South Asheville Turkey Trot 5k

presented by Hunter Subaru

What you get with your registration

• A one-of-a-kind - Trot then Turkey comfy Turkey Trot race shirt
• A unique, commemorative Finisher Medal that sparkles AND spins!
• Hunter Subaru Goody bag, stocked full of surprises!
•  A professionally chip-timed race on a USATF certified and fully-marked course! Results are posted online LIVE throughout the race.
• A moderately rolling course throughout Biltmore Park Town Square and the Biltmore Park neighborhood. This is the only running event permitted in Biltmore Park!
• A beautiful and scenic fall route in Western North Carolina.

VIRTUAL 5k
• Complete your 5k run anytime, anywhere and submit your results on the Race Roster page.
• A unique Turkey Trot Finisher Medal that sparkles AND spins!
• A one-of-a-kind Trot then Turkey comfy Turkey Trot race shirt
• Results can be submitted up until Sunday, November 27th at midnight to count towards prizes and awards. 

UPDATE: Due to popular demand, we’ve extended the Holiday Hustle deadline to December 1st! Sign up for each of the three events listed below and you will be automatically added to the series and receive the medal!

Need a little extra motivation to keep running during the holiday season? Join us for our newest running series: the Holiday Hustle!

Participants can join us either in-person or virtually (or a combo of both) for these three races:

• South Asheville Turkey Trot (Nov 24)
• Ugly Sweater Run (Dec 3)
• New Year’s Resolution Run (Jan 1)

And will get an awesome ‘Holiday Hustle’ medal on New Year’s Day! To enter the Holiday Hustle series, just sign up for each of the three events listed above and you will be automatically added. The deadline to register for the three races in the series to get the medal is Tuesday, November 1st, 2022. There’s no better way to get through the holidays than crushing goals and winning extra bling!

Stay connected by joining the Holiday Hustle Facebook Group HERE!

South Asheville Turkey Trot - iDaph Events The South Asheville Turkey Trot 5K is on November 24, 2022 - Thanksgiving Day in Biltmore Park Town Square, South Asheville, North Carolina.

Ugly Sweater Run - iDaph Events Join us for the 2nd Annual Ugly Sweater Run 5K & 10K presented by Hunter Subaru, December 3rd at the Riveter in Mills River, NC! Running, food, beer, Ugly Sweater Costume contest, activities and more on the first Saturday in December!

Resolution Run Asheville - iDaph Events Start  your New Year on the right foot! Join us in downtown Asheville, NC for the 8th Annual New Year’s Resolution Run 5K & 10K on New Year’s Day.

The race course for the South Asheville Turkey Trot takes place in Biltmore Park Town Square. The course has one water stop (utilized 2x) by Green Moose Fuel at approx. mile 1.5 and 2.5.

The South Asheville Turkey Trot course is USATF Certified!

CLICK HERE FOR THE OFFICIAL 5K ROUTE

The course cutoff for all participants will be 10:30am.

Parking Map is HERE

In it for the fun and not to win the race? The South Asheville Turkey Trot presented by Hunter Subaru features a “Best Dressed Turkey” Contest each year!

Participants who choose the virtual option can run the Turkey Trot 5K on their own time! Virtual participants will have access to the course information for the event so they can have a ‘self-serve’ event experience on the same courses as the in-person participants. Or, they can come up with their own courses anywhere that they live!

Virtual 5K Event Highlights:

• All Virtual participants will receive a Commemorative Turkey Trot 5k finisher medal that sparkles AND spins, and a 2022 Commemorative Turkey Trot Race Shirt - Trot then Turkey FOR FREE (until free shirt deadline)!

• Upload Results to event results page on Race Roster by Sunday, November 27th at midnight

• Download finisher completion certificates

• The overall top male and female virtual winners will win an awesome prize mailed to them! 

