THANKSGIVING DAY - Thursday, November 26, 2026 | 8:00AM to 10:30AM
10K - 8:00AM | 5K - 8:30AM | Little Gobbler's 1K - 10:00AM
Rancho Mission Viejo’s 10th annual Turkey Trot on The Ranch features a 10K, 5K, and a Little Gobbler’s 1K that takes participants through the beautiful pathways and walkways of the Community of Rancho Mission Viejo.
All proceeds from the run will benefit The Nature Reserve at Rancho Mission Viejo, the entity responsible for education and conservation of the historic land of Rancho Mission Viejo. This run will happen, rain or shine!
Nov 26, 2026
Distance — 10K
Type — Running
08:00
$40.00
Nov 26, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
08:30
$35.00
Nov 26, 2026
Distance — 1K
Type — Running
22:00
$10.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for November in Rancho Mission Viejo.
Learn more about the host city, Rancho Mission Viejo.
Rancho Mission Viejo is an active 23,000 acres (9,300 ha) ranch and farm, habitat reserve, residential community, and census-designated place in South Orange County, California. Rancho Mission Viejo is one of the Mexican Ranchos of California, with Rancho Mission Viejo forming from a series of land grants to John Forster in 1845. The remaining part of Rancho Mission Viejo consists of a nearly 17,000-acre (6,900 ha) nature reserve and multiple residential communities slated to open in phases between 2010 and 2030. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 10,378.
Read more launchOfficial finishing times from previous editions of 10th Annual Turkey Trot on The Ranch.
| Place | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Steve Kos | — | |
| 🥈 | Brian Lin | — | |
| 🥉 | M. Crook | — | |
| 4 | L. Crook | — | |
| 5 | Nigel Crook | — | |
| 6 | Elizabeth Crook | — | |
| 7 | Denise Derse | — | |
| 8 | Paul Derse | — |
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