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North Reading 5k Turkey Trot

Name: North Reading 5k Turkey Trot
Start: 2026-11-26
End: 2026-11-26
Location: North Reading

North Reading, Massachusetts, United States

Thursday, 26 Nov 2026 13 days left

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Date 26 Nov, 2026

Races 2 distances

Entry fee $35.00

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North Reading 5k Turkey Trot

About the event

Thanksgiving Morning, Thursday, November 26, 2026 8:00 am (rain or shine) Maximum Entries Accepted = 1500 Runners

Sponsored by the North Reading Hornet Hall of Fame Committee.

Proceeds support 2 scholarships for deserving graduating seniors at NRHS who have participated in the running programs and benefit the North Reading Middle/High School sports program.

5k RACE and 1.75 Mile WALK - both start and finish at the same spot and time.

The event will begin promptly at 8:00 AM. We ask that all participants who are walking to please use the shorter course. The event needs to be done by 9:00 AM in order to be cleaned up and ready for the Thanksgiving Day football game featuring NRHS and Lynnfield, which is played at 10:30 AM.

Race/Walk will start and finish in Ipswich River Park, Central Street

NORTH READING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHALLENGE!!!

Each school will work to meet the challenge of having 20% of the student body participate on race day.

Each school can earn extra points for having a participant finish 1st, 2nd, 3rd place in your age group.

Pre-register by midnight, 11/8, for lower registration fees & GUARANTEED size for short-sleeve t-shirt (50/50 cotton/polyester)

(shirts not guaranteed if registering after 11/8/2026 OR the race has reached 1500 registrants!)

AGE CATEGORIES

10 and Under, 11 – 13, 14 – 18, 19 – 29, 30 – 39, 40 – 49, 50 – 59, 60 – 69, 70 and Over

5k RACE PRIZES

Overall winners of the female and male divisions awarded the Frederick A. Keyes Memorial Award at the end of the race!

Top 2 female/male in all age categories along with the top 2 families (families of 4 runners) win prizes!

Prizewinners will be notified by email/mail.

CONTINUED FOR 2026!!! Alternative PRE-RACE BIB PICK UP - held at MARATHON SPORTS - 668 Main Street, Reading, MA

Available at store on Saturday, November 21, 10 AM - 2 PM and Sunday, November 22, Noon - 2 PM
If you need to make changes to your event, you will need to go to the MS/HS on Monday, 11/24.

PRE-RACE BIB PICK UP – North Reading Middle/High School Cafeteria, 189 Park Street Monday, 11/23 (4:00 – 7:00 PM)

A food drive for the North Reading Food Pantry will be held by the North Reading Middle School Early-Act Club

Donations accepted during pre-race number pick-up. Check the NR Food Pantry website for needed items: http://www.nrfoodpantry.org/

Event Fee: (service fee added at checkout)

Students: $25 Pre- registration (through 11/8/2026) $35 Registration (11/9/2026 and later)

Adults: $35 Pre- registration (through 11/8/2026) $45 Registration (11/9/2026 and later)

Family (4-Maximum): $100 Pre- registration (through 11/8/2026) $110 Registration (11/9/2026 and later)

Family (5-6 members): $120 Pre- registration (through 11/8/2026) $135 Registration (11/9/2026 and later)

STROLLERS ARE WELCOME!

PLEASE - NO DOGS OR BIKES! There are so many youngsters due to the Elementary School Challenge and not all people are as comfortable around dogs as you may be. Bikes can be unstable, and the roads are NOT closed to traffic.

Races offered

26Nov

1.75 Mile Walk

Running

Distance: 2.8K
Start time: 08:00
Entry fee: $35.00

26Nov

5K

Running

Distance: 5K
Start time: 08:00
Entry fee: $35.00

Weather history

3-year monthly averages for November in North Reading.

Temperature1.4° / 9.9°

Feels like-3.1° / 5.6°

Sunshine hours7h 11m

Rainfall1.9 mm

Snowfall—

Wind12.8 km/h (Gentle breeze)

Humidity68.4%

Max UV indexLow (2.0)

Sweat lossLow

Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft

Sunrise07:35

Sunset17:21

About North Reading

Learn more about the host city, North Reading.

North Reading is a town of 15,000 (2020) in the southern part of the Merrimack Valley region of Eastern Massachusetts.

