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WILDWOOD 5K and 10K Turkey Trot

calendar_today 26 Nov, 2026

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sell $29.00 – $35.00

WILDWOOD 5K and 10K Turkey Trot

About the Event

Welcome to the TROTTINATOR!  A premier Turkey Trot in Wildwood Missouri!  Brought to you by Rockinator Racing.

Starting at 8:30am, the Trottinator is a fun family friendly 5k and 10k Thanksgiving morning event!

Run walk or jog starting from racers village at the Farmers market down the pedestrian pathway to beautiful Wildwood Park and back across the Wildwood Sky bridge for a perfect pre turkey 5k! OR take the turn around in Racers village for the 10k!

Free 1/4 mile kids dash with "Trottinator" Metal finisher award and all kids get a cool race number to wear on race day! Get them signed up and chase that Turkey down!   

FINISHERS MEDAL INCLUDED!  Plus Custom Turkey Trottinator Medal pins and awards to top 3 in Age Groups! (1-13, 14-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+) Trottinator T-SHIRT INCLUDED as well as a Rockinator Racing Neck Buff INCLUDED!

For registering, you not only get an awesome 5 or 10K Run on beautiful paved Wildwood Greenway, you get a Wildwood Turkey "Trottinator" Finishers Medal, The world famous TROTTINATOR soft spun finishers T-Shirt, Racers Village Donuts, A Trottinator neck buff,  Race Snacks, Soda Drinks, Stacked Water Cups at the aid stations, Sports Drink, post race Beer, Professional Chip Timing,  Aid stations at mile 2 and 4, Music pumping at racer village, Awards Ceremony, Free Race Tracking, and Free downloadable Pics, Whew! Cheer on your friends and family!  A great way to start your Thanksgiving festivities!

Please consider donating to The Rockwoods School District Cross Country program. 100% of proceeds go to help keep kids in shoes, jackets, tarps, drinks, and general program support. If you know someone on the XC or Track Teams you can donate in their name and they will receive an email knowing you are thinking of and supporting them!

Packet pick up at Wildwood Pub Tuesday Nov-25th from 3-7 pm and race morning from 7 to 8:10 am. 

We also provide Free course tracking!  Your friends and family can follow you (and you can follow others) on the course in real time.  See the Race Joy app information at the bottom of the page to get started!

The National Anthem goes off at 8:26, then a quick warm up, and off you go at 8:30.

Its gonna be a great day! get signed up, tell your friends to join you and lets gooo!!

 

Races Offered

10k

Nov 26, 2026

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Distance — 10K

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Type — Running

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08:30

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$35.00

5k

Nov 26, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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08:30

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$29.00

Free 1/4 mile Kids Dash (10 and under) "Chase the Turkey"

Nov 26, 2026

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Distance — 500 Yards

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Type — Running

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09:45

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$0.00

Weather History

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

thermostat Temperature
4.7° / 13.9°
wb_sunny Feels like
0.8° / 10.6°
light_mode Avg sunshine hours
7h 4m
water_drop Avg rainfall
2.7 mm
ac_unit Avg snowfall
0.1 cm
air Avg wind speed
11.7 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
69.3%
wb_twilight Sunrise
07:44
nightlight Sunset
17:49

About Grover

Learn more about the host city, Grover.

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Grover was an unincorporated community in western St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. It was located on Old Manchester Road, but has now been wholly incorporated into Wildwood, whose City Hall is located in old Grover.

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Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of WILDWOOD 5K and 10K Turkey Trot.

Place Name Time
🥇 Kara Kuehnel
🥈 Christy Ambrose
🥉 Jaclyn Jupp
4 Mike Klaus
5 Gabriel Sison

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