Poultry and Pie Predictor 4 Mile Run/Walk and 1 Mile Kids Run
About this race
A Will County Thanksgiving tradition for more than 40 years! Join Prairie State Road Runners for another running of the Poultry & Pie Predictor on Thanksgiving morning in beautiful Pilcher Park located in Joliet, IL. We are back at the Horticultural Center!
Leave your watches and timing devices at home! This is a prediction run. All runners - regardless of speed - have a chance to win a Thanksgiving prize! Enter and predict how long it will take you to complete the 4-mile course on the park roads. Those closest to their prediction will choose between a variety of frozen turkeys, holiday pie/sweets and gift cards.
For this race, we ask that you refrain from using watches, phones, music players, or anything that will help you keep pace. You're on the honor system! Just enjoy the park scenery.
But there's more! The 1 Mile Kids race will start at 8:40 am. This race is for kids ages 6-12 and each finisher will received a goodie. And our littlest runners age 5 & under can line up for the 25-yd Toddler Gobbler dash. This event is FREE. Each little champion will receive a bag of goodies.
All races start and end at the Barber & Oberwortmann Horticultural Center (227 N. Gougar Rd) in Joliet. There will be no race day registration, so please use our online registration service. Parking is VERY limited, so plan to carpool and/or arrive early for the best spots. We will have volunteers enlisted to help you find a spot.
The 4 mile predictor race is limited to 250 participants. When the race reaches capacity, we will activate a waitlist.
Note: This event will take place rain or shine. No refunds will be issued.
Refreshments and snacks will be provided.
Schedule of Events:
7:45am - 8:45am - Check-In
8:40am - Kids 1 Mile
9:00am - 4 Mile Run/Walk
10:20am - Toddler Gobbler 25 Yard Dash
10:45am - Awards Ceremony
This is NOT a chipped time race. This race will be hand-timed. Results will not be immediately available online, but will be posted at a later time.
Pick your distance
Running
Poultry and Pie Predictor 4 Mile Run/Walk
All adults and children ages 13 and older; strollers allowed.
1 Mile Kids Run
Children ages 6 to 12; participants must check-in and receive a race bib to receive an official time.
Toddler Gobbler 25 Yard Dash
For children age 6 and under
Typical race-day weather
Based on 3 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Joliet, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:54 AM and sets at 4:25 PM local time (CST) in Joliet on November 26, 2026 — 9h 31m of daylight.
Course
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Results — Poultry and Pie Predictor 4 Mile Run/Walk and 1 Mile Kids Run
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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, 13 Joliet events
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