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Race results

Official finishing times from previous editions of North Reading 5k Turkey Trot.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Brendan Carter	M	24	Watertown, MA	15:47.2
🥈	Andrew Yatsuhashi	M	23	Reading, MA	15:52.3
🥉	Anthony Johnson	M	39	North Reading, MA	17:06
4	Nicholas Sachetta	M	22	Billerica, MA	17:18.6
5	Marc Capobianco	M	49	North Reading, MA	17:20
6	Jack Filipski	M	16	Reading, MA	17:20.7
7	Siavash Namiranian	M	31	Reading, MA	17:36.1
8	Zachary Hastings	M	32	North Reading, MA	17:38.1
9	Carl Hartford	M	37	Wilmington, MA	17:39.6
10	John Glynn	M	32	North Reading, MA	18:06.3
11	Jenna Solimine	F	24	Haverhill, MA	18:24.7
12	Tyler Fleming	M	45	North Reading, MA	18:37.8
13	Ginger Howell	F	37	Framingham, MA	18:43.3
14	John Jennings IV	M	18	North Reading, MA	18:47
15	Nicolas Johnson	M	15	North Reading, MA	18:49.9
16	J. Connolly	M	12	North Reading, MA	19:03.3
17	Michael Tyrrell	M	21	North Reading, MA	19:06
18	Brian Cochran	M	41	North Reading, MA	19:20.3
19	Finn Johnson-Houlihan	M	13	Reading, MA	19:35.2
20	Annalise Butler	F	18	North Reading, MA	19:36.7
21	Patrick Davis	M	23	North Reading, MA	19:40.5
22	Nicole Hannable	F	26	Beverly, MA	19:57.2
23	Gregory Esbitt	M	48	Ipswich, MA	20:07.6
24	Christopher Nearing	M	20	North Reading, MA	20:21.9
25	Noah Spicer	M	25	North Reading, MA	20:23.8
26	Andrew Loveland	M	32	Brooklyn, NY	20:24.4
27	Sophie Daigle	F	21	North Reading, MA	20:31.5
28	Rocco Tammaro	M	18	North Reading, MA	20:37.8
29	Kevin Farrelly	M	23	North Reading, MA	20:43
30	Nalo Benedict	M	13	North Reading, MA	20:46.4
31	Nicholas Hoehn	M	41	North Reading, MA	20:48.1
32	Cole Fabrizio	M	14	North Reading, MA	20:51.6
33	Tara Silverman	F	16	New York, NY	20:53.5
34	P. Burnham	M	12	North Reading, MA	21:04.1
35	Ricky Tiberii	M	15	Ossining, NY	21:17.2
36	Jody Brown	F	45	Wilmington, MA	21:23
37	Scott Warren	M	53	North Reading, MA	21:24.9
38	Benjamin D'Alessandro	M	14	Wayne, PA	21:35.5
39	Liam Steele	M	13	North Reading, MA	21:36.5
40	Mallory Brown	F	17	Wilmington, MA	21:42.6
41	Achraf Hosny	M	44	North Reading, MA	21:45.7
42	Tim Richmond	M	44	North Reading, MA	21:47.5
43	Bob Sanville	M	45	North Reading, MA	21:54.1
44	Matt Gustus	M	30	North Reading, MA	21:57.9
45	G. McCormack	M	12	North Reading, MA	22:01.9
46	Davis Walsh	M	38	North Yarmouth, ME	22:01.9
47	Kelsey Copelas	M	27	North Reading, MA	22:02.9
48	Samantha Watson	F	33	North Reading, MA	22:03.1
49	Bryan McArdle	M	42	Rye, NY	22:08.1
50	Kevin Smith	M	54	North Reading, MA	22:09.5

