Wellesley Turkey Trot

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Wellesley Turkey Trot runsignup.com
Date 26 Nov, 2026
Races 3 distances
Entry fee $20.00 – $40.00
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Wellesley Turkey Trot

About the event

About the Race

Bank of America is proud to present the Wellesley Turkey Trot, a wonderful start to Thanksgiving day.

Help us make a lasting impact in our community. Please consider making an additional tax-deductible donation to support our charity partners during the registration process or mail a check payable to Wellesley Turkey Trot Foundation, Inc. to Kate Maul 64 Washburn Ave. Wellesley, MA 02481

Awards
Prizes will be awarded to the top 3 overall Male & Female and to the top 3 in the following age groups:

Under 10 / 11-13 / 14-19 / 20-29 / 30-39 /40-49 / 50-59 / 60-69 / 70+
Fastest WHS student/alum Female
Fastest WHS student/alum Male

KIDS FUN RUN ENTRANTS DO NOT COUNT TOWARDS TEAM TOTALS: ONLY 5K ENTRANTS COUNT FOR COMPETITION

• Largest Team
• Largest School team
• Fastest team: a team must have a minimum of 3 runners, including 1female.
• Fastest Family team: team members must be related and have a minimum
of 3 runners including 1 female
• Fastest WHS student/alumni male team
• Fastest WHS student/alumni female team

Kids Race
The Hannah Randolph Fun Run registration is limited to 300 participants. The Kids Fun Run is up to 1 mile in distance and ONLY for children 10 and under. Parents with very young children can accompany them and do not need to register. Kids will receive a tee shirt and a chocolate turkey lollipop. It will start at 8:45 in the back of the parking lot near CVS. Again, it is only for children ten years old and younger. Children over ten who would like to run should register for the 5k.

Race Course
The Turkey Trot is a USATF Certified 5k run through scenic Wellesley. The start and finish are at Linden Square on Linden Street. Runners will follow Linden Street to Crest Road where they will turn left before turning right on Central Street. The runners will follow Central Street to the firehouse and turn left on Weston Road until they reach Washington Street. From there, they will turn right on Washington Street until scenic College Road, the entrance to Wellesley College Campus. Runners will follow College Road up for approximately ¾ of a mile before turning right on Route 135 (Central Street) and there they will run past the famous Boston Marathon Scream Tunnel. The runners will follow Central Street to Crest road where they will turn left and then an immediate right on Linden Street to the finish line.


Parking
There is plenty of parking on Linden Street and we encourage families that live close by to walk or jog over.

Race Number Pick Up Schedule
Marathon Sports, Wellesley with a 15% shopping discount during the number pick up hours (some exclusions may apply)

PICK UP EARLY IN THE WEEK FOR THE BEST SELECTION OF SHIRT SIZES. If you wait until the last minute, we will have limited size selections in shirts.

Race Week:

Saturday - Tuesday 2pm - 6pm
Wednesday 2pm - 5PM

NOTE: THERE WILL BE NO RACE DAY NUMBER PICK-UP.

You may pick up race numbers for friends and family.

Races offered

26Nov

5K

Running

Distance
5K
Start time
08:00
Entry fee
$35.00
26Nov

5K Late Registration

Running

Distance
5K
Start time
08:00
Entry fee
$40.00
26Nov

Kids Fun Run

Running

Distance
1.6K
Start time
08:45
Entry fee
$20.00

Weather history

3-year monthly averages for November in Wellesley.

Temperature1.6° / 10.3°
Feels like-2.8° / 6.1°
Sunshine hours7h 4m
Rainfall2.1 mm
Snowfall—
Wind12.4 km/h (Gentle breeze)
Humidity68.4%
Max UV indexLow (2.0)
Sweat lossLow
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise07:36
Sunset17:23

About Wellesley

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Wellesley is a city in Massachusetts in the Greater Boston area. It is a wealthy suburb and home to Wellesley College, Babson College and Mass Bay Community College. Wellesley includes the villages of Babson Park and Wellesley Hills.

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Race results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Wellesley Turkey Trot.

Place Name Gender Age City Time
🥇 Bijan Mazaheri M 30 Wellesley Hills, MA 15:29.2
🥈 Matthew Matejka M 27 Brooklyn, NY 15:52.6
🥉 Matt D'Anieri M 26 Washington, DC 15:54
4 Ben Matejka M 25 New York, NY 15:55
5 Steven D'Alessandro M 18 Natick, MA 15:55.5

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