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Turkey Day 8K, 5K Trot & 3K Fun Run

Name: Turkey Day 8K, 5K Trot & 3K Fun Run
Start: 2026-11-26
End: 2026-11-26
Location: Missoula

Missoula, Montana, United States

Thursday, 26 Nov 2026 18 days left

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Date 26 Nov, 2026

Races 3 distances

Entry fee $30.00 – $35.00

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Turkey Day 8K, 5K Trot & 3K Fun Run

About the event

Join us Thursday, November 26 for a gobblin’ good time!

The Turkey Day 8K, 5K Trot and 3K Family Fun Run courses travel the University District and along the Clark Fork River! Donations and a portion of event proceeds go to the Missoula Food Bank.

This is a family friendly and walker friendly Turkey Trot event! Strollers are allowed in the 8K & 3K, but NOT in the 5K. We ask that you start near the back of the pack and be mindful when maneuvering around other participants.

Per Run Wild Missoula event policies, dogs are not allowed to participate in the event with the exception of ADA Service Animals. Service animals must be on non-retractable, 6 foot or less leash.

As outlined in the race waiver & acknowledgement, entry fees are non-refundable, non-transferable and non-deferrable. To view the RWM race cancellation policy, click here.

Races offered

26Nov

5K Trot - Timed

Running

Distance: 5.1K
Start time: 09:30
Entry fee: $30.00

26Nov

8K - Timed

Running

Distance: 8K
Start time: 09:32
Entry fee: $35.00

26Nov

Untimed 3K - No Bib

Running

Distance: 3K
Start time: 09:32
Entry fee: $0.00

Weather history

3-year monthly averages for November in Missoula.

Temperature-0.8° / 7.6°

Feels like-4.0° / 4.4°

Sunshine hours5h 41m

Rainfall1.6 mm

Snowfall0.2 cm

Wind5.0 km/h (Light breeze)

Humidity71.6%

Max UV indexLow (1.4)

Sweat lossLow

Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft

Sunrise08:39

Sunset18:02

About Missoula

Learn more about the host city, Missoula.

Missoula is a medium size city in Western Montana with a population of about 73,000 (2020). The hub of five valleys in the northwest region of the state, or Glacier Country, the town boasts the University of Montana, the Rattlesnake Wilderness Area, and a multitude of recreational opportunities, along with an active and colorful downtown.

