Dragon Dash 5k 1 Mile Fun Run
About this race
Kick of The 10th Anniversary of Summer Fest with our Red White and Blue 5k. As always this is a fun family-friendly run through the heart of New Palestine.
The Dragon Dash is not a professionally timed race. However, we will have a race clock and volunteers to clock your times and add them to the results page.
Price is $30 with a T-shirt -- $20 without. Group pricing is available for groups of 5 or more.
Start time is 8am with registration beginning at 7am. We start/finish at Town Hall with the route taking you through the beautiful neighborhoods of New Pal. You can do the full 5k or turn around for the 1 mile.
All runners will receive a T-shirt, (while supplies last) finishers medal, and finishers pictures will be available for download. Water, bananas and cookies with be provided at the finish line.
Come dressed in your brightest red, white and blue to celebrate with some movement and summertime energy!
The Dragