Name: 8th Annual Maple Valley Turkey Trot: Thanksgiving Day 5K
Start: 2026-11-26
End: 2026-11-26
Location: Maple Valley

About the Event

Join us for the 8th Annual Maple Valley Turkey Trot 5K benefiting the Maple Valley Food Bank! This year's free race t-shirts, supplied by our generous sponsors, are optional. All t-shirt requests must be submitted by November 1st.
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The Maple Valley Turkey Trot is a FUN walk or trot Thanksgiving morning through Lake Wilderness Park organized with the intention of coming together as a community during the Thanksgiving holiday to help those in need.

Children in strollers are not required to register (but will not receive shirts). All proceeds raised will go to fund Maple Valley Food Bank Programs as we enter into our organization's busiest season. All ages are welcome! We encourage Thanksgiving costumes & accessories!
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Thank you to all of our sponsors, for making this great community event possible!

Interested in Sponsoring the Turkey Trot? Email development@maplevalleyfoodbank.org

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Advanced Packet Pickup
TBD!

Day-Of Schedule
- Packet pick-up will begin at 7:30 AM on race day. Come early to grab coffee and snacks, and take photos in our photo booth (and with our giant turkey)! There's plenty to do and we'll have music keep up the energy!
- The race will begin at the Beach House at Lake Wilderness Park promptly at 9:00.
- Race route: https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/6296717431

Parking
Please utilize the lower parking lots at the Lake Wilderness Lodge, nearest the arboretum, or the park parking lots specifically. Upper lots near the lodge will be closed off for safety on the route.

Chip Timing
This event will NOT be timed. A fun-run in its fullest form!

Strollers, Dogs, Bikes, and Water
We encourage the use of jogging strollers along the route of this family-friendly 5K. However, out of consideration for other participants, dogs will not be allowed on the course (with the exception of service dogs). For the safety and convenience of all participants, bikes are NOT permitted, as this is a fairly narrow out and back course. We will have water stations near the beach house before and after the race.

Accessibility
Please note that, while generally flat, this race course may not be suitable for all abilities, as the terrain is both paved and gravel. There is a slight incline to access the Green to Cedar River Trail from the arboretum. We will have volunteers stationed at these points to assist on an as-needed basis.

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Race Contact Info
If you have any additional questions about this race, please contact Carl Dodd at info@maplevalleyfoodbank.org

Tickets are non-transferable and non-refundable.

Races Offered

8th Annual Maple Valley Turkey Trot: Thanksgiving Day 5K

Nov 26, 2026

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Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

07:30

sell

$30.00

Weather History

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

thermostat Temperature

3.9° / 10.4°

wb_sunny Feels like

0.3° / 7.5°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

4h 21m

water_drop Avg rainfall

7.6 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

0.1 cm

air Avg wind speed

10.6 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (1.4)

humidity_mid Humidity

81.9%

wb_twilight Sunrise

08:13

nightlight Sunset

17:32

About Maple Valley

Learn more about the host city, Maple Valley.

