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Iron Turkey

El Paso, Texas, United States View on map
Nov 26, 2026 (America/Denver local time)
Running

About this race

18th Annual Iron Turkey
5k Run
Thanksgiving Day November 26, 2026, 7:30 a.m.

Up and Running, 3233 N Mesa, El Paso, TX 79902

Registration fees

Until August 31                  $30.00

Sept 1 – Sept 30                $35.00

Oct 1 – Oct 31                    $40.00

Nov 1 – Nov 25                 $45.00

Race is capped at 1000 entries

All participants receive a long sleeve technical t shirt

Finisher medals!

Trophies to the top three male and female, and age group awards 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 and over

Awesome refreshments at the finish line

Packet pick up at Up and Running

 Tuesday 11/24 from 2-6 pm

Wednesday 11/25 10 -6 pm

NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION OR PACKET PICK UP

PROCEEDS BENEFIT UTEP FOOTBALL

Pick your distance

Running

5K

Nov 26, 2026 5K 7:30 AM
$40.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in El Paso, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 4.6° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 16.8°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 1.1° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 16.7°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
18.4
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
0.5mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
45.1%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on November 26, 2026 (MST)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on November 26, 2026 (MST)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
10h 18m

The sun rises at 6:44 AM and sets at 5:02 PM local time (MST) in El Paso on November 26, 2026 — 10h 18m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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Results — Iron Turkey

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  • 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, 81 El Paso events

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