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Mercer County Turkey Trot

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Mercer County Park, West Windsor NJ

Thursday, November 27th, 2025

🦃 Event Overview

The Mercer County Turkey Trot will take place on Thanksgiving rain or shine!

The 13th Annual Mercer County Turkey Trot -- a 5K race and 1 mile fun run/walk -- will take place on Thanksgiving Day rain or shine. We look forward to making this event the most successful one yet! The proceeds from the Race support our local food banks and pantries.

📍 Event Info

  • Course Certification: The 5K course is certified by USA Track & Field (click here for a map of the race course). The course is paved.
  • Participation: The race is open to runners, families, and strollers. No dogs allowed.
  • Serious Runners: We will put the serious, faster runners in the front, and we will stage the runners by approximate run times.
  • Fun Run Details: The 1 Mile Walk/Fun Run follows a portion of the 5K course. No chip is worn for this event.

🏅 Awards

  • Winners: Certificates for the fastest overall male, female and non-binary runners.
  • Age Groups: Awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place runners in each age group.
  • Registrants: T-shirts available for the first 1,000 registrants. Limited sizes available.
  • Finishers: Medal available for the first 750 finishers.

📦 Packet Pick-Up

  • Advance Pickup: Race bibs and t-shirts can be picked up Sunday, November 23rd or Tuesday, November 25th at McCaffrey's in West Windsor.
  • Time: Sunday from 9:30 am-3 pm, and Tuesday from 4-6:30 pm.
  • Race Day Pickup: Begins at 7 am in the pavilion at the West Picnic Area in Mercer County Park.
  • Recommendation: Please try and pickup your packet on November 23rd or November 25th to minimize the crunch before the race.

👥 Form a Team

Grab your friends and form a team to help provide for those in need in these difficult times. Teams with over 10 members will get $3 off registration for each team member.

More information will be available at www.MercerCountyTurkeyTrot.com as we get closer to the race time.

🤝 Support Local Food Banks

This is the 13th annual event being organized by a Race Committee of Mercer County residents. The race committee will oversee the donation of the net proceeds from the event to local food pantries. If you or your organization are interested in supporting the Mercer County Turkey Trot, please contact MercerTurkeyTrot@gmail.com.

Join us for this meaningful event on November 27, 2025, at Mercer County Park, West Windsor, NJ. For more details, visit the race page.

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