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Frederick Keyes	M	58	North Reading, MA	15:47.9
🥈	G. Rich	M	10	LynnfielD, MA	16:13.5
🥉	Nicholas Biagiotti	M	41	North Reading, MA	17:09.4
4	H. Hoehn	M	7	North Reading, MA	17:10
5	April Hoehn	F	40	North Reading, MA	17:10.2
6	C. Biagiotti	M	11	North Reading, MA	17:15.1
7	D. Rich	F	8	LynnfielD, MA	17:53.1
8	R. Silva	M	7	North Reading, MA	18:32.3
9	Sean Silva	M	50	North Reading, MA	18:33.4
10	Laura Connolly	F	33	Woburn, MA	18:43.8
11	E. Boesch	F	6	North Reading, MA	18:59.2
12	E. Sawyer	F	9	North Reading, MA	19:09.3
13	M. Biagiotti	F	8	North Reading, MA	19:19.9
14	Janet Cawley	F	41	North Reading, MA	19:25.6
15	L. Biagiotti	F	6	North Reading, MA	19:27.1
16	B. Adams	M	6	North Reading, MA	19:35.7
17	Ryan Adams	M	42	North Reading, MA	19:36
18	C. Burgess	M	6	North Reading, MA	19:42.7
19	L. Burgess	M	—	North Reading, MA	19:55.5
20	M. Burgess	F	3	North Reading, MA	19:55.7
21	Justin Burgess	M	38	North Reading, MA	19:56.6
22	M. Arena	M	8	North Reading, MA	20:29.7
23	Pamela Boesch	F	40	North Reading, MA	20:32.6
24	B. Sawyer	M	6	North Reading, MA	20:39.7
25	Sarah Connolly	F	36	Woburn, MA	20:39.7
26	Jennifer Sawyer	F	41	North Reading, MA	20:40.5
27	H. Duffy	F	11	North Reading, MA	20:50.1
28	N. Arena	M	5	North Reading, MA	21:03.2
29	Mike Arena	M	38	North Reading, MA	21:05.3
30	Samantha Ahle	F	34	Wakefield, MA	22:20.6
31	A. Ahle	F	8	Wakefield, MA	22:21.1
32	J. Ahle	M	6	Wakefield, MA	22:22.9
33	M. Bezaire	F	8	North Reading, MA	22:36.7
34	N. Harron	M	5	North Reading, MA	22:47.2
35	Kara Harron	F	36	North Reading, MA	22:48.6
36	E. Huber	M	8	North Reading, MA	22:55.1
37	C. Bezaire	M	4	North Reading, MA	23:03.8
38	Anonymous Anonymous	F	40	—	23:03.9
39	A. Duffy	F	6	North Reading, MA	23:04.2
40	F. Huber	M	8	North Reading, MA	23:05.8
41	Kristen Duffy	F	39	North Reading, MA	23:06.4
42	G. Dotolo	F	9	North Reading, MA	23:06.5
43	Christopher Huber	M	40	North Reading, MA	23:07.6
44	Jill Silva	F	45	North Reading, MA	23:28.4
45	Kelsey Driscoll	F	35	North Reading, MA	23:32
46	K. Driscoll	F	5	North Reading, MA	23:34.9
47	Michael Houlihan	M	46	Reading, MA	23:39.5
48	T. Batchelder	M	12	North Reading, MA	23:41.1
49	Douglas Batchelder	M	53	North Reading, MA	23:43.5
50	Justine Batchelder	F	49	North Reading, MA	23:45.4

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
1	Samuel Capobianco	M	21	North Reading, MA	15:38.7
2	Andrew Yatsuhashi	M	25	Lexington, MA	15:59
3	Daniel Princic	M	45	Reading, MA	16:11.6
4	Kenny Goodwin	M	21	North Chelmsford, MA	16:28.2
5	Michael Hemme	M	20	North Reading, MA	16:35.4
6	Anthony Johnson	M	41	North Reading, MA	16:45.3
7	Ryan Kenny	M	45	Boston, MA	17:15.6
8	Marty Pierce	M	18	North Reading, MA	17:30.9
9	Marc Capobianco	M	51	North Reading, MA	17:55.8
10	Daniel Coveney	M	28	Brighton, MA	18:20.6
11	Nalo Benedict	M	15	North Reading, MA	18:24.6
12	Tyler Fleming	M	47	North Reading, MA	18:34.4
13	Mitchell Brady	M	30	Taunton, MA	18:35.4
14	Nicholas Roig	M	26	—	19:03.1
15	Andrew Princic	M	16	Reading, MA	19:07.9
16	Justin Reid	M	43	North Reading, MA	19:09
17	Isaac Olivier-Mason	M	14	Reading, MA	19:12.2
18	Colin Carroll	M	14	Reading, MA	19:27.5
19	Zachary Hastings	M	34	Peabody, MA	19:29.2
20	Logan Stansbury	M	25	North Reading, MA	19:32.1
21	Brian Labriola	M	45	North Reading, MA	19:47.2
22	Quinn Synnott	M	17	Reading, MA	19:47.2
23	Evan Mercier	M	32	—	19:49
24	Pierce Burnham	M	14	North Reading, MA	19:57.4
25	Liam Steele	M	15	North Reading, MA	19:58.5
26	Luke Harmeling	M	34	Wilmington, MA	20:01.7
27	Craig Mercier	M	65	Burlington, MA	20:05.3
28	Nicholas Hoehn	M	43	North Reading, MA	20:08.1
29	Connor Abruzzese	M	15	—	20:10.5
30	Mike Grassa	M	32	Reading, MA	20:11.5
31	Jenna Solimine	F	26	Haverhill, MA	20:12.8
32	Alexander Mitasev	M	17	North Reading, MA	20:32.4
33	Ricky Tiberii	M	17	Ossining, NY	20:37.1
34	Quinn Grant	M	18	Reading, MA	20:39.1
35	Declan Grant	M	14	Reading, MA	20:39.6
36	Gregory Esbitt	M	50	Ipswich, MA	20:43.3
37	Grant Maitland	M	27	Brooklyn, NY	20:49.5
38	C. Brown	M	12	Reading, MA	20:58.1
39	Quinlan Kelly	F	16	North Reading, MA	21:04.5
40	Mark Tramontozzi	M	21	North Reading, MA	21:11.4
41	Aaron Walker	M	14	Reading, MA	21:11.4
42	Cole Fabrizio	M	16	North Reading, MA	21:19.1
43	Annalise Butler	F	20	North Reading, MA	21:21.4
44	D. Lund	M	12	Reading, MA	21:23.8
45	Ryan Osterlind	M	50	North Reading, MA	21:24.3
46	Noah Spicer	M	27	Pittsburgh, PA	21:27.6
47	sam crosbie	M	44	Lynnfield, MA	21:30.6
48	Sal Bottaro	M	35	North Reading, MA	21:41.6
49	R. Christino	M	11	Reading, MA	21:46.7
50	Yusuf Bousekhane	M	13	North Reading, MA	22:02

