United Way of the Eastern Panhandle Turkey Trot

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Date 26 Nov, 2026
Races 3 distances
Entry fee $30.00
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United Way of the Eastern Panhandle Turkey Trot

About the event

What better way to start your Thanksgiving Day than with a little morning run/walk? Come out for the United Way of the Eastern Panhandle Turkey Trot 5k. All ages welcome! The 5k will be on the property of James Rumsey Technical Institute and include trail, grass, and pavement that is mostly flat with some gentle hills.  Give Thanks, Give Back by bringing a donation for the local backpack programs.  Donations will be collected in the registration area and distributed to local backpack programs to be distributed with the holiday backpacks.  Any proceeds from the event will be used for youth focused initiatives.  

Show your Turkey Trot spirit! Come out in festive attire!  

Race will be run rain or shine!

AGE GROUP RESULTS 

Overall Top 1 Man and Woman *overall winners will be excluded from age group recognition
14 and under, 15-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, 65+

REGISTRATION 

Early Registration Fee by November 10
$30 with a long sleeve t-shirt   

Registration Fee after November 10
$40 with no guarantee of a t-shirt

RACE DAY REGISTRATION
Register at James Rumsey 7:15 AM – 8:15 AM or online until 30 minutes before the race. 
$40 with no guarantee of a t-shirt

PACKET PICK-UP 
Packet pickup will be offered at two times:

  1. 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM,   Wednesday at the United Way office, 24 District Way, Suite 201, Martinsburg, WV 25414
  2. 7:15 AM - 8:15 AM, Race Morning at the venue

Races offered

26Nov

Kids' Fun Run - Sweet Potato Sprint

Running

Distance
1K
Start time
08:15
Entry fee
$0.00
26Nov

Kids 5K for Free! (Non-timed and no shirt)

Running

Distance
5K
Start time
08:30
Entry fee
$0.00
26Nov

Timed 5k all ages

Running

Distance
5K
Start time
08:30
Entry fee
$30.00

Weather history

3-year monthly averages for November in Martinsburg.

Temperature3.4° / 13.3°
Feels like-0.4° / 9.6°
Sunshine hours7h 24m
Rainfall2.0 mm
Snowfall—
Wind10.7 km/h (Light breeze)
Humidity64.1%
Max UV indexLow (2.0)
Sweat lossLow
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise07:56
Sunset17:56

About Martinsburg

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Martinsburg is a city of 17,000 people in West Virginia. Founded in 1778, it was named in honor of Colonel Thomas Bryan Martin, a nephew of Lord Fairfax from Kent, who had moved to the general area around 1735.

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Race results

Official finishing times from previous editions of United Way of the Eastern Panhandle Turkey Trot.

Place Name Gender Age City Time
🥇 Owen Sexton M 16 Charlottesville, VA 18:19.9
🥈 Jeremy Pevahouse M 38 Inwood, WV 19:14.5
🥉 Andrew Butcher M 16 Martinsburg, WV 19:16.7
4 Alden Roth M 29 Charles Town, WV 19:48.5
5 Arthur Keefer M 36 Charlotte, NC 20:18.4

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