Maple Valley is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 28,013 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 28,553 in 2024. The city functions as a commuter town to Seattle for residents, though there is an increasing amount of commercial activity in the area.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of 8th Annual Maple Valley Turkey Trot: Thanksgiving Day 5K.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Courtney Black	F	42	Maple Valley, WA	—
🥈	Scott Mitchell	M	48	Maple Valley, WA	—
🥉	Scott Anderson	M	44	Maple Valley, WA	—
4	B. Anderson	M	11	Maple Valley, WA	—
5	Wendy Shaw	F	45	Maple Valley, WA	—
6	Jill Anderson	F	43	Maple Valley, WA	—
7	Evan Angeline	M	13	Maple Valley, WA	—
8	A. Snyder	F	11	Covington, WA	—
9	Shaunna Lee-Rice	F	42	Maple Valley, WA	—
10	Elodie Anderson	F	13	Maple Valley, WA	—
11	Morton Fojas	M	48	Enumclaw, WA	—
12	Amada Mazon	F	35	Maple Valley, WA	—
13	Betsy Bradsby	F	60	Maple Valley, WA	—
14	Rodney Riedel	M	47	Maple Valley, WA	—
15	Brian Seitzler	M	50	Maple Valley, WA	—
16	Jennifer Spivey	F	45	Maple Valley, WA	—
17	Chris Price	M	47	Maple Valley, WA	—
18	Jennifer Castelluccio	F	50	Maple Valley, WA	—
19	John DeLong	M	64	Auburn, WA	—
20	Tracy Calahan	F	41	Maple Valley, WA	—
21	Ashley McManus	F	33	Maple Valley, WA	—
22	Jeff Snelling	M	59	Nixa, MO	—
23	Matt McManus	M	39	Maple Valley, WA	—
24	Chelsae Fornelli	F	37	Enumclaw, WA	—
25	Leon Fornelli	M	38	Maple Valley, WA	—
26	G. Fornelli	M	6	Enumclaw, WA	—
27	Natalie Williams	F	17	Enumclaw, WA	—
28	Amber Moceri	F	35	Black Diamond, WA	—
29	Alan Pavkovic	M	46	Maple Valley, WA	—
30	Anne Brockett	F	40	Maple Valley, WA	—
31	Shannon Spivey	M	45	Maple Valley, WA	—
32	Greg Stern	M	50	Maple Valley, WA	—
33	Alyssa Stern	F	16	Maple Valley, WA	—
34	Karla Pavkovic	F	45	Maple Valley, WA	—
35	COURTNEY GAMBA	F	35	Maple Valley, WA	—
36	Steve Gamba	M	45	Maple Valley, WA	—
37	Kim Lobban	F	57	Kent, WA	—
38	Tammy Lobban	F	31	Tacoma, WA	—
39	Tracy Barnes	F	40	Maple Valley, WA	—
40	Jeff Wright	M	45	Maple Valley, WA	—
41	Chris Lyle	M	35	Maple Valley, WA	—
42	C. Lyle	F	5	Maple Valley, WA	—
43	Candace Lyle	F	32	Maple Valley, WA	—
44	Trish Van Konynenburg	F	56	Maple Valley, WA	—
45	Sheila Mccrory	F	52	Maple Valley, WA	—
46	Rylee McCrory	F	25	Maple Valley, WA	—
47	Todd McCrory	M	53	Maple Valley, WA	—
48	Surayah Howe	F	37	Kent, WA	—
49	Phillip Anderson	M	34	Kent, WA	—
50	Kim Griffin	F	40	Maple Valley, WA	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Nicholas Shepard	M	19	Kent, WA	17:27
🥈	Nathan Morrisson	M	18	Kent, WA	17:28
🥉	Connor Schlicter	M	16	Maple Valley, WA	18:08
4	Kaden Gustin	M	18	Maple Valley, WA	18:35
5	Colton Anardi	M	16	Auburn, WA	18:45
6	Amanda Kiefer	F	23	Spokane, WA	19:48
7	Kolton Gustin	M	16	Maple Valley, WA	19:50
8	Kenny Patt	M	31	Maple Valley, WA	20:22
9	Sarena Nau	F	40	Maple Valley, WA	20:28
10	Martin Greget	M	67	Kent, WA	20:31
11	Doug Loehr	M	37	Maple Valley, WA	20:35
12	Ethan Maertz	M	21	Seattle, WA	20:38
13	Bryton Gustin	M	16	Maple Valley, WA	20:54
14	Scott Mitchell	M	47	Maple Valley, WA	21:10
15	Kyle Dige	M	23	Renton, WA	21:26
16	Derek Hines	M	30	Portland, OR	21:30
17	Hans Hughes	M	21	Kent, WA	21:34
18	E. Nau	M	11	Maple Valley, WA	21:42
19	Gabe Smedes	M	17	Maple Valley, WA	21:45.6
20	Alyssa Maertz	F	24	Seattle, WA	21:46
21	Laura Morrissey	F	40	Covington, WA	21:52
22	Edward Nau	M	44	Maple Valley, WA	21:56
23	Mary Fudge	F	21	Cle Elum, WA	22:23
24	B. Fenton	M	12	Maple Valley, WA	22:39
25	Lauren Landis	F	30	Black Diamond, WA	23:13.2
26	Jeffrey Nass	M	46	Renton, WA	23:19.4
27	Chance Sands	M	18	Maple Valley, WA	23:22.6
28	Rhett Stein	M	17	Auburn, WA	23:30.9
29	Brendan Stein	M	15	Auburn, WA	23:30.9
30	Brad Krise	M	37	Maple Valley, WA	23:43.8
31	KC Clarke	M	45	Maple Valley, WA	24:07.3
32	Sara Ciallella	F	31	Fullerton, CA	24:25.9
33	Cole Malibiran	M	21	Maple Valley, WA	24:38.7
34	Kimberly Zehfus	F	29	Tacoma, WA	24:46.4
35	Cade Conklin	M	16	Black Diamond, WA	24:50.8
36	Gia Landis	F	21	Black Diamond, WA	25:17.2
37	Laura Philpot	F	44	Maple Valley, WA	25:26.3
38	Daniel Olson	F	18	Snohomish, WA	25:28.9
39	Matt Stephens	M	37	Renton, WA	25:35.6
40	Blaize Huntley	M	31	Enumclaw, WA	25:48.1
41	Erik LeDrew	M	35	Maple Valley, WA	25:49.4
42	Jess Byron	F	31	Bend, OR	25:55
43	AARON POULIOT	M	32	Maple Valley, WA	25:57.7
44	Jonah Hutchinson	M	23	Black Diamond, WA	26:08.9
45	Tyler Zehfus	M	31	Tacoma, WA	26:14.1
46	Seth Lawson	M	42	Enumclaw, WA	26:15.6
47	Chad Conklin	M	45	Black Diamond, WA	26:17.5
48	Jeffrey DAY	M	56	Covington, WA	26:21.8
49	David Rose	M	29	Bend, OR	26:23.3
50	Jeff Marx	M	36	Maple Valley, WA	26:24.7