Dowagiac All Trail Turkey Trot
About this race
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About This Event:
The 59th running of this classic All Trail Turkey Trot will return to the trails of Southwestern Michigan College – Dowagiac campus. The 10k and 5k will have a simultaneous start at 1:00PM and a kids fun run will start at 2:00PM. The race will use chip timing and all finishers who registered by November 8th will receive a long sleeve custom designed tech shirt at race check in. Late entries will get a shirt, either a current year's design or a previous year's design. The event is sponsored by Southwestern Michigan College and is being directed by Ron Gunn of Cairn Stone Adventure Tours. This is Pure Michigan's oldest Turkey Trot with the same race director.
Event Times:
- Early Packet Pickup - Saturday November 21st 5:30-7:00PM Packet Pickup and Late Registration at SMC SAC (Student Activities Center), Dailey Road entrance, Dowagiac, MI
- Race Day Packet Pickup - Sunday November 22nd @ Noon to 12:45 pm, SMC SAC (Student Activities Center), Dailey Road entrance, Dowagiac, MI
- Race Time - 1:00 pm
- 10K and 5K Starts at 1:00 pm ** The Start will be a mass start of all participants at 1:00 pm**
- Kid's Fun Run at 2:00 pm
Event Registration Fees:
- Early Registration - $25.00 Until November 8, 2026 (11:59 pm) Guaranteed a 2026 custom design tech shirt
- Late Registration - $30.00 November 9, 2026 (12:00 am) to November 22, 2026 (Race Day) Shirt may be current design or prior year
Tee Shirts:
Tee Shirts are a custom long sleeve technical wicking fabric. (Register by November 8th)
Awards:
- Custom wood laser cut medal for 1st place finishers in all age divisions
- Medals awarded to 2nd & 3rd place finishers in each of following age divisions:
- 5K Run/Walk - 12 and Under, 13-15, 16-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80 & Over
- 10K Run/Walk - 19 and Under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80 & Over
Timing and Scoring:
Timing and scoring will be provided by Mac's Sports Timing. Results will be LIVE to RunSignUp and posted during the event.
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Running
10K Run/Walk
5K Run/Walk
1K Kid's Run
Ribbons to all finishers.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 12 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Dowagiac, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:42 AM and sets at 5:18 PM local time (EST) in Dowagiac on November 22, 2026 — 9h 35m of daylight.
Course
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Results — Dowagiac All Trail Turkey Trot
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- Dowagiac 5K Races 2 races
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- Dowagiac Running Calendar 2026 2 races
Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 2 Dowagiac events
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