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Turkey Trot Tune Up and Kid's Turkey Dash
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Turkey Trot Tune Up and Kid's Turkey Dash

Portland, Maine, United States View on map
Nov 15, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

Join us for our 5th Annual Turkey Trot Tune Up to celebrate our 7th Anniversary! Trot off those race cob webs before the Turkey Trot races come through later in the month and enjoy a lovely run around Back Cove (3.5mi)! We also have a fun TURKEY DASH where kids(ages 2-9) will have turkey headbands and race a 100m before the start of the Tune Up Race.  Top 3 M / F / Non-Binary will receive their choice of Starting Line Gear!

Strollers and dogs on leash are welcome to join for the run! We kindly ask that you start at the back of the pack for everyone's safety :).

WITH YOUR REGISTRATION YOU'LL RECEIVE: 

  • 1 Entry to our post-race raffle with a lot of fun prizes!
  • $25 off Physical Therapy Evaluation

We're excited to have WinterKids as your beneficiary again this year! They will receive 50% of proceeds and any additional raffle ticket sales on race day! 

As always, we'll be serving up our traditional post-race pancake breakfast! 

You'll also have the option to make a donation to WinterKids to support our race beneficiary.

Running, Pancakes, and Charity? Does it get any better?! We hope to see you there! 

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Running

Turkey Trot Tune Up

Join us for our 5th Annual Turkey Trot Tune Up to celebrate our 7th Anniversary! Getting your trottin' legs ready before the Turkey Trot races come through later in the month and enjoy a lovely run around Back Cove!

Nov 15, 2026 5.6K 9:00 AM
$35.00
Open

Kid's Turkey Dash

The cutest part of our event where kids up to 9 can participate in our Turkey Dash. A completely free event right before the start of the Tune Up so the whole family can be involved! There will be turkey headbands available for the kiddos for a little extra fun!

Nov 15, 2026 Kid's Turkey Dash 8:50 AM
Free
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 7 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Portland, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 1.7° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 9.0°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) -2.8° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 6.8°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
19.7
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
2.8mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
70.1%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on November 15, 2026 (EST)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on November 15, 2026 (EST)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
9h 40m

The sun rises at 6:35 AM and sets at 4:15 PM local time (EST) in Portland on November 15, 2026 — 9h 40m of daylight.

Course

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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, 27 Portland events

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