Gobble! Gobble! Join others for Franklin, NC's annual Cold Turkey 5K & Little Turkeys FUN! Run/Walk on November 27, 2025 THANKSGIVING DAY!!!!!! (TASSEE SHELTER 877 ULCO DRIVE Franklin, NC)
This is the 12th year anniversary of Cold Turkey 5K & Little Turkeys FUN Run/Walk (All Ages) and we are planning to make this year's fundraiser for Special Olympics of Macon County, NC the best yet! Visit our Facebook Event page for details & announcements. Facebook Event Page Link: Cold Turkey 5K Info
***T-Shirt and Bib pickup will be held from 4-5:30pm on Wednesday the 26th (TASSEE SHELTER 877 ULCO DRIVE Franklin, NC and the morning of the race starting at 7:30am.
Race day registration/Race packet pickup begins at 7:30am.
Little Turkeys FUN! Run/Walk starts at 8:30AM
Cold Turkey 5K starts at 9:00AM - 1 hour cut off for the 5K
The first 200 5K PRE-REGISTERED ONLINE RACERS/20 Little Turkeys FUN! Run/Walk (All Ages) WILL RECEIVE AN EVENT SHIRT (Event shirts are LIMITED on race day) You must register before November 9, 2025 to be guaranteed event shirt (For the 5K & Fun Run)
5K: Awards to the overall 1st-3rd male & female winners & 1st-3rd age division winners.
Little Turkeys FUN! Run/Walk (10 years old and under): Awards to the overall 1st-Every Little Turkey racer will receive a completion award.
Nov 26, 2026
Distance — 1 Miles
Type — Running
08:30
$20.00
Nov 26, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
09:00
$30.00
Nov 26, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
09:00
$25.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for November in Franklin.
Learn more about the host city, Franklin.
Franklin, also known as Franklin Township is a town in the Mountains of North Carolina. The town is surrounded by Nantahala National Forest, a vast area of protected land in western North Carolina.
Read more launchOfficial finishing times from previous editions of Cold Turkey 5K and Little Turkeys Fun! Run/Walk.
| Place | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Logan Russo | 16:51.88 | |
| 🥈 | David Abel | 17:00.08 | |
| 🥉 | Avery Berkowitz | 18:16.56 | |
| 4 | Drake Turnquist | 18:54.15 | |
| 5 | Benton Reed | 19:01.06 | |
| 6 | Heath Ellenberger | 19:21.07 | |
| 7 | Laura Clarke | 19:23.04 | |
| 8 | Paul Anderson | 19:40.11 | |
| 9 | Chris Woolston | 19:52.55 | |
| 10 | Carrie Jensen | 19:59.28 | |
| 11 | Mikaela Nichols | 20:33.28 | |
| 12 | David Oxley | 20:36.28 | |
| 13 | Kenneth Gamber | 20:39.16 | |
| 14 | Emily Reed | 20:44.69 | |
| 15 | B. Woody | 20:50.86 | |
| 16 | Evance Stalley | 20:53.11 | |
| 17 | Anthony Edwards | 20:53.52 | |
| 18 | Chris Hedden | 20:56.51 | |
| 19 | Rainier Finley | 21:12.66 | |
| 20 | N. Oxley | 21:15.14 | |
| 21 | MARSHALL CONTINO | 21:34.79 | |
| 22 | Dominic Rametta | 21:42.65 | |
| 23 | Andrew Garrison | 21:44.35 | |
| 24 | Tyler Manring | 22:06.21 | |
| 25 | Liam Widener | 22:10.45 | |
| 26 | Jessica Kawamura | 22:11.68 | |
| 27 | Kailee Rossman | 22:13.21 | |
| 28 | M. Rametta | 22:20.69 | |
| 29 | Malik Walker | 22:31.91 | |
| 30 | Matthew Breedlove | 22:35.32 | |
| 31 | Charlie Spencer | 22:39.47 | |
| 32 | Joseph Allen | 22:45.35 | |
| 33 | Jonathan Clarke | 22:50.34 | |
| 34 | Lindsay Leopard | 22:53.28 | |
| 35 | Burt Cody | 22:53.81 | |
| 36 | Sydney Greenstone | 23:08.43 | |
| 37 | Mitchell Moore | 23:54.79 | |
| 38 | M. Gasbarro | 23:58.82 | |
| 39 | Richard Gamble | 24:01.2 | |
| 40 | Philip Brooke | 24:09.42 | |
| 41 | James Spencer | 24:18.88 | |
| 42 | Brock Van Sant | 24:28.72 | |
| 43 | Christopher Burns | 24:45.02 | |
| 44 | Alberto Cortes | 24:49.87 | |
| 45 | Alban Brooke | 24:58.04 | |
| 46 | Julian Reese | 24:59.45 | |
| 47 | Cecilia Rosand | 25:06.04 | |
| 48 | Robin Tanner | 25:23.09 | |
| 49 | Jeff Cook | 25:23.85 | |
| 50 | Stephanie Allen | 25:26.53 | |
| 51 | Jennifer Seymour | — | |
| 52 | Heath Kinsland | — | |
| 53 | Jenny Wilczewski | — | |
| 54 | Nicholas Wilczewski | — | |
| 55 | Victoria Fischer | — | |
| 56 | Maddy Wilczewski | — | |
| 57 | Devin Koenig | — | |
| 58 | Sarah Cowan | — |
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