96
33	Brian Young	M	40	Charleston, WV	20:53.78
34	Ava Mitias	F	15	—	20:54.99
35	Rylee Wright	F	13	South Charleston, WV	20:59.86
36	Nash Porter	M	15	Charleston, WV	21:11.86
37	Logan Williams	M	24	Ripley, WV	21:23.27
38	Bryant Taylor	M	43	Uniontown, OH	21:30.51
39	Trent Hinkle	M	16	Procious, WV	21:32.92
40	Bob Coffield	M	57	Charleston, WV	21:42.33
41	D. Brainard	M	9	Cross Lanes, WV	21:44.75
42	Laura King	F	37	Hurricane, WV	21:44.98
43	Roger Norman	M	29	Charleston, WV	21:54.96
44	Gage Fox	M	16	Charleston, WV	21:55.61
45	Crawford Goldman	M	16	Charleston, WV	21:59.41
46	Auric Booker	M	15	Charleston, WV	22:00.92
47	Daniel Bonasso	M	13	Charleston, WV	22:04.03
48	Chris Brown	M	25	Charleston, WV	22:07
49	Caitlyn Nelson	F	33	Charleston, WV	22:13.31
50	L. James	M	12	Charleston, WV	22:13.57