Snapshot

What to know before you shortlist this race

The fastest way to evaluate a marathon is to line up the date, course profile, crowd size, and registration pressure in one place.

November 26, 2026

Race day

5K

Distance

Road

Terrain

N/A

Participants

Race brief

This race takes place in Ohio, United States on November 26, 2026. Use the details below to decide whether the course, logistics, and registration timeline match the type of season you are building.

Decision signals

Course layout details are still limited with road terrain.

Why This Race

The organizer pitch, translated for runners

A Family Event with a 5K RUN/WALK and Fun Walk /Run Thanksgiving Morning - Thursday Nov. 26th, 2026 Fun Run/Walk starts at 9:00am - Fun Run is less than 800 meters long 5K Run/Walk starts at 9:15am Finish / Award 10:15am RESULTS: Posted at https://www.summitathletic.com/racecalendar Early Packet Pick up and Late Registration- Wednesday Nov. 25th from 3-6pm, at Kent Park and Rec- Shelter House 601 Middlebury Rd, Kent, 44240 - Race Day Packet Pick up - Thursday Nov 26th from 7:30 -9am, Kent Park and Rec- Shelter House 601 Middlebury Rd, Kent, 44240 NO Race Day Registration - This event SOLD OUT last year at 1000 Runners RACE DAY PARKING: Across the street from Shelter House and Fred Fuller Park Winter Beanie Hat or Soft Crew Sweatshirt to 1st 900 pre registered. T-shirts to fun run participants. Age Group and Overall Awards Medals to top 3 overall Male and Female and Top 3 in each male and female age groups 14U,15-19,20-24,25-29,30-34,35-39,40-44,45-49,50-54,55-59,60-64,65-69,70-74,75-79,80+ Medals to top 20 Fun Run winners - Ribbons remaining Fun Run participants

Course Fit

Course shape, standards, and race history

This is the section to compare terrain, elevation, certification, and field context before you decide whether the race belongs on your calendar.

Elevation profile

Illustrative profile based on available elevation data. Use it as a directional planning signal, not a final course guarantee.

Actual course elevation and routing may vary from the visual estimate.

Course highlights

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Road terrain
Primary running surface.

Community Layer

Keep the race room close to the decision

The point of the room is not generic chatter. It is to keep stay questions, pacing nerves, meetup plans, and last-mile logistics attached to the same race page you are already using.

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2026 Kent Turkey Trot Room

Threads, logistics, reviews, Q&A, and live huddles for 2026 Kent Turkey Trot.

These opening threads are seeded to show the shape of the room before organic posts take over.

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Lead thread

Where are people staying for 2026 Kent Turkey Trot?

Trying to keep the start line, expo, and easy food options all within a sane radius. If you have a hotel block, neighborhood, or train strategy that worked, drop it here.

Open thread

Next huddle

2026 Kent Turkey Trot logistics huddle

Fifteen minutes on travel timing, where the expo bottlenecks are, and what people wish they knew earlier.

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Runner Signal

Runner reviews

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Practical Questions

Questions and answers

Use the Q&A stream for the details that usually get buried in race-weekend forums.

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