Drumstick Dash 5K - Evansville, IN

Drumstick Dash 5K takes place in Evansville, Indiana, on November 7, 2026. A single 5K run (3.1 miles) is on the program, going off at 8 a.m., so the whole thing is done inside the first part of the morning.

This is road racing at its most accessible: a distance almost anyone can cover, on a date that sits comfortably in the fall calendar. Newer runners can walk the uphills and still finish strong, while experienced runners get a short, sharp effort to test where their fitness stands. If you want a time you are proud of, spend the two weeks beforehand doing one workout of 400- to 800-meter repetitions, keep everything else easy, and warm up for a good 15 minutes before the gun.