Dayton Turkey Trot

Create a TEAM OF TURKEYS, Get rewards!
Create a team, give it a name and get as many people as possible to be a part of your team.

1. Grow your team to 7 participants and get a free can cooler.
2. Get voted “best team name” in your city and get free registrations to 2020’s Turkey Trot (limit $1,000).

Dayton Turkey Trot – 2018 Team Standings

American Turkey Tradition – 2018 National Team Standings

-Best Dayton team name voting will take place in November. VOTE HERE.

*Free registration is for 2019 team members only and is non-transferable.

5K Course Map

Half Marathon Course Map

Half Marathon Elevation Map

Both courses start and finish on the Welcome Stadium Track and then run on streets and paved paths along the Dayton riverfront.

START/FINISH:
Welcome Stadium
1601 S. Edwin C Moses Blvd.
Dayton, OH 45417

PARKING:
On-site parking available at the stadium. Due to Edwin C. Moses Blvd. being part of the course route. This road will close down approximately 15 minutes before the race begins. Please arrive before then. 

Hotels:
Nearby Hotels

Awards will be awarded to the top 3 participants, male and female in each age group and overall.
Participant must be present on event day to receive medal.

Age Groups: 14 & under, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69 & 70+

Kids Dash finisher award to all participants.

If you do not pick up your medal there will be a $5 fee to have it mailed to you: Post race medal request registration.

There will be pacers to help you achieve your goal time.  Pacers will be at the start holding a sign of the pace they will be consistently running. Run with these pacers and they will help keep you on track to achieve your goal. That’s right, these pacers are dedicated to helping lead you to one of the goal times listed below:

HALF MARATHON PACE TIMES

1:35:00 (7:15 per mile)
1:40:00 (7:38 per mile)
1:45:00 (8:00 per mile)
1:50:00 (8:24 per mile)
1:55:00 (8:47 per mile)
2:00:00 (9:10 per mile)
2:05:00 (9:32 per mile)
2:10:00 (9:55 per mile)
2:15:00 (10:18 per mile) 
2:20:00 (10:40 per mile)
2:25:00 (11:03 per mile)
2:30:00 (11:26 per mile)
2:35:00 (11:49 per mile)
2:40:00 (12:12 per mile)
2:45:00 (12:35 per mile)

We’re currently looking to fill more pacer time slots. Want to be a pacer? email daytonturkeytrot@ohioruns.com

Actual pacer finish times may vary from the advertised pace time, times are not guaranteed. Pacer time slots subject to change.

2018 National Leader Board Results
Results from all the American Turkey Tradition races will be aggregated into one results page where you can see how compared to over 60,000 runners from around the country.
2018 Results
2018 Photos

2017 Results
2017 Photos

2016 Results
2016 Photos

2015 Results
2015 Photos

Join the fun as a volunteer. All volunteers receive a free event shirt. Volunteers can help with water stations, course marshaling, registration or similar

Click here to volunteer

Need help with your registration? Race Transfer? Change your t-shirt size? Bib exchange? etc. Click here.

This event is chip timed. Your “chip” is integrated with your bib. You must wear your bib on your front across your stomach to be electronically timed. 

Runners and walkers can participate in this event as long as the participant can finish within the event time limit, see the schedule above.

All participants are required to read and sign the event waiver form.

It is the participant’s responsibility to make sure that they do not impair their ability to hear, see, sense, and detect present or potential hazards and dangers.

If at any time you are in need of assistance throughout the event please notify a volunteer or course monitor.

Half marathon aid stations will have water and sports drink.

If you ordered your race packet to be mailed to you, it will typically arrive 1-4 days before the event. It will be sent to the address you entered during registration. If your package does not arrive before the event day, please come to event day packet pick up where you will be re-assigned your bib and gear.

Participant gear must be picked up at pre-event packet pick up or on the event day. If you do not pick up your participant gear there will be a fee to have it mailed to you: Post-race event gear registration

No dogs. Strollers are allowed for walkers only after all other runners and walkers have started. Children in strollers must be wearing helmets.

The event will start rain, snow or shine. The event could be delayed due to lightning or other dangerous conditions.  The above schedule is weather dependent.  Trail conditions could be variable.

You can transfer to a different distance within the same race up to 3 days before the event. If you are transferring to a more expensive race you’ll have to pay the difference of the registration fees.

You can transfer your registration/bib # to another participant for $6 up to 3 days before the event.

You can defer your registration to next year’s race or any other OhioRuns.com’s race for $6 up to 17 days before the event. After that, you can still defer for $15 until the day prior to packet pick up. Please send us an e-mail to request a deferment.

You can manage your event shirt size and any other add-ons up to 10 days before the event.

Email: daytonturkeytrot@ohioruns.com
Phone: 224-757-5425

Office hours: M – F from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. CST
*We may not be in the office on Mondays or Fridays due to being on-site for events.