Ymca Turkey Trot
About this race
50th Annual YMCA of El Paso TURKEY TROT November 26, 2026
YMCA and Race Officials will NOT be mailing T-Shirts or medals these items MUST be picked up in person.
Race Packet Pick Up: 11/21-11/23 (Sunday 12pm-3pm) (Saturday and Monday 9am-6pm) at Fred and Maria Loya Family YMCA, 2044 Trawood.
11/24-11/25 9am -6pm at Westside Family YMCA, 7145 N. Mesa.
We are limiting the racers to 3200; walkers, swimmers, sleepers to 300 for a total of 3500 participants.
Where the Race Begins:
Race route: 5K starts at Montana and Ange, makes a left turn at Willow, then right turn on Grant, turn around at 2604 Grant Ave, then the race returns to Montana and Ange following the same route back.
1Mile starts at Montana and Ange turns around at 1518 Montana, returns to Montana and Ange
Cost: Individual:
08/1/26-9/25/2026 Early Registration: $39
9/26/2026-11/20/2026 Regular Registration $50
11/21/2026-11/25/2026 Late Registration: $69
11/26/2026 (in person, on site only) Day of Registration (if space is available) $79
Events: 5k Run/1 mile Walk
08/1/26-9/25/2026 Early Registration: $39; 9/26/2026-11/20/2026 Regular Registration $50; 11/21/2026-11/25/2026 Late Registration: $69; 11/26/2026 (in person, on site only) Day of Registration (if space is available) $79
Events: 5k Run/1 mile Walk
Sleep or Swim: Sleep or Swim (SOS)(NOT A RACE) $40: Done at the participants leisure. Participants will receive a short sleeve cotton T-shirt, participation medal, race bib. No timing needs to be submitted.
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Running
5k Run Turkey Trot
Sleep or Swim (Not a race)
Sleep or Swim (SOS)(NOT A RACE) $40: Done at the participants leisure. Participants will receive a short sleeve cotton T-shirt, participation medal, race bib. No timing needs to be submitted.
Walking
1 mile Fun Walk
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.
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
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- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
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