Ambulance Driver 5K at BADSONS Brewery
About this race
🚑🏃♂️ Welcome back to the mean streets and hills of Derby!
Join Derby’s Storm Engine Company Ambulance & Rescue Corps for the 2026 Ambulance Driver 5K — a summer evening run packed with great swag, good friends, wings, and community pride.
📅 Race Date
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
📍 Location
BADSONS BREWERY
251 Roosevelt Dr
Derby, Connecticut
🔥 Why Run This Race?
Because where else can you run a 5K, earn a medal, eat wings, drink a beer, and support EMS and rescue services — all in one night?
🎽 What You Get With Registration
• Short-sleeve technical race shirt (register early to guarantee your shirt)
• 🏅 Finisher medal
• 🎁 Goodie bag packed with swag
• 💪 Bragging rights for surviving the Derby hills
🏆 Awards
• Overall top first responder
• Top first responder by division
• 🆕 New for 2026: Age group awards
👟 Kids Fun Run – Returning for 2026
Back by popular demand!
• 1/2 mile down-and-back course
• Open to runners 12 and under
• 🚒 Hosted by the members of Storm Engine Company #2
• 🏅 All finishers receive a medal and a fire safety swag bag
Post-Race Fun (Because You Earned It)
• 🍺 Runners 21+ receive one free draft beer from BADSONS Brewery
• 🍗 The first 250 registered runners receive 10 free wings from the Dew Drop Inn
• 🎉 Official after-party at BADSONS Brewery
• 🔥 Swing by the Dew Drop Inn after the race to grab your favorite wing flavors
Course Extras
• 🚰 Water stop on course
• 💦 Optional sprinkler station to beat the July heat
• 🇺🇸 Start and finish under an oversized Old Glory proudly provided by the Derby Fire Department
Yes… it looks as cool as it sounds.
🎟️ Packet Pickup
Skip race-day chaos and grab your packet early.
📆 Packet pickup dates and times will be announced closer to race day.
Future you will thank you for not pinning a bib on 30 seconds before the start 😅
Proceeds from the Ambulance Driver 5K support the operations, training, and lifesaving equipment of Derby’s Storm Engine Company Ambulance & Rescue Corps, proudly serving the community since 1948.
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Running
Ambulance Driver 5K
Support the Storm Engine Company Ambulance & Rescue Corps as we return to glory with the third annual 5K road race at BADSONS Brewery. Founded in 1948 the Storm Engine Company Ambulance & Rescue Corps is a Non-Profit organization that provides Emergency Medical Service, Technical Rescue, and Hazardous Materials Response to the City of Derby and the residents of the lower Naugatuck Valley. Race Participants receive: Short-Sleeve Tech Race Shirt Finisher Medal GOODIE Bag with swag! Runners 21 and older receive one free draft beer with registration. The first 250 runners to register will receive 10 free wings from our friends at the DEW DROP INN Join us for the after-party at the BADSONS Brewery Don't worry about the heat! A water stop and optional Sprinkler Station will be provided. Still feeling the 4th? Start and end with a run under an oversized old glory provided by the Derby Fire Department. Drop-In, at the Dew Drop Inn down the street to purchase your favorite wing flavors!
Typical race-day weather
Based on 3 years of historical conditions on this event's race dates in Derby.
Course
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- Derby Running Calendar 2026 2 races
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- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
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- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 2 Derby events
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