Peter K. Oley Turkey Trot
About this race
The Turkey Trot is named after Peter Oley, a longtime track coach in Irvington. Oley was the "godfather of running" and helped create the race. Peter K. Oley was the admired coach of the Irvington High School track and cross country teams for 50 years. Oley had a 422-47 record in outdoor track and a 278-75 record in cross country. He closed out his career in 2006 with a 133 dual-meet winning streak. Overall, his track and cross-country teams captured a combined 27 Section 1 titles, helping him earn 12 Coach of the Year accolades. In 2002, he was inducted into the Westchester Sports Hall of Fame.
The runners complete a 2.5 mile course set throughout the village for the race that has been held every year since 1978, starting by the Dows Lane Elementary School, looping up through the village and finishing just off the Aqueduct in Memorial Park, mixing some hills, some dales, some roads, some dirt, some grass and lots of fun.
Put on with vital help from the Girl Scouts.
Sign up will take you to the Irvington CommunityPass Page. You have to make an account regardless of if you are a resident or not.
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Running
2.5 Mile Race (Irvington Resident Signup)
Race starts at 2 PM in front of Dows Lane School, 6 Dows Ln, Irvington, NY 10533. THERE IS NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION!! Registration starts Sept 21st, at noon and ends Nov. 21st, at 5PM. Bib and T-shirt pickup will be at the school between 12:45-1:30. 16 & under - $25 17 & over - $30 Awards to top overall male and female Age group awards: 10 & under, 11-13, 14-16, 17-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 & over
2.5 Mile Race (Non-Irvington Resident Signup)
Race starts at 2 PM in front of Dows Lane School, 6 Dows Ln, Irvington, NY 10533. THERE IS NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION!! Sign up will take you to the Irvington CommunityPass Page. You have to make an account regardless of if you are a resident or not. Registration starts Sept 21st, at noon and ends Nov. 21st, at 5PM. Bib and T-shirt pickup will be at the school between 12:45-1:30. 16 & under - $30 17 & over - $35 Awards to top overall male and female Age group awards: 10 & under, 11-13, 14-16, 17-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 & over
Typical race-day weather
Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Irvington, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:51 AM and sets at 4:31 PM local time (EST) in Irvington on November 22, 2026 — 9h 40m of daylight.
Course
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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 Irvington events
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