21Nov
5K Run
Running
- Distance
- 5K
- Start time
- 08:30
- Entry fee
- $25.00
WMU Turkey Trot
Kalamazoo,
Michigan,
United States
29 days left
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Date
21 Nov – 05 Dec, 2026
Races
3 distances
Entry fee
$25.00
Runner rating
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Website
Official website
WMU Turkey Trot
About the event
About This Event
The WMU Turkey Trot continues its annual tradition this year! You can run your race with everyone else at WMU or anywhere (your neighborhood, local park, trail, or even a treadmill).
Live Event
- Two options for registration -
- Just the Race (no shirt) - $25
- All the Swag (Dri-Fit Race Shirt) - $40
- Options will be completed during the registration process.
- Runners can have their items shipped to them (participants will pay the shipping fee) or pick up your shirt at our Packet Pick-Up.
- The in-person race begins Saturday, Nov. 21, at 8:30 a.m.
Packet Pickup Times
- Participants that choose the packet pick-up option will be able to pick up their items on Friday, Nov. 20, from 4 to 7 p.m.
- Dates and times are subject to change.
- The packet pick-up will be in the WMU Student Recreation Center - Indoor Tennis Courts.
Online Registration
- Online Regular Registration - Deadline Nov. 19, 11:59 p.m. EST ($25.00 Race Fee)
- Online Late Registration - Nov. 20 and Nov. 21 ($30.00 Race Fee)
- Register by Nov. 1 to guarantee your shirt size!
- Any registrations submitted after Nov. 1st will not be guaranteed their shirt size.
Two options for registration:- Just the Race (No Shirt) - $25
- All the Swag (Dri-Fit Race Shirt)- $40
- Options will be completed during the registration process
- Runners who register for the virtual race can expect their packets shipped by 12/09/25.
Mail-In Registration
- No mail-in registrations - Online registrations only for 2025.
In-Person Registration
- In-Person Registrations will be accepted up until Nov. 21 at 8:15 a.m.
Virtual Event
- You can run your race with everyone else at WMU or anywhere (your neighborhood, local park, trail, or even a treadmill). Once you have completed the virtual race, post your times at this link.
- Two options for registration -
- Just the Race (No Shirt) - $25
- All the Swag (Dri-Fit Race Shirt) - $40 an additional charge will be added.
- Options will be completed during the registration process
- Runners can have their items shipped to them (participants will pay the shipping fee) or pick up your race add-ons at our Packet Pick-Up.
- The virtual race begins Saturday, Nov. 21, at 8:30 a.m.
Awards
- Overall Top Male Run Division
- Overall Top Female Run Division
- Overall Top Male Walk Division
- Overall Top Female Walk Division
- Costume Contest
- Only participants in the in-person race are eligible for Awards.
Races offered
21Nov
5K Virtual Run/Walk
Running
- Distance
- 5K
- Start time
- 08:30
- Entry fee
- $25.00
21Nov
5K Walk
Running
- Distance
- 5K
- Start time
- 08:30
- Entry fee
- $25.00
Weather history
3-year monthly averages for November in Kalamazoo.
Temperature1.8° / 8.9°
Feels like-2.6° / 4.8°
Sunshine hours5h 21m
Rainfall2.6 mm
Snowfall0.6 cm
Wind13.3 km/h (Gentle breeze)
Humidity76.5%
Max UV indexLow (2.0)
Sweat lossLow
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise08:33
Sunset18:21
About Kalamazoo
Learn more about the host city, Kalamazoo.
Kalamazoo is a city in West Central Michigan. The city is home to more than 198,200 people (2020), with 355,000 in the metropolitan area, which includes neighboring Battle Creek. It is the county seat of Kalamazoo County.
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Video
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Race results
Official finishing times from previous editions of WMU Turkey Trot.
