The 2025 Muscatine Turkey Trot Fun Run/Walk will be held on November 15 at the Muscatine Municipal Golf Course. Hosted by the Muscatine Parks and Recreation Department in partnership with the Muscatine Running Club, this family-friendly event welcomes runners, joggers, and walkers of all ages and abilities.
This year’s race again features a “Predict Your Time” challenge, where participants aim to guess their finishing time as accurately as possible. Those predicting their race time the closest in each age group will be awarded a frozen Thanksgiving turkey (only one turkey per family).
Timing devices are not allowed; results will be based on the difference between predicted and actual finishing times, with the actual time recognized as either a plus or minus to the predicted time. No splits will be provided.
There will be male and female divisions for all ages including 11-year-olds and under, 12-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, and 60 and older.
The cross-country course will be set up at the Muscatine Municipal Golf Course with two starting times for the races. Participants 14-years-old and under will run a one-mile course beginning at 10:00 a.m. while participants who are 15-years-old and older will run a three-mile course starting at 10:30 a.m.
The entry fee is $15.00 if registered by November 1. The fee increases to $20.00 on November 2, but contestants can register up to race time. T-shirts will be given to all registered participants. Late or day-of-race registrants are not guaranteed t-shirts on the day of the event.
Anyone interested in participating can register between 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. or 1:00-5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Muscatine Parks and Recreation Department, 215 Sycamore St., or from 9:30-10:30 a.m. on the day of the race at the Muscatine Municipal Golf Course. Registration forms with check payment may be mailed to the Muscatine Parks and Recreation Department office and can be found online at www.muscatineiowa.gov/509/Special-Events.
For additional information, contact the Muscatine Parks and Recreation Department at (563) 263-0241.
