18th Annual Iron Turkey
5k Run
Thanksgiving Day November 26, 2026, 7:30 a.m.
Up and Running, 3233 N Mesa, El Paso, TX 79902
Registration fees
Until August 31 $30.00
Sept 1 – Sept 30 $35.00
Oct 1 – Oct 31 $40.00
Nov 1 – Nov 25 $45.00
Race is capped at 1000 entries
All participants receive a long sleeve technical t shirt
Finisher medals!
Trophies to the top three male and female, and age group awards 9 and under, 10-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75 and over
Awesome refreshments at the finish line
Packet pick up at Up and Running
Tuesday 11/24 from 2-6 pm
Wednesday 11/25 10 -6 pm
NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION OR PACKET PICK UP
PROCEEDS BENEFIT UTEP FOOTBALL
Nov 26, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
07:30
$30.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for November in El Paso.
Learn more about the host city, El Paso.
El Paso is the sixth largest city in Texas, with 679,000 residents (2020). It is on the United States-Mexico border. The city on the other side of the border is Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua. El Paso is often called the Sun City. Collectively, the city of El Paso and other nearby cities, such as Juarez and Las Cruces, New Mexico are referred to as The Borderland.
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Official finishing times from previous editions of Iron Turkey.
| Place | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Rusty Burns | 16:43.4 | |
| 🥈 | Kellie Franco | 16:45.4 | |
| 🥉 | T. Matejcek | 17:32.6 | |
| 4 | Nolan Matejcek | 17:52.2 | |
| 5 | Jennifer Matejcek | 17:56.5 | |
| 6 | Jodie Matejcek | 18:00.6 | |
| 7 | Jim Kieffer | 18:49.1 | |
| 8 | Anna Lively | 19:00.6 | |
| 9 | Lesley Clark | 19:32.5 | |
| 10 | N. Liaño Santos | 19:32.4 | |
| 11 | Leon Kilbourn | 21:06.3 |
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