Start your Thanksgiving celebration by running the Lancaster Turkey Day 5k/10k with hundreds of your closest friends. Get your body moving with this Thanksgiving morning tradition, fire up your metabolism for the upcoming feasts, and help support the Foundation Dinners as they continue to serve the community on Lancaster's west side, a tradition they have faithfully maintained for over 30 years.
The Foundation Dinners serves over 2500 meals a month enlisting the aid of over 200 volunteers from Lancaster and Fairfield County churches, organizations, businesses and industries. The Foundation Dinners provides an opportunity for these volunteers to contribute to the needs of many poverty-stricken families and individuals in our community, as well as becoming part of the broadcast system which informs the local area of the presence of hunger and homelessness amongst us.
Early Race Registration Fees:
Ages 11 & over (5k timed) $35
Ages 10 & under (5k timed) $25
*Prices increase by $5 on November 1st and again on November 16th.
Register by 1pm on November 16th to be guaranteed a T-shirt/hooded sweatshirt in your preferred size; after November 16 shirts may be available in a different color/design than what is shown.
Shirts may still be available in your preferred size after November 16 (if your size is available online), as the shirt order inventory has been entered into the registration system.
What You Get For Registering:
Participants will receive their choice of one of the following items: a turkey hat, elf hat, or Santa hat (approximately 20 different hat options to choose from during packet pickup) or tutu (multiple colors to choose from) or t-shirt or an upgraded hooded sweatshirt.
Every registrant will also receive
Age group award winners will receive a custom specialty turkey trot medal which is pictured with the swag on the official race website: https://www.usaracetiming.com/lancasterturkeyday5k
Nov 26, 2026
Distance — 200m
Type — Running
08:15
$0.00
Nov 26, 2026
Distance — 200m
Type — Running
08:15
$29.99
Nov 26, 2026
Distance — 6.2 Miles
Type — Running
08:30
$45.00
Nov 26, 2026
Distance — 3.1 Miles
Type — Running
08:30
$35.00
Nov 26, 2026
Distance — 6.2 Miles
Type — Running
08:30
$40.00
Nov 26, 2026
Distance — 3.1 Miles
Type — Running
08:30
$40.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for November in Lancaster.
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Official finishing times from previous editions of Lancaster Turkey Day 5k/10k.
| Place | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Noah Sharp | 14:50 | |
| 🥈 | Ian McCandlish | 16:48 | |
| 🥉 | Zane Schorr | 16:56 | |
| 4 | Owen Rice | 17:27 | |
| 5 | Johan Naess | 17:58 | |
| 6 | Eric Hamner | 18:12 | |
| 7 | John Anderson | 18:13 | |
| 8 | Noah Ball | 18:21 | |
| 9 | Evan Rice | 18:24 | |
| 10 | Joe Strigle | 18:30 | |
| 11 | Jacob Anderson | 18:31 | |
| 12 | Dylan Thomas | 18:57 | |
| 13 | Samuel Toops | 18:57 | |
| 14 | Abbey Giannamore | 19:22 | |
| 15 | Luke McElroy | 19:33 | |
| 16 | Carly Rose | 19:34 | |
| 17 | Connor Runkle | 19:38 | |
| 18 | Caleb Chrysler | 19:48 | |
| 19 | Gavin Moore | 19:57 | |
| 20 | Jeremiah Herron | 19:58 | |
| 21 | Cordel Runkle | 20:03 | |
| 22 | Christopher Rodriguez | 20:08 | |
| 23 | Josiah Hildenbrand | 20:11 | |
| 24 | Nico Seatter | 20:20 | |
| 25 | Nicholas Henwood | 20:32 | |
| 26 | Ava Parrett | 20:37 | |
| 27 | Charlie Cooperrider | 20:46 | |
| 28 | Oliver Roush | 20:54 | |
| 29 | William McCreery | 20:54 | |
| 30 | Sierra Mollenkopf | 20:56 | |
| 31 | Daniel Sawdai | 21:21 | |
| 32 | Isabelle Poling | 21:33 | |
| 33 | G. BLOOM | 21:40 | |
| 34 | Elijah Kidd | 21:45 | |
| 35 | Adam Rice | 21:47 | |
| 36 | Wyatt Messerly | 21:49 | |
| 37 | Rob Carroll | 21:49 | |
| 38 | Kyle Wright | 21:52 | |
| 39 | Lillie Henderson | 21:53 | |
| 40 | Bill Sowa | 21:56 | |
| 41 | Ethan Phillips | 22:04 | |
| 42 | Christopher Rodriguez | 22:05 | |
| 43 | Anthony Barnecut | 22:11 | |
| 44 | Coleman Kochenderfer | 22:12 | |
| 45 | Paul Fortmiller | 22:21 | |
| 46 | Jake Taylor | 22:34 | |
| 47 | Joseph Taylor | 22:38 | |
| 48 | Jonas Roush | 22:44 | |
| 49 | Gabriel Heetland | 22:46 | |
| 50 | Dylan Shumway | 22:46 |
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