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Video

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Race results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Turkey Day 8K, 5K Trot & 3K Fun Run.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Cameron Meikle	M	20	Hamilton, MT	25:06.93
🥇	Ignatius FitzGerald	M	16	Missoula, MT	25:26
🥇	Mark Messmer	M	20	Missoula MT	26:56.5
🥇	Trisha Drobeck	F	32	Missoula MT	29:59.2
🥈	Nicolas Composto	M	26	Missoula, MT	25:29.14
🥈	Nicolas Composto	M	27	Missoula, MT	25:50.31
🥈	Alex Mason	M	25	Missoula MT	27:10.5
🥈	Rye Palen	F	38	Missoula MT	31:46
🥉	Jeff Mogavero	M	26	Missoula, MT	26:06.04
🥉	Michael LaForest	M	37	Missoula, MT	26:27.93
🥉	Seth Garbett	M	21	Darby MT	27:15.1
🥉	Ashley Kelly	F	24	Brighton CO	32:33.4
4	Monte Cole	M	24	Missoula, MT	26:19.94
4	Brendan Halpin	M	34	Missoula, MT	27:29.06
4	Ryan Tellock	M	27	Hamilton MT	28:22.1
4	Jenny Newton	F	42	Missoula MT	32:34.7
5	Isaac Schmidt	M	20	Missoula, MT	26:21.16
5	Todd Glew	M	35	Missoula, MT	27:53.23
5	Mark Handelman	M	26	Missoula MT	28:25.7
5	Erika Whaley	F	34	Bozeman MT	33:14.7
6	David McKay	M	32	Hood River, OR	26:28.68
6	Jesse Potter	M	29	Lolo, MT	28:15.16
6	Marcus Bearmedicine	M	16	Missoula MT	28:57.5
6	Paige Gilchrist	F	17	Missoula MT	33:40.2
7	Keith Miller	M	30	Missoula, MT	27:13.91
7	Ember Stratton	F	17	Missoula, MT	29:01.35
7	Kory Burgess	M	30	Lolo MT	29:09.6
7	Julie Gilchrist	F	44	Missoula MT	33:40.4
8	Jacob Sriraman	M	15	MISSOULA, MT	27:51.84
8	Tyler Keith	M	36	Missoula, MT	29:01.81
8	Wayne Bunce	M	42	Clarkston WA	29:17.3
8	Kate Oyler	F	33	Missoula MT	34:35.8
9	Jesse Potter	M	30	Lolo, MT	28:05.97
9	Brian Story	M	36	Missoula, MT	29:26.82
9	Joshua Mietz	M	33	Durango CO	29:52
9	Sabrina Sterbis	F	15	Missoula MT	34:43.1
10	Will Rial	M	30	Austin, TX	28:58.05
10	Matthew Lautzenheiser	M	42	Missoula, MT	29:39.8
10	E. Bassett	M	—	Missoula MT	29:57.1
10	Angela Mallon	F	33	Missoula MT	34:55.1
11	Maryn Lowry	F	24	Missoula, MT	29:49.26
11	Noah McNelis	M	17	Missoula, MT	30:00.88
11	Turner Roch	M	33	Hamilton MT	30:37.2
11	Danelle Gjetmundsen	F	43	Missoula MT	34:56.5
12	Brian Story	M	37	Missoula, MT	29:57.59
12	Isaac Schmidt	M	19	Missoula, MT	30:03.97
12	Danny Provo	M	14	Missoula MT	30:54.4
12	Corl Stern	F	35	Missoula MT	35:03.8
13	Ella DeGrandpre	F	17	Missoula, MT	30:04.16
13	Paul Heffernan	M	26	Missoula, MT	30:31.93
13	Erik Anderson	M	19	Missoula MT	31:04
13	Julie Vetter	F	42	Missoula MT	35:17.9
14	Nick Cornell	M	28	Missoula, MT	30:04.56
14	Noah Willitz	M	27	Missoula, MT	30:33.83
14	Cooper Berry	M	34	Missoula MT	31:08.6
14	Mary Smith	F	31	Columbia Falls MT	35:32.8
15	Elise Stearns	F	18	Missoula, MT	30:05.22
15	Hans Skovlin	M	17	Missoula, MT	30:36.16
15	Tyler Johnson	M	28	Missoula MT	31:15.1
15	Libby Metcalf	F	31	Missoula MT	36:06.1
16	Tim Mosbacher	M	53	Missoula, MT	30:06.67
16	Zeke Campfield	M	38	Missoula, MT	30:44.55
16	Jim Murphy	M	41	Missoula MT	31:41
16	Beth Anderson	F	26	Missoula MT	36:09.8
17	Chris Fuchs	M	42	Hardin, MT	30:14.11
17	Noah McNelis	M	18	Missoula, MT	30:46.78
17	Chad Fero	M	39	Missoula MT	31:45
17	Catherine Redfern	F	27	Missoula MT	36:54.4
18	Abby Kendrick	F	15	Missoula, MT	30:24.61
18	Matt Lautzenheiser	M	43	Missoula, MT	30:48.76
18	Dominic Scariano	M	22	Missoula MT	31:48.7
18	Laura Balis	F	28	Missoula MT	36:57.4
19	Nicole Murray	F	48	Whitehall, MT	30:25.58
19	Eric Hoberg	M	36	Clinton, MT	30:55.6
