Turkey Stampede

🦃 Turkey Stampede

Michiana's Thanksgiving Tradition is a community event to be shared with loved ones - family & friends - Turkey Stampede! Thanksgiving is such a wonderful time to spend together - a time of gratitude for all we have!

📦 Packet Pickup

Pickup your race packet before race day - locations and dates:

• SOUTH BEND: Tuesday, November 25 from 6:00am - 8:00am at Howard Park, 219 S St Louis Blvd
• MISHAWAKA: Tuesday, November 25 from 5:00pm - 7:00pm at Fleet Feet Mishawaka, 3522 Grape Road
• GOSHEN: Wednesday, November 26 from 6:00am - 8:00am at Woldruff’s Footwear, 129 S Main St
• ELKHART: Wednesday, November 26 from 5:00pm - 7:00pm at Elkhart Health & Aquatics Center, 200 East Jackson

Convenient locations in South Bend, Mishawaka, Goshen, and Elkhart - plan on picking up your packet before race day at a location near you.

Shirt order goes in on November 11. We will have a few extra 2024 shirts for sale on a first come, first serve basis for $15.

🏃‍♂️ Race Day

Go directly to your starting corral by 8:00am on race day. Corrals are based on the event you’re participating in - see below.

🅿️ Parking

Parking lots adjacent to your starting corral - plan on parking in one of these lots:

interactive parking map - includes corrals, race routes, parking, mile markers, and start-finish line.

• 10k:
  • Fifth Third Bank (400 N Main St, Elkhart, IN 46516)
  • Salvation Army (300 N Main St, Elkhart, IN 46516)
  • KeyBank (101 S Main St Fl 2nd, Elkhart, IN 46516)
  • Centier Bank (100 S Main St, Elkhart, IN 46516)
  • The Vine (214 S Main St, Elkhart, IN 46516)
  • First State Bank (200 Nibco Pkwy, Elkhart, IN 46516)
• 5k:
  • Star Martial Arts (123 N Elkhart Ave, Elkhart, IN 46516)
  • Elmer’s Body Shop (320 E Lexington Ave, Elkhart, IN 46516)
  • INOVA (358 S Elkhart Ave, Elkhart, IN 46516)
• 1-mile:
  • Principle Roofing (318 S Elkhart Ave, Elkhart, IN 46516)
  • Volcano Pizza (126 Easy Shopping Pl, Elkhart, IN 46516)
  • Hacienda (186 Easy Shopping Pl, Elkhart, IN 46516)
  • Victory Construction (150 Easy Shopping Pl, Elkhart, IN 46516)

Program one of these parking lots into your GPS for race day. Go directly to your parking lot, and go directly to your starting corral.

🚥 Corrals

Corrals are areas for each event to gather in before their race starts. These areas are designated separately to help create a smooth start line experience. Where each corral area starts:

• 10k: starts at Nibco Parkway
• 5k Run: starts at Clark Street
• 5k Walk: starts at Pacific Street
• 1-mile: starts at Elkhart Avenue

🗓️ Race Day Schedule

• 6:30am: Doors open to Elkhart Health & Aquatics Center
• 8:00am: Gather in corral along Jackson (from river to train tracks)
• 8:10am: 10K lines up in 1st corral on Jackson
• 8:10am: 5K runners line up in 2nd corral on Jackson
• 8:10am: 5k walkers line up in 3rd corral on Jackson
• 8:10am: 1-mile lines up in 4th corral on Jackson
• 8:20am: Welcome and Prayer
• 8:22am: Course Comments and Instructions
• 8:30am: 10K Starts (Watch Monster Message for race countdown)
• 8:34am: 5K Turkey Rabbit is released with a 45 second head start
• 8:35am: 5K Runners (Watch Monster Message for race countdown)
• 8:40am: 5K Walkers (Watch Monster Message for race countdown)
• 8:45am: 1-Mile Walk led by Gobbles the Turkey (Watch Monster Message for race countdown)

Port-a-johns are available near each starting corral.

Awards ceremony - there is no official awards ceremony, we know people want to leave and get back to their holiday asap. We do offer the coveted turkey awards for the top three overall men and women that finish the 5K and 10K. Come to the wagon up by the timing trailer by the start finish line, and we will take care of you!

Results will be on the Monster Message Jumbotron and posted immediately online at Runsignup.com, EpicRaceTiming.com and later on Stone Soup Promotions. We are continuing the tradition of the coveted gravy boat awards to the top 3 MF in both the 5K and 10K in addition to gift cards and free entries into 2026 race. Additionally, we offer $25 cash to the first male and female to Catch the Turkey! (Not a real turkey, we have a human dressed up as a turkey--honor system here).

Water and refreshments will be served at the finish line of the event.

Finisher medal - everyone receives a finisher medal. Medals will be on display for pickup at the finish of the race.

📝 Registration

• Pricing: includes timed race entry fee for 10K and 5K, (Mile walk is untimed), finisher medals for all who want them, and post race refreshments.
• Custom shirts: are optional, and an additional $15.

👥 Groups

We LOVE groups!

• Groups of people - 3 or more: can register all at once.
  • Create a group name.
  • One person can pick up the entire package of bibs/shirts/ etc.
  • Register by Tuesday, November 18, 2025 so that we have time to put the group bundles together.