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Andy Brouwer | — |
| 🥈 | Richard VanEck | — |
| 🥉 | Peter Sangalli | — |
| 4 | Alyssa Brouwer | — |
| 5 | Angie King | — |
| 6 | Jamie White | — |
| 7 | Simran Singh | — |
| 8 | Jennifer Bradley | — |
| 9 | Yvonne Johnson | — |
| 10 | Natalie Faculak | — |
| 11 | Amanda Graziano | — |
| 12 | Sue Rodia | — |
| 13 | Stephen Rodia | — |
| 14 | Lisa Brouwer | — |
| 15 | Bridget De Rosa | — |
| 16 | Erin Davis | — |
| 17 | Chris Sangalli-Davis | — |
| 18 | Rena Lynema | — |
| 19 | Dennis Gmerek | — |
| 20 | Al Allison | — |
| 21 | Kristen Bishop | — |
| 22 | Emily Hoskins | — |
| 23 | Jenni Hardcastle | — |
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Peter Vollbrecht | — |
| 🥈 | Nolan Tews | — |
| 🥉 | Sarah Evans | — |
| 4 | Cassie Bloch | — |
| 5 | Nick Haddad | — |
| 6 | Nicholas Olson-Schwerin | — |
| 7 | Sean Lindsay | — |
| 8 | Holden Roberts | — |
| 9 | Jonathan Tse | — |
| 10 | Evan Anderson | — |
| 11 | Mark Hamilton | — |
| 12 | Spencer Mathews | — |
| 13 | Holly Scott | — |
| 14 | Nicole Rodia | — |
| 15 | Jenny Steiner | — |
| 16 | Kimberly Roberts | — |
| 17 | Benjamin Root | — |
| 18 | Olivia Antczak | — |
| 19 | Donald Guilfoyle | — |
| 20 | Hayley Barker | — |
| 21 | Samuel Farris | — |
| 22 | Jody Seal | — |
| 23 | Matt Moberly | — |
| 24 | Wendy Minor | — |
| 25 | Jennifer Tews | — |
| 26 | Paul Redmond | — |
| 27 | Andrew Trillet | — |
| 28 | Debbie St. Aubin | — |
| 29 | Erin Dupuis | — |
| 30 | Jessie Hurd | — |
| 31 | Tom Holmes | — |
| 32 | Jennifer Bradow | — |
| 33 | Doreen Akins | — |
| 34 | Ashlea Sanscrainte | — |
| 35 | Ian Trautman | — |
| 36 | Kevin Andree | — |
| 37 | Brittany Szymczak | — |
| 38 | Dorlah Guilfoyle | — |
| 39 | Jessica Sutter | — |
| 40 | Amy Bean | — |
| 41 | Hunter Machin | — |
| 42 | Laura Asher | — |
| 43 | Laura Teichert | — |
| 44 | Timothy Sutter | — |
| 45 | Maria Magidenko | — |
| 46 | McKenzie Higgins | — |
| 47 | Nathan Nguyen | — |
| 48 | Warren Dunn | — |
| 49 | Robert Dlouhy | — |
| 50 | Anonymous Anonymous | — |
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Cassie Bloch | — |
| 🥈 | James Bottema | — |
| 🥉 | Darin Leigh | — |
| 4 | Rachel Newinski | — |
| 5 | Heather Allbee | — |
| 6 | Nathan Nguyen | — |
| 7 | Nicole Allbee | — |
| 8 | Tobin Ploehn | — |
| 9 | Amber Nettleton | — |
| 10 | Amy Bean | — |
| 11 | Anonymous Anonymous | — |
| 12 | Amy Bottema | — |
| 13 | Michael Gehan | — |
| 14 | P. Gehan-Williams | — |
| 15 | John Wenzel | — |
| 16 | Linda Vaughan | — |
| 17 | Marina Knott | — |
| 18 | Rena Lynema | — |
| 19 | Sue Rodia | — |
| 20 | Stephen Rodia | — |
| 21 | Jan Hiner | — |
| 22 | Rachel Wlock | — |
| 23 | Kenneth Akins | — |
| 24 | Bridget De Rosa | — |
| 25 | Linda Corliss | — |
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Dan Hurd | — |
| 🥈 | Jennifer Bott | — |
| 🥉 | Haley Crowe | — |
| 4 | Kevin Stehlik | — |
| 5 | Darin Leigh | — |
| 6 | Mark Hamilton | — |
| 7 | Lisa Gauthier | — |
| 8 | Jordan Olson | — |
| 9 | Michael Lutz | — |
| 10 | Scott Farver | — |
| 11 | Courtney Mills | — |
| 12 | Kelsey Schneider | — |
| 13 | Joshua Bice | — |
| 14 | Abbie Andrzejak | — |
| 15 | Natalie Brown | — |
| 16 | Nancy Ausema | — |
| 17 | Jessica Covell | — |
| 18 | Lisa Brady | — |
| 19 | Kim Brown | — |
| 20 | Joy Mills | — |
