Pilcher Park Nature Center, Joliet IL
Thursday, November 27th, 2025
A Will County Thanksgiving tradition for more than 40 years! Join Prairie State Road Runners for another running of the Poultry & Pie Predictor on Thanksgiving morning in beautiful Pilcher Park located in Joliet, IL. We are back at the Nature Center!
For this race, we ask that you refrain from using watches, phones, music players, or anything that will help you keep pace. You're on the honor system! Just enjoy the park scenery.
All races start and end at the Pilcher Park Nature Center (2501 Highland Park Drive) in Joliet. There will be no race day registration, so please use our online registration service. Parking is VERY limited, so plan to carpool and/or arrive early for the best spots. We will have volunteers enlisted to help you find a spot.
The 4-mile predictor race is limited to 150 participants only. When the race reaches capacity, we will activate a waitlist.
Note: This will be an outdoor event which will take place regardless of the weather (unless there is a blizzard!). The park roads will be cleared in the event of snow, but there will be no shelter from the elements, except for the back porch of the Nature Center. The building will be closed, but participants will be allowed access to the indoor bathrooms in the facility. All post-race activities will be conducted in the picnic area behind the building.
Refreshments will be provided.
This is NOT a chipped time race. This race will be hand-timed. Results will not be immediately available online but will be posted at a later time.
For more information, visit Poultry & Pie Predictor Race Details.
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