Name: Helen L. Diller Vacation Home for Blind Children Turkey Trot 5K Run/1.5 Mile Walk
Start: 2026-11-27
End: 2026-11-27
Location: Avalon

About the Event

Race Photos

CLICK HERE to see 2025 race photos!

Swag

Winter Beanies guaranteed to all who sign up by 10/31

Awards

Top 3 Men & Women overall (** Overall Winners are determined by GUN TIME, not chip time**)
Top 3 in each age group
- AGE GROUPS Male & Female: Under 10, 11-15, 16-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+
In honor of Festive Friday in Avalon, there will be a prize for the most festively dressed individual and group!

Race Day Registration & Bib Pickup

8:00AM-9:30AM
30th & Avalon Avenue, Avalon, NJ 08202
$40
Please use the online registration link! It will remain open until the race starts.

Races Offered

5K Run

Nov 27, 2026

straighten

Distance — 3.1 Miles

terrain

Type — Running

timer

10:00

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$30.00

1.5 Mile Walk

Nov 27, 2026

straighten

Distance — 1.5 Miles

terrain

Type — Running

timer

10:05

sell

$30.00

Weather History

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

thermostat Temperature

6.7° / 13.7°

wb_sunny Feels like

2.2° / 9.8°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

7h 47m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.9 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

15.7 km/h (Gentle breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

65.9%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:42

nightlight Sunset

17:45

About Avalon

Learn more about the host city, Avalon.

Avalon is a resort town of 1,200 people (2021) in Cape May County, New Jersey. It is on a Seven Mile Island and shares this area with a neighboring town Stone Harbor.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Helen L. Diller Vacation Home for Blind Children Turkey Trot 5K Run/1.5 Mile Walk.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Lizzie Lee	F	16	Avalon, NJ	—
🥈	Edward Cook	M	63	Stone Harbor, NJ	—
🥉	Tom Feil	M	54	Avalon, NJ	—
4	Renee Lee	F	50	Avalon, NJ	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	David Allara	M	34	Highland Park, NJ	—
🥈	Jeffery D Ohl	M	49	York, PA	—
🥉	Brian Sullivan	M	44	Warrington, PA	—
4	Lindsay Guers	F	32	Philadelphia, PA	—
5	Steve Tomasco	M	44	Ridgefield, CT	—
6	Bill Bornaschella	M	31	Avalon, NJ	—
7	Mary Beth Harrell	F	61	Cape May Court House, NJ	—
8	Alexis Heppler	F	28	Philadelphia, PA	—
9	Erika Guers	F	35	Philadelphia, PA	—
10	Alex Findura	M	28	Philadelphia, PA	—
11	Pamela Cummings	F	50	Media, PA	—
12	Derron Simon	M	49	Media, PA	—
13	Mary Bagley	F	58	Wayne, PA	—
14	Kristina Rinck	F	44	Flourtown, PA	—
15	Ann Sievers	F	64	Medford, NJ	—
16	Tim O'Shaughnessy	M	57	West Chester, PA	—
17	Marianne O'Shaughnessy	F	58	West Chester, PA	—
18	Lisa Papineau	F	61	Avalon, NJ	—
19	Kelsey Hull	F	18	Glen Mills, PA	—
20	Katie Morris	F	22	Bristol, PA	—
21	Brian Hess	M	37	Basking Ridge, NJ	—
22	Tracy Frary	F	53	Ambler, PA	—
23	Julianne Frary	F	20	Ambler, PA	—
24	Megan Lowry	F	38	Philadelphia, PA	—
25	Lianne DiMarco	F	44	Philadelphia, PA	—
26	Andrew Simon	M	17	Newtown Square, PA	—
27	Ellie Simon	F	15	Media, PA	—
28	D. Simon	M	12	Media, PA	—
29	Elena Vazquez	F	33	Reading, PA	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Tim Gruber	M	25	Huntersville, NC	15:59.5
🥈	Robbie Gehman	M	16	Lutherville Timonium, MD	17:25.3
🥉	David Allara	M	33	Highland Park, NJ	17:48.6
4	Adam Melson	M	36	Moorestown, NJ	18:36.3
5	Caden Young	M	15	Kennett Square, PA	18:44.2
6	Nicholas Sando	M	27	Strafford, VT	18:54.2
7	Stephan Detwiler	M	38	Maplewood, NJ	19:41
8	Bullock Chandler	M	25	Jersey City, NJ	19:46.1
9	Patrick Stegemoeller	M	27	Stone Harbor, NJ	19:56.1
10	Owen Gehman	M	14	Lutherville Timonium, MD	20:05.3
11	Griffin Hawkins	M	14	Emmaus, PA	20:14.6
12	Matt Wolf	M	35	Avalon, NJ	20:22.5
13	Brett Wagner	M	19	West Chester, PA	20:26.4
14	Bryan Hilton	M	32	Dillon, CO	20:34.7
15	Jim Hueber	M	45	King of Prussia, PA	20:34.9
16	Mccafferty Brian	M	46	Ardmore, PA	20:42.4
17	Laura Jogani	F	23	Newark, DE	20:42.8
18	Nicholas Zangler	M	32	Berwyn, PA	20:43.5
19	Logan Drone	M	16	Summit, NJ	20:43.9
20	Dominic DeVico	M	28	Woodbine, NJ	20:49.6
21	Tom Kirby	M	41	Ridgewood, NJ	20:49.8
22	Megan Carney	F	25	Glen Mills, PA	20:57
23	Mike Abate	M	46	Woodbury Heights, NJ	20:57.4
24	Dominic Sando	M	25	Bridgeport, WV	21:05.5
25	Chris Hawkins	M	50	Emmaus, PA	21:09
26	Tino Todorovie	M	23	Cambridge, MA	21:17.9
27	Kevin Vaughn	M	30	New York, NY	21:18
28	Kevin Dannenberg	M	27	Philadelphia, PA	21:25.7
29	Sofia Jurusz	F	14	Wildwood, NJ	21:30.2
30	Matthew Senn	M	14	Frenchtown, NJ	21:31.5
31	Suzanne Fiedler	F	35	Mays Landing, NJ	21:32.7
32	Ryan Zangler	M	28	Berwyn, PA	21:36.6
33	Doug Schwartz	M	24	Lewes, DE	21:40.1
34	Emmett Hawkins	M	19	Emmaus, PA	21:40.3
35	Brian Scheufele	M	43	Cape May Court House, NJ	21:44.2
36	Lucas Higgins	M	23	Austin, TX	21:45.1
37	Matthew Hurley	M	44	Haddonfield, NJ	21:46.8
38	Emmett Kloss	M	13	Crofton, MD	21:52.5
39	Ryan McLeod	M	37	Philadelphia, PA	21:54.8
40	Scott Tomlin	M	29	Hampstead, MD	22:02.9
41	Justin Fiedler	M	36	Mays Landing, NJ	22:02.9
42	Grace Abbonizio	F	13	Jackson, NJ	22:03.4
43	Alex Ramirez	F	17	Cape May Court House, NJ	22:03.7
44	K. McCarty	M	10	Spring Grove, PA	22:09.2
45	Jennifer Staab	F	26	Highland Park, NJ	22:10.9
46	Cole Gifford	M	19	Delran, NJ	22:13
47	Matthew Guerrieri	M	44	Haddonfield, NJ	22:16.9
48	Jason Morrissy	M	14	Oreland, PA	22:17.7
49	J. Guerrieri	M	9	Haddonfield, NJ	22:17.7
50	Beau Jones	M	27	Avalon, NJ	22:17.8