Middlebury Summer Festival 5k and 1 mile run

06/18/2026

If you win and BREAK current course record in 5k you will earn $100. Male record: 14:27 Benard Kiptoo Koech, Female record: Haylee Hile 18:49.

If you win and BREAK current course record in competitive 1 mile you will earn $50. Male record: 4:45 Mathew Keitany, Female record: Rachel Hall 5:46

06/17/2026

I ran the 5k course today. Here is the map. It will be marked next week with WHITE marking chalk. The 1 mile and 5k course is the same as last year.

06/14/2026

Maybe you will be lucky enough to win a watermelon sticker too! All of our runners or walkers are "one in a melon!"

06/13/2026

Gatorade at the finish line! Water as well. We will have an aid station with water too. Let me know ASAP if you would like to help at aid station.

06/13/2026

Just uploaded registrations received through June 10th. We are at 140.

06/09/2026

There will be no pasta meal Friday evening at the expo. The Lions club did not have enough volunteers for it.

06/05/2026

Did somebody say DONUTS? Support another great local race....Nappanee Apple Festival Donut Dash 5K & 1 Mile Run/Walk

🍩 It’s National Donut Day! 🍩Let’s celebrate the sweetest holiday of the year!In honor of Donut Day, use code DONUTDAY at checkout to SAVE 10% on your registration at:👉 www.runsignup.com/nafdd
Then lace up for the Donut Dash 5K & 1-Mile Run/Walk on September 19 at the Nappanee Apple Festival! 🎉🏃‍♀️🍎Run fast… there are donuts waiting at the finish line! 😋

06/04/2026

Even though you have the option to still select shirt sizes on Eventlink. You had to be registered by June 4th to get a shirt. There will be a few extras ordered though.

06/03/2026

We need YOUR HELP! Volunteer on the course and get a free shirt. We will also have some Northridge Cross Country kids helping.

*Aid Station Help- hand out water etc.
*Turnaround spot helpers
*Course direction helpers

Let me ASAP!

On National Global Running Day remember it takes a community to put on a top notch race!

06/02/2026

The LIONS club would like to get a rough count on how many meals to make for our pasta meal during packet pickup on Friday 5pm-7pm June 26th. The meal will cost $10. It will be spaghetti and bread in to-go containers. Here is the google form if you plan to get a meal.

Friday June 26, 2026 5pm until sold out. Spaghetti and bread meal near packet pickup. $10