Biltmore Park Town Square is humming with life! This vibrant town center in Asheville, NC, is filled with locally owned boutiques, kids’ shops, and national retailers including LOFT, REI, Athleta, Orvis and Barnes & Noble. The area hosts free summer concerts and a weekly tailgate farmers’ market, while locals gather at casual restaurants and taverns, some with patio seating. 

Here, a short walk connects you to exciting shops, lively restaurants, cafés and gathering spots, spas and health clubs, as well as a range of dynamic businesses and employers. A state-of-the-art upscale YMCA, the Regal Biltmore Grande Stadium 15 movie theater, and the luxurious Hilton Asheville are just a few of the other reasons why Biltmore Park Town Square is quickly becoming the place to be in Asheville. If you have questions about Biltmore Park Town Square click here or call 828.210.1660.

The Hilton Asheville Biltmore Park has graciously offered a discounted rate of $159.00 for South Asheville Turkey Trot participants. This rate will include a 10% discount voucher for a lunch or dinner in the Hilton’s Fork Lore restaurant.  (This discount would not apply to the Thanksgiving Brunch.) 

The room rate is applicable from Wednesday, 11/23/22 through check-out on Sunday, 11/27/22.

CLICK HERE for the direct booking link to receive the special rate. 

In-person Packet Pick-up will take place the day before the event in Biltmore Park Town Square. Or have your race shirt and bib shipped! Select this shipping option during online registration.

Pre-event Packet Pickup: Wednesday, November 23rd from Noon-3pm at The Trot Shop, 8 Town Square Blvd, Suite #110, Asheville, NC in Biltmore Park Town Square in Biltmore Park.

Day-of packet pickup will take place at the same location on the morning of the event from 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM. If you cannot make it to either of the packet pickup sessions, you can purchase the pre-event shipping option during registration, or from the Race Store.

You can have a friend or family member pick up your race packet. 

Note: All participants must be parked no later than 8:30am on Race day.

IN-PERSON EVENT AWARDS

Overall Awards:

Turkeys from Luella’s BBQ for the overall male/female winners!

Fleet Feet Asheville Gift Certificates:

• Top 3 overall finishers (male/female)
• 1st Place Overall Masters finishers (male/female)

Age Group Awards:

Pint glasses from Thirsty Monk Asheville:

Awards will be given to the top 3 finishers (male/female) for the following age groups: 9 and under 10-14 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+

VIRTUAL EVENT AWARDS

Top male and Top Female overall receive a prize!

Awards Ceremony 

In person Awards Ceremony near the finish line at approximately 10:15am.

Unable to stay for the awards ceremony?  Awards can be picked up locally at Fleet Feet Asheville after the event starting on Friday, November 25, 2022, after 3pm. Out of town winners can have their prizes mailed for a $10 shipping and handling fee.  

2021 RACE RESULTS

2020 RACE RESULTS

PDF OF OVERALL WINNERS FOR 2020

2019 RACE RESULTS

2018 RACE RESULTS

Did you register to participate in-person but can’t make it on race day? You don’t have to miss out! You can transfer your registration to the virtual event at any point before the start of the race. In the virtual event, you’ll run anywhere you like, post your results, and have your swag mailed to you after the event. 

TRANSFERS: All participants can transfer into the virtual version of their event up until the start of the event. Email support@idaph.net to request the transfer. There will be no refunds for the price difference between events. Transfers during the week of the event will cost $10 (starting Monday, November 21st)

REFUNDS: We have a small, but mighty team that is working on all the details to produce this event safely for you and everyone in our community in attendance. We are incurring the expenses for production well before the day of the event, and we will not be able to provide a refund to you should you want to cancel your registration, or if the event itself has to be cancelled due to a change in the status of the pandemic, weather, an act of god, or other unforeseen circumstance.

CANCELLATION: In the event of an unforeseen circumstance, such as an emergency, an act of god, not receiving approval of final event permits, or change in pandemic status resulting in the inability to have the in-person event, we reserve the right to cancel the event and automatically convert all in-person registrations to the virtual option. Should this occur, your swag will be mailed to you for free.