2025 Budds Creek Turkey Trot 5k/10k/Half
Schedule
Sat, 22 Nov, 2025 at 01:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
27963 Budds Creek Rd, Mechanicsville, MD 20659-5902, United States | Mechanicsville, MD
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https://bishopsevents.com/event/2025-budds-creek-turkey-trot-5k-10k-half/Points count towards our Year-Long 5k, 10k, Endurance, & Back of the Pack Series. Points will also count towards our Fall Series. Find more info about the series here.
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Come check out our newest Turkey Trot location/destination at Budds Creek Motorsports Park. Looking to up your distance for a Turkey Trot? This one offers a half marathon distance, in addition to the traditional 5k & 10k options. Come race with us!
Virtual Race Option
We now offer a virtual run option for those who cannot make it on race day. Find more information about our virtual option on our Virtual Races page.
Runners Receive
Finisher’s Medal, Technical (Drifit) Event Shirt, & A Chip Timed Event
Charity Information
TBA
Race Start Times
Half – 1pm (Half marathon has a time limit of 3:15 for completion)
If you think your pace for the half marathon is near or above three hours, please reach out to [email protected] to arrange an earlier start time as we want to accommodate all runners’ abilities.
10k – 2:30pm
5k – 245pm
Registration Fees
5k – $30, until Nov 15 ($35)
10k – $45, until Nov 15 ($50)
Half – $65, until Nov 15 ($70)
***Price will increase on race morning by $5 for each distance
T-shirts guaranteed to runners registered before Nov 12. We will order extra t-shirts for those who register after that date, but it is on a first-come first-served basis.
T-Shirt Design
T-shirt design for the race is available here as soon as it has been approved.
Race Medal Design
Race medal designs can be viewed on the Friday before the race on the Bishops Events Facebook page or our Instagram page.
Course Maps can be found at
Course map coming soon
Live Race Results
Live results will be posted on Athlinks.com. Additionally, there will be a QR code at the race for you to scan to immediately view your results. Final race results with series points will be posted to our website on the Monday following your race.
Runner tracking is now available when you sign up for a race with Bishop’s Events. Click on the green SMS button (see example below) at the end of your registration and have your race updates sent to your mobile device as well as those of your friends & family so they can track your race progress.
Awards
We award the top 3 men and women overall during our awards ceremony post-race. We also award the 1st & 2nd place Male and Female in these categories: 19&Under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, & 70+. Runners who place top 3 overall in their race are not eligible to also win their age groups.
Photos
We will post any photos taken by staff on our Facebook page by Tuesday after the event.
Social Media Challenge
On Tuesdays, we pick our favorite Instagram or Facebook post from the previous race weekend. The winner will receive 50% off a future race! Make sure to tag us in your race photos at:
Instagram: BishopsEventsLLC
Facebook: BishopsEvents
Packet Pickup
Packet pickup is available at the event. We recommend arriving one hour before your event start time to check-in.
Race Day Registration
There will be race day registration. Participants should plan to arrive approximately 1 hour before the race to register for the event. T-shirt sizes cannot be guaranteed for race day registers.
***Price will increase on race morning by $5 for each distance
Water Stations
There will be 9 water stations along the half marathon course at approximately mile markers 1.1, 3.1, 3.5, 5.1, 6.55, 7.65, 9.65, 10, & 12. There will be 3 water stations along the 10k course at approximately mile markers 1.1, 3.1 & 5.1. Two water stations will be along the 5k course at approximately mile markers 1.1 & 2. Gatorade will be available at some water stations. Water stations are subject to change as deemed necessary.
Restrooms
Restrooms are available onsite
Volunteers
Volunteers should arrive approximately 60 minutes before the first race kicks off. We will assign volunteer tasks on race morning (water station, course marshals, finish line support, etc). You can find parking information under “Directions to Parking” with a latitude and longitude pin for where to meet.
Weather Policy
We are an all-weather race company (rain or shine or sleet or snow). We will email registered runners and post on social media if the race is cancelled, but this is quite rare, otherwise assume the race is taking place as scheduled.
Weekly weather reports are posted on the Thursday before race weekends on our Facebook page by Chad Merrill with the Hagerstown Almanack. Race officials may delay, change or postpone the event due to weather conditions. All registered runners will be notified via email of any changes. In most cases, a decision is not made until the night before the race, and a decision could come as late as the morning of the event.
Refunds & Transfers
To view our full refund/transfer policy, click here.
Directions to Parking
The race starts and ends near Budds Creek Motorsports Park (27963 Budds Creek Rd, Mechanicsville, MD 20659). The best way to locate this event is via GPS using this latitudinal and longitudinal pin: 38.403323, -76.836779
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Where is it happening?
27963 Budds Creek Rd, Mechanicsville, MD 20659-5902, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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