Any and all members of Schuylkill Navy clubs and affiliates are eligible to compete. Affiliates include Whitemarsh Boat Club, Sedgeley Club, Philadelphia Adaptive Rowing, and Philadelphia City Rowing. A student who rows from a Schuylkill Navy Club or Affiliate is considered a "member" as well. 

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 USRowing juniors definition
• Masters - men and women, 40 years and over
• Open - all other Eligible (non-Guest) runners - men and women not eligible to run masters or juniors divisions
• Guests - all others. Prize for first guest, male and female, only. Guests are 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.