19	Brian Williams	M	34	Missola MT	32:07.2
19	Megan Hamilton	F	19	Missoula MT	37:07.2
20	Jacob Sriraman	M	14	Missoula, MT	30:26.9
20	Nick McGowan	M	35	Issaquah, WA	31:01.12
20	Andy Tucknott	M	33	Missoula MT	32:25.9
20	Haley Anderson	F	23	Missoula MT	37:37.9
21	Jeff Brown	M	39	Whitefish, MT	30:37.57
21	Eric Schweitzer	M	31	Missoula, MT	31:24.86
21	Steve Gideon	M	49	Hamilton MT	32:34.5
21	Nycole Henes	F	25	Missoula MT	37:39.3
22	Calvin Quindry	M	18	Missoula, MT	30:40.94
22	Sue Huse	F	45	Missoula, MT	31:44.75
22	Joel Carlson	M	42	Missoula MT	32:50.2
22	Stefanie Sample	F	28	Missoula MT	37:48.7
23	Scott Marron	M	47	Missoula, MT	30:44.3
23	Scott Lipp	M	32	Bellingham, WA	31:44.75
23	Brian Furey	M	27	Missoula MT	32:51
23	Tess Carlson	F	23	Missoula MT	38:00.6
24	Ryan Davies	M	25	Helena, MT	31:23.12
24	Chuck Dumke	M	53	Missoula, MT	31:56.24
24	Chad Larsen	M	37	Jerome ID	33:04.2
24	Beverly Williams	F	48	Missoula MT	38:18
25	Thomas Hiett	M	22	Albuquerque, NM	31:23.78
25	Josh Tack	M	38	Missoula, MT	32:03.57
25	Dave Glaser	M	39	Missoula MT	33:34
25	Sonja Brester	F	30	Yellowstone National Park WY	38:25.9
26	Chase Green	M	14	Missoula, MT	31:26.34
26	Ross Westfall	M	17	Missoula, MT	32:07.75
27	Kate Johnson	F	26	Missoula, MT	31:42.35
27	Keegan Witt	M	35	Missoula, MT	32:09.69
28	Zeke Campfield	M	37	Missoula, MT	31:43.65
28	Joe Terrazas	M	40	BELGRADE, MT	32:09.82
29	Clay Eichner	M	43	Los Angeles, CA	31:47.54
29	Allison Barnwell	F	28	Missoula, MT	32:14.79
30	Mikayla Pulliam	F	22	Hamilton, MT	31:55.17
30	Brian Fruit	M	58	Missoula, MT	32:17.94
31	Hans Skovlin	M	16	Missoula, MT	31:57.94
31	Katharine Johnson	F	27	Missoula, MT	32:41.57
32	Wren Cilimburg	F	17	Missoula, MT	32:00.95
32	Nathaniel Gale	M	15	Florence, MT	32:43.5
33	Josh Green	M	42	Missoula, MT	32:11.05
33	Logan Fisher	M	25	Missoula, MT	32:49.97
34	Dimitrios Tsolakidis	M	31	Missoula, MT	32:13.7
34	Matthew Beckham	M	29	Hamilton, MT	32:59.22
35	John Lorenz	M	54	Missoula, MT	32:20.88
35	John Quindry	M	48	Missoula, MT	33:06.28
36	Madeline Swanberg	F	17	Ovando, MT	32:30.42
36	Eric Wright	M	31	Missoula, MT	33:46.76
37	John Quindry	M	44	Missoula, MT	32:33.3
37	Angela Hornsby	F	37	Missoula, MT	33:52.97
38	Leah Ling	F	25	Missoula, MT	32:34.48
38	Erik Digby	M	51	Missoula, MT	33:57.16
39	Mark Schmit	M	37	New York, NY	32:35.62
39	Daniel Hamilton	M	29	Seattle, WA	33:57.72
40	Paul Heffernan	M	25	Missoula, MT	32:39.55
40	shane anderson	M	28	Missoula, MT	34:03.34
41	Paul Wrobel	M	17	Missoula, MT	32:46.82
41	Christopher Jons	M	42	Missoula, MT	34:04.46
42	TJ Jones III	M	28	Lolo, MT	32:52.95
42	River Hughes	M	13	Missoula, MT	34:12.9
43	Tyler Graves	M	17	Missoula, MT	32:54.7
43	Rose Wiltse	F	13	Missoula, MT	34:14.24
44	Billy Moriarity	M	40	Missoula, MT	33:07.2
44	Natalie Yocum	F	18	missoua, MT	34:34.96
45	Steph Holton	F	22	Polson, MT	33:08.18
45	1kyle Fitzsimmons	M	30	Seattle, WA	34:44.02
46	Katy White	F	26	Missoula, MT	33:09.42
46	Mark Stelling	M	31	Missoula, MT	34:51.24
47	Kyle Wisman	M	26	missoula, MT	33:12.16
47	Cori Stern	F	42	Missoula, MT	34:59.36
48	Katie Moore	F	29	Missoula, MT	33:15.43
48	Andrew Hamilton	M	30	Seattle, WA	35:17.63
49	Michael Kernan	M	31	Missoula, MT	33:21.01
49	Noel Johns	F	29	Missoula, MT	35:18.45
50	Rye Palen	F	44	Missoula, MT	33:30.89
50	Nicholas Holom	M	28	Bozeman, MT	35:19.05

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