22Nov
5.5 Miler
Running
- Distance
- 8.9K
- Start time
- 13:30
- Entry fee
- $45.00
Meandering Turkey
Cape Girardeau,
Missouri,
United States
16 days left
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Meandering Turkey
About the event
Description
Location: Klaus Park between Cape and Jackson. Course: Flat, smooth, paved road. (Ha! Yeah Right, it is ~5.5 miles of hilly, rooty single track) Awards: OA Male and Female receive a $100 MoRunCo Gift Certificate. Awards to top 3 in ea. division Age-divisions: 0-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60+ (Will split divisions if >8 registered in same division) NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION! Goodies: All participants will receive a Missouri Running Performance Tech shirt. Due to limited space on trail and parking, field size will be limited to 100 participants. Register early, this is expected to fill quickly and there will not be race day registration. Post-Race: Food and beverages provided after race. Start Time: Meandering Turkey - Sunday, November 22nd, 2026 , at 1:30 p.m. Kids Fun Run (~1.5 miles) following race. For ages 12 and under. FREE, No tee, No Awards. We encourage parents to run with their children. Weather Dependent. . Questions: Call Bryan Kelpe at 573-803-1193 or email [email protected] NO REFUNDS, NO TRANSFERS! NO WIMPS, WHINERS OR CRY BABIES!
Age Divisions
0-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60+ (if greater than 8 in an age division, the division will be split into 5 year age groups)
Post Race
Hang around for food, beverages and conversation.
Races offered
Weather history
3-year monthly averages for November in Cape Girardeau.
Temperature5.5° / 15.0°
Feels like1.8° / 12.1°
Sunshine hours7h 26m
Rainfall1.9 mm
Snowfall—
Wind12.1 km/h (Gentle breeze)
Humidity71.3%
Max UV indexLow (2.0)
Sweat lossLow
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise07:38
Sunset17:48
About Cape Girardeau
Learn more about the host city, Cape Girardeau.
Cape Girardeau is a city in Cape Girardeau and Scott counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 39,540 at the 2020 census, making it the 17th-largest city in the state. It is a principal city of the Cape Girardeau–Jackson metropolitan area with 97,517 residents. Cape Girardeau is the economic center of southeastern Missouri and the home of Southeast Missouri State University. It is located approximately 100 miles (160 km) southeast of St. Louis and 150 miles (240 km) north of Memphis, Tennessee.
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Race results
All-time top performances and historical records for Meandering Turkey.
| Place | Name | Year | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Jacob Albert | '23 | 00:38:03 |
| 🥈 | Aidan Niedbalski | '23 | 00:39:08 |
| 🥉 | Alex Niedbalski | '23 | 00:40:42 |
| 4 | Nathan Smith | '21 | 00:40:47 |
| 5 | Colton Wooldridge | '20 | 00:40:47 |
| 6 | Chris Herren | '24 | 00:41:08 |
| 7 | Alex Niedbalski | '21 | 00:41:18 |
| 8 | Kenyan Kelpe | '25 | 00:41:58 |
| 9 | Colton Wooldridge | '19 | 00:42:24 |
| 10 | Aidan Niedbalski | '22 | 00:42:28 |
| Place | Name | Year | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Martina Ressel | '23 | 00:47:24 |
| 🥈 | Hannah Cooper | '21 | 00:47:28 |
| 🥉 | Emma Niedbalski | '21 | 00:48:14 |
| 4 | Ashton Randolph | '23 | 00:48:51 |
| 5 | Stephanie Page | '19 | 00:48:57 |
| 6 | Molly Robertson | '21 | 00:49:31 |
| 7 | Emma Niedbalski | '22 | 00:50:01 |
| 8 | Amy Herren | '24 | 00:51:25 |
| 9 | Monica Foltz | '20 | 00:51:34 |
| 10 | Addie Heisserer | '21 | 00:52:15 |
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