Open Door Monster Dash 5K

Open Door Monster Dash 5K takes place in Muncie, Indiana, on October 31, 2026. A Kids Dash opens the morning at 9:00 a.m., and the Monster Dash 5K, 3.1 miles, follows at 9:30 a.m. The event is run by Open Door Health Services.

Two starts half an hour apart make this an easy family morning: the children run first, then the adults, and nobody has to miss the other race. For the 5K itself the preparation is modest. Running three times a week for a month gets most people to the finish comfortably, and adding one weekly session of faster repeats is what turns a finish into a time. Watch the opening half-mile, since costume races tend to go out quickly, and hold something back for the final few minutes where a 5K is usually won or lost.