| 21 | Eileen Chiang | — |
| 22 | Carol Baker | — |
| 23 | Jessica Swartz | — |
| 24 | John Wenzel | — |
| 25 | bernard thomas | — |
| 26 | Dorlah Guilfoyle | — |
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Julian Borst | 18:10 |
| 🥈 | Kevin Douglass | 18:51 |
| 🥉 | Travis Grube | 18:52 |
| 4 | Tyler Weedon | 18:58 |
| 5 | Maggie Farrell | 19:33 |
| 6 | Bryce Withers | 19:41 |
| 7 | Brendan Edgington | 19:46 |
| 8 | Patrick Farrell | 20:09 |
| 9 | Joshua Dunham | 20:19 |
| 10 | Cris Smith | 20:25 |
| 11 | Jacob Hopson | 20:31 |
| 12 | S. James | 20:43 |
| 13 | Alex Harrell | 20:54 |
| 14 | Daisy Barreto | 21:00 |
| 15 | Destin Eddington | 21:15 |
| 16 | Michael Grittini | 21:42 |
| 17 | Daniel Hughes | 21:48 |
| 18 | Caleb Larsen | 22:01 |
| 19 | Dennis Murphy | 22:10 |
| 20 | M. Sage | 22:23 |
| 21 | Bala Rajagopal | 22:26 |
| 22 | Romari Daniel | 22:29 |
| 23 | Dakota Fisher | 22:40 |
| 24 | Justus Howard | 22:48 |
| 25 | Simon Forde | 22:49 |
| 26 | Anne Puchala | 22:50 |
| 27 | Scott Kangas | 23:01 |
| 28 | Jourdan Scarbrough | 23:03 |
| 29 | N. Freeman | 23:04 |
| 30 | Brian Czerniak | 23:07 |
| 31 | Brenna Stratton | 23:13 |
| 32 | Benjamin Hutchins | 23:16 |
| 33 | Adam French | 23:21 |
| 34 | Phil Bowman | 23:24 |
| 35 | Kylie Schultz | 23:25 |
| 36 | James Henderson | 23:27 |
| 37 | Marcos Garcia | 23:28 |
| 38 | Davis Dickerson | 23:34 |
| 39 | Connor Meyer | 23:35 |
| 40 | Max Smith | 23:42 |
| 41 | Andrea Barreto-Tufino | 23:45 |
| 42 | Brenden Frye | 23:46 |
| 43 | Michael Louden | 23:49 |
| 44 | A. Bruininks | 23:51 |
| 45 | Aaron Bruininks | 23:54 |
| 46 | Annie Li | 24:06 |
| 47 | Russell HALL | 24:07 |
| 48 | Zachary Wells | 24:08 |
| 49 | Joshua Hardham | 24:44 |
| 50 | Jesse Imanse | 24:46 |
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Emily Norwood | 38:18.4 |
| 🥈 | Brian Marks | 54:37.9 |
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Travis Kapcia | 40:59 |
| 🥈 | Sara Schell | 43:14 |
| 🥉 | Karen Lewis | 43:39 |
| 4 | Jeff Rozeveld | 47:02 |
| 5 | David Erdman | 47:08 |
| 6 | Angela Erdman | 47:10 |
| 7 | Eric Cramer | 48:06 |
| 8 | Emma Cramer | 48:06 |
| 9 | O. Bosch | 48:06 |
| 10 | Allison Bosch | 48:07 |
| 11 | Molly Selles | 48:07 |
| 12 | Sarah Street | 48:08 |
| 13 | Dawn Knox | 52:07 |
| 14 | Susan Graham | 52:23 |
| 15 | Lawrence Root | 52:34 |
| 16 | Kelsey Hathaway | 52:40 |
| 17 | Joan Root | 52:40 |
| 18 | Erika Schuis | 53:37 |
| 19 | Mikayla Bush | 53:38 |
| 20 | Tori Duvall | 55:25 |
| 21 | Michelle Hinckley | 55:25 |
| 22 | Jennifer Nichols | 55:25 |
| 23 | Melanie Balkema | 55:25 |
| 24 | Jennifer Sammons | 55:26 |
| 25 | Elizabeth Teviotdale | 57:00 |
| 26 | Jason Morrison | 57:21 |
| 27 | Susanne Dolezal | 58:00 |
| 28 | Madeline Anderse | 58:00 |
| 29 | Kathy Andersen | 58:01 |
| 30 | Ashley Davis | 58:03 |
| 31 | Maria Kelley | 58:19 |
| 32 | Colby Ensing | 58:21 |
| 33 | Joshua Foster | 58:24 |
| 34 | Teresa Marin | 58:28 |
| 35 | Brandon O'Neill | 58:28 |
| 36 | Douglas Weir | 58:34 |
| 37 | Dennis Miner | 58:37 |
| 38 | Pankaj Soni | 58:38 |
| 39 | Angelina Reist | 1:00:01 |
| 40 | Katherine Reist | 1:00:01 |
| 41 | Ruth Wiersma | 1:00:06 |
| 42 | Toni Cramer | 1:00:07 |
| 43 | Rebecca Bosch | 1:00:07 |
| 44 | Jim Bosch | 1:00:07 |
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