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Matawan Borough 5K Turkey Trot & Fitness Walk
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Matawan Borough 5K Turkey Trot & Fitness Walk

Matawan, New Jersey, United States View on map
Nov 28, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
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About this race

20th Annual Matawan Borough 5K Turkey Trot & Fitness Walk

Come out with friends and families on Saturday, November 29th and run off your Turkey dinners at our 20TH ANNUAL certified 5k Turkey Trot. The race/fitness walk starts at 8:30AM begins and ends on Main Street. All runners registered by Wednesday, November 5th are guaranteed a race shirt. Race Shirts for registrations after the 5th will be while supplies LAST.  This is a fun family event, and we love to see familiar faces. Net proceeds go back to our parks, beautification projects, and recreation programs.  

RACE SCHEDULE

Registration
Online begins on Wednesday, October 1st

Regular Price: $35 from 10/23 - 11/19

In-person registration will be available on Raceday: $40 (CASH ONLY)

 

Early Packet Pickup 

NEW DATE AND TIME: Friday, November 28th

12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Matawan Borough Municipal and Community Center 201 Broad Street Matawan, NJ 07747 (Entrance for pick up will be at side door of building at the top of the stairs closest to the main parking lot)

and

Saturday, 11/29/25 beginning at 7:15AM  

Race Start

Race starts promptly at 8:30AM

Awards will be given out by the Mayor and Rec Commissioner at the Race Medal Table as winners are identified 

Awards

Top 3 Overall Male and Female

Top 3 Male and Female Runners in each Age Group

10 and under, 11-14, 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 and over   No duplicate awards

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Running

Matawan 5K Turkey Trot & Fitness Walk

Nov 28, 2026 5K 8:30 AM
$30.00
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Typical race-day weather

Based on 11 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Matawan, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 2.0° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 9.7°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) -2.5° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 8.0°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
20.2
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
3.9mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
70.9%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on November 28, 2026 (EST)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on November 28, 2026 (EST)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
9h 34m

The sun rises at 6:57 AM and sets at 4:32 PM local time (EST) in Matawan on November 28, 2026 — 9h 34m of daylight.

Course

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Results — Matawan Borough 5K Turkey Trot & Fitness Walk

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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, 3 Matawan events

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