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
1	J. Driscoll	M	7	North Reading, MA	17:23.2
2	Kelsey Driscoll	F	37	North Reading, MA	17:25.4
3	T. Coughlin	M	9	North Reading, MA	19:14.8
4	N. Arena	M	7	North Reading, MA	19:17.1
5	Kate Grant	F	46	Reading, MA	19:47
6	Mike Arena	M	40	North Reading, MA	20:22.3
7	L. Hoehn	F	7	North Reading, MA	20:25.5
8	G. Dotolo	F	11	North Reading, MA	21:10.2
9	Rebecca Cody	F	16	Ipswich, MA	21:43.4
10	Annette D’Ambrosio	F	59	—	21:49.1
11	Heather Garrity	F	54	—	21:50.1
12	Janet Frasca	F	72	North Reading, MA	21:52.1
13	R. Gannon	M	4	North Reading, MA	22:11.3
14	Jennifer Leclerc	F	41	North Reading, MA	22:13.2
15	M. Burgess	F	5	North Reading, MA	23:10.9
16	L. Jaffe	F	5	North Reading, MA	23:11.8
17	Kelli Jaffe	F	36	North Reading, MA	23:16.8
18	B. Charest	M	10	Reading, MA	23:52.9
19	S. Martin	F	11	North Reading, MA	24:12.3
20	Matt Martin	M	43	North Reading, MA	24:12.9
21	Karisa Bockley	F	19	North Reading, MA	24:16.3
22	Patricia Neals	F	64	North Reading, MA	24:38.8
23	Teddy Batchelder	M	14	North Reading, MA	24:38.9
24	Elena DeAngelis	F	48	North Reading, MA	24:56
25	C. Ferrara	M	9	Reading, MA	25:07.3
26	Jack McArdle	M	73	Methuen, MA	25:09.7
27	Arnau Jorda	M	13	North Reading, MA	25:18.8
28	A. Ferrara	F	6	Reading, MA	25:26.3
29	Heather Ferrara	F	45	Reading, MA	25:28
30	Sophie Boudoya	F	18	North Reading, MA	25:32.8
31	Z. Dotolo	F	7	North Reading, MA	25:33.8
32	L. Robinson	F	8	North Reading, MA	25:37.7
33	M. Sullivan	F	7	—	25:42.7
34	Christopher Savio	M	42	North Reading, MA	25:50.7
35	L. Savio	M	6	North Reading, MA	25:51.9
36	Kim Savio	F	41	North Reading, MA	25:52
37	Andrew Peppe	M	21	North Reading, MA	25:52.2
38	Guiliana peppe	F	24	North Reading, MA	25:54.2
39	F. Allison	M	8	North Reading, MA	25:54.4
40	Heather Wood	F	60	North Reading, MA	25:56.9
41	Dick Wood	M	62	North Reading, MA	26:01.2
42	Michael Houlihan	M	48	Reading, MA	26:12.9
43	Justine Batchelder	F	51	North Reading, MA	26:19.9
44	Douglas Batchelder	M	55	North Reading, MA	26:20.5
45	Melissa Boyd	F	49	North Reading, MA	27:02.1
46	K. Driscoll	F	7	North Reading, MA	27:16.7
47	Nancy Mignosa	F	59	Brooklyn, NY	27:36.7
48	Tom Mignosa	M	61	Brooklyn, NY	27:37.6
49	David Barnard	M	58	Westford, MA	27:48.2
50	Charlie Watson	M	42	North Reading, MA	28:04.9

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