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Two Towns Turkey Trot 2026

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Date 21 Nov, 2026
Races 3 distances
Entry fee $10.00 – $25.00
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Two Towns Turkey Trot 2026

About the event

Please join us for the 2026 Two Towns Turkey Trot 5K & Kids Fun Run, presented by the Seth Boyden PTA, on Saturday, November 21, 2026 at South Mountain Reservation on Crest Drive in Maplewood, off South Orange Avenue near The Top apartments. (Race start/finish is where Bear Lane and Crest Drive meet, and 5K course includes the Lollipop Loop.) 

Includes a KIDS FUN RUN, and PRIZES for top finishers. 

Entry Fees:

Kids Fun Run: $10   

5K Race:

Pre-registration: $25

Race Day: $30   

Seth Boyden Staff Pre-registration: $15

Seth Boyden Staff Race Day: $20

Schedule:

9-9:45am: Race Day Registration/Packet Pickup 

10:00 am: 5K Race  

10:50 am (approximate): Awards Ceremony 

11:00am: Kids Fun Run - will be .25 miles (approx.)

More Info: Contact Abby, turkeytrot@sethboyden.com

DIRECTIONS: From downtown South Orange, take South Orange Avenue westward up South Mountain toward Livingston.  Near the top of the mountain, just past "The Top" apartment building, make a left into South Mountain Reservation.  Go straight for about 1,500 feet to the race venue.  Since there is limited parking in the reservation, and roads are closed soon before the race start, carpooling is recommended.

Races offered

21Nov

Seth Boyden Staff Sign Up - Turkey Trot

Running

Distance
5K
Start time
10:00
Entry fee
$15.00
21Nov

Two Towns Turkey Trot

Running

Distance
5K
Start time
10:00
Entry fee
$25.00
21Nov

Kids Fun Run

Running

Distance
1K
Start time
11:00
Entry fee
$10.00

Weather history

3-year monthly averages for November in South Orange.

Temperature3.3° / 12.0°
Feels like-0.8° / 8.0°
Sunshine hours7h 21m
Rainfall2.5 mm
Snowfall—
Wind11.3 km/h (Light breeze)
Humidity64.7%
Max UV indexLow (2.0)
Sweat lossLow
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise07:44
Sunset17:39

About South Orange

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South Orange is a historic suburban village located in Essex County, New Jersey. It was formally known as the Township of South Orange Village from October 1978 until April 25, 2024. As of the 2020 United States census, the village population was 18,484, an increase of 2,286 (+14.1%) from the 2010 census count of 16,198, which in turn reflected a decline of 766 (−4.5%) from the 16,964 counted in the 2000 census. Seton Hall University is located in the township.

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Race results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Two Towns Turkey Trot 2026.

Place Name Gender Age City Time
🥇 Allan Jean-Baptiste M 16 Springfield, NJ 18:31.35
🥈 Mark Lindrud M 54 Basking Ridge, NJ 18:34.14
🥉 Andrew Masterleo M 30 Maplewood, NJ 18:46.01
4 John Kerner M 48 South Orange, NJ 19:13.03
5 Elliott Reines M 13 Springfield, NJ 19:37.22

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