Schuylkill Navy Run
- Date Thu 26th November 2026
- Time 9:00AM EST
- Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Price $38.65
- Races 1 race
Event summary
Get ready for an exhilarating day of racing at the Schuylkill Navy Run on Thursday, November 26, 2026, in the scenic city of Philadelphia! Kicking off at 9:00 AM, this exciting 5 and 5/8 mile race will take you through a challenging course that features both hilly terrain and picturesque cross-country sections. Starting at the Malta Boat Club on Kelly Drive, participants will traverse through beautiful landscapes, including the iconic Belmont Plateau and Brewery Hill.
This event is open to all members of Schuylkill Navy clubs and affiliates, with a special invitation for friends and family to join as guest runners. Prizes will be awarded for the top finishers in various categories, including novice runners making their Turkey Trot debut and separate prizes for the first male and female guest runners. Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to embrace the spirit of community and competition, capped off with an awards ceremony at the Fairmount Rowing Association at 10:45 AM. Lace up your running shoes and get ready for a memorable race in Philadelphia!
This event is open to all members of Schuylkill Navy clubs and affiliates, with a special invitation for friends and family to join as guest runners. Prizes will be awarded for the top finishers in various categories, including novice runners making their Turkey Trot debut and separate prizes for the first male and female guest runners. Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to embrace the spirit of community and competition, capped off with an awards ceremony at the Fairmount Rowing Association at 10:45 AM. Lace up your running shoes and get ready for a memorable race in Philadelphia!
Organiser's Description
All race details can be found HERE [https://www.regattacentral.com/regatta/index.jsp?job_id=9697]
The race starts at 9:00 am.
Eligibility Rules
Any and all members of Schuylkill Navy clubs and its affiliates are eligible to compete. Affiliates include Whitemarsh Boat Club, Sedgeley Club, Philadelphia Adaptive Rowing, Conshohocken Rowing Center, and Philadelphia City Rowing.
Friends and family who do not meet the above requirements may run as guests. First guest runners, male and female, will receive separate prizes. They cannot run as a team and will not count in the team scoring.
Classifications:
Juniors high school students, per US Rowing juniors definition
Masters men and women, 40 years and over
Open all other eligible runners men and women not eligible to run masters or juniors divisions
Guests all others. Prize for first guest, male and female, only. Guests not eligible for other prizes.
Novice running in the Turkey Trot for the first time. A trophy and prize is presented to the first male and female novice. Novice is a subcategory, so you enter novice open, novice master or novice junior.
The Course
The course is 5 and 5/8 miles over hilly terrain. Starting at Malta Boat Club on Kelly Drive, the runners go outbound on Kelly to Brewery Hill, turn right and go up and over Girard Avenue bridge, then right onto Lansdowne Avenue. Just past Sweetbriar cutoff, the course turns right and starts the true cross country segment: from here the race is over grassy surface. Runners go to Meade Monument, then follow the cyclone fence to the Pagoda entrance gate, cross thru the service entrance to Belmont Plateau, up the hill to Belmont Mansion, and return by way of Brewery Hill, down Kelly Drive to Malta.
Rules
Points for team trophies will be scored only by the first five finishers from each club for men's teams and the first three finishers from each club for women's teams. Only those eligible in accordance with the Eligibility Rules will be permitted to run in the race. Anyone running with the wrong number (or someone elses number) will be disqualified and their team (club) will be assessed an additional 25 points.
Award Ceremony
The award ceremony will be held at Fairmount Rowing Association this year. Awards will begin at 10:45 am. We thank Fairmount for their hospitality in hosting the awards ceremony.
The race starts at 9:00 am.
Eligibility Rules
Any and all members of Schuylkill Navy clubs and its affiliates are eligible to compete. Affiliates include Whitemarsh Boat Club, Sedgeley Club, Philadelphia Adaptive Rowing, Conshohocken Rowing Center, and Philadelphia City Rowing.
Friends and family who do not meet the above requirements may run as guests. First guest runners, male and female, will receive separate prizes. They cannot run as a team and will not count in the team scoring.
Classifications:
Juniors high school students, per US Rowing juniors definition
Masters men and women, 40 years and over
Open all other eligible runners men and women not eligible to run masters or juniors divisions
Guests all others. Prize for first guest, male and female, only. Guests not eligible for other prizes.
Novice running in the Turkey Trot for the first time. A trophy and prize is presented to the first male and female novice. Novice is a subcategory, so you enter novice open, novice master or novice junior.
The Course
The course is 5 and 5/8 miles over hilly terrain. Starting at Malta Boat Club on Kelly Drive, the runners go outbound on Kelly to Brewery Hill, turn right and go up and over Girard Avenue bridge, then right onto Lansdowne Avenue. Just past Sweetbriar cutoff, the course turns right and starts the true cross country segment: from here the race is over grassy surface. Runners go to Meade Monument, then follow the cyclone fence to the Pagoda entrance gate, cross thru the service entrance to Belmont Plateau, up the hill to Belmont Mansion, and return by way of Brewery Hill, down Kelly Drive to Malta.
Rules
Points for team trophies will be scored only by the first five finishers from each club for men's teams and the first three finishers from each club for women's teams. Only those eligible in accordance with the Eligibility Rules will be permitted to run in the race. Anyone running with the wrong number (or someone elses number) will be disqualified and their team (club) will be assessed an additional 25 points.
Award Ceremony
The award ceremony will be held at Fairmount Rowing Association this year. Awards will begin at 10:45 am. We thank Fairmount for their hospitality in hosting the awards ceremony.
Races
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Schuylkill Navy Run
Incl. $3.65 Fee & T-Shirt
Thu 26th November 2026 (9:00AM EST)
$38.65
OPENS 14 OCT
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