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6th Annual UCRC Turkey Trot 5K

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Buckhannon, Virginia, United States

calendar_today 27 Nov, 2025

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About the Event

Upshur County Recreation Complex, Inc. is proud to host the 6th Annual UCRC Turkey Trot 5K. The run will be held on Thursday, November 27, 2025 and start at 9:00 AM EST (check-in starts at 8:00AM EST). The Turkey Trot 5K takes participants on a route through the beautiful City of Buckhannon. All proceeds will be utilized to support the creation of a new recreation complex for all the citizens of Upshur County.

The 6th Annual UCRC Turkey Trot 5K is a fun run, so feel free to come no matter your fitness level. Run, walk, bring a friend, bring a spouse, bring your kids, or push a stroller. Just be sure to come down and show your support for the Upshur County Recreation Complex.

Registration and check-in for the races will begin at 8:00 a.m. at Jawbone Park with the races beginning at 9:00 a.m. Pre-registration for the event is $30 and all runners that register before Friday, November 14, 2025 will receive a commemorative race t-shirt. Registration on the day of the event is $35 and commemorative race t-shirts may be available while supplies last.

Races Offered

5K

Nov 27, 2025

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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-89 days remaining

Weather Overview

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

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 4.0° / 13.4°

wb_sunny 0.0° / 10.0°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 11.5 /

water_drop 68.8%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 4.0° / 13.4°

wb_sunny 0.0° / 10.0°

air 11.5 km/h

water_drop 68.8%

About Buckhannon

Learn more about the host city, Buckhannon.

Buckhannon is a city of 5,725 people in West Virginia, and the only incorporated community in Upshur County. It was established in 1816 and named for Buckongahelas, a Native American chief of the Lenni-Lenape tribe who often hunted around the area, and whose name was often mispronounced by English settlers as "Buckongehanon".