Rhinelander Turkey Trot

Kick off your Thanksgiving Day with a 5K Turkey Trot in Rhinelander. The run/walk starts and ends at the front doors of Rhinelander High School. The high school commons will be used as a warming area and for bathroom. 

This event will be hand timed. Registration prior to Race Day is only $30, with $40 same-day registration. Kids ages 12 & under are $15. Packet pick-up and same-day registration will likewise occur inside the High School Commons.  

Winners of each age group will receive a Thanksgiving pie as their award. Age groups will be in 10-year increments (12 and Under, 13-19, 20-29, etc.).

Funds raised from this event will pass through Rhinelander Key Club, and then be disbursed to the Rhinelander Area Food Pantry. 

Schedule:

7:00AM-7:45AM - Same-Day Registration and Packet Pick-up Thursday morning

8AM - Race Start

9AM - Awards

2026 Race Beneficiaries

Rhinelander Area Food Pantry

Kick off your Thanksgiving Day with the annual 5K Turkey Trot in downtown Rhinelander. The run/walk starts and ends at the parking lot of St. Mark Lutheran Church (next to the historic Oneida County Courthouse building).

This event will be chip timed. Registration prior to November 1st is only $20. On or after November 1st, it will be $25, with $30 same-day registration. Youth 12 and under are $10 less than the current adult prices, and will be adjusted accordingly at check-out, as our way of supporting families who want to run together. Packet pick-up and same-day registration will likewise occur at St. Mark Lutheran Church.

Winners of each age group will receive a Thanksgiving pie as their award. Age groups will be in 10-year increments.

Funds raised from this event will pass through St. Mark Lutheran Church, and then be disbursed to area individuals or organizations in need. Each year the recipient may change, but it will always stay local to help make our community in and around Rhinelander be the best it can be.

Schedule:

8AM - Race Start

6:45AM-7:45AM - Same-Day Registration and Packet Pick-up Thursday morning

9AM - Awards

2021 Results
Overall Results

2020 Results
Race held informally due to COVID-19, no published results

2019 Results
Overall Results

2018 Results
Overall Results
Results By Age Group

COURSE RECORDS

Men - Drew Bolder, Tomahawk, WI, 2021 - 16:52 (5:26/mile)

Women - Zoë Browne, Stevens Point, WI, 2021 - 19:28 (6:16/mile)

Boys 12 & Under - Payton McCue (12), Rhinelander, WI, 2018 - 26:20 (8:29/mile)

Girls 12 & Under - Luciana Grage (12), Rhinelander, WI, 2019 - 26:02 (8:23/mile)