Difani Memorial / Experience Independence 5K
About this race
Join us July 11 for the Difani Memorial / Experience Independence 5K in historic Batesville. All proceeds from the race will go to the Byron Difani Memorial Scholarship Fund, to help local students just like those he had served so long and so well as educator, principal, and booster until illness took him. You are welcome to register for the T-shirt but participate without bib and RFID tags in an untimed "memorial walk" to honor his memory. We also have a donation-only option for non-participants to build the scholarship fund. Entry fee is $30.
We will have a special T-shirt for all entrants registered as of June 26, with overstock available on first come, first served basis thereafter until supply runs out. We will have awards for Top 3 Overall Men, Top 3 Overall Women, and top 3 medals in 10-year age groups.
With Riverside Park under construction, this year's course starts and finishes at Eagle Mountain Elementary. We plan packet pickup at the school Friday, July 10, 4-7 p.m., and race day registration there 6-6:45 a.m.
Eagle Mountain Elementary provides your welcome site and awards venue. Centennial Bank is the presenting sponsor and manager of the scholarship fund. The Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce encourages you to Experience Independence.
Pick your distance
Running
Experience Independence / Difani Memorial 5K
Walking
Difani Memorial Walk (untimed)
Typical race-day weather
Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Batesville, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:59 AM and sets at 8:24 PM local time (CDT) in Batesville on July 11, 2026 — 14h 24m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.
Reviews
Done this event?
If you've participated in this event, share your experience with other runners
2026 results — Difani Memorial / Experience Independence 5K
Experience Independence / Difani Memorial 5K, Overall Results · 70 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Aguilar | 18:38 | 6:00 /mi |
| 2 | Jason Stanley | 18:58 | 6:06 /mi |
| 3 | Jonathan Gotte | 19:58 | 6:26 /mi |
| 4 | Ellie Akins | 20:39 | 6:39 /mi |
| 5 | Ethan Insell | 22:26 | 7:13 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
Other races near Batesville
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
Hope for the Holiday Half Marathon and 5k in Memory of Garrett Yeager
Cave City Holiday Parade 2 Mile
New Beginnings Start Here 5K
The Call Light the Way 5K
🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Batesville
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Batesville 5K Races 3 races
- Batesville Running Calendar 2026 7 races
Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 7 Batesville events
Spotted something wrong? Tell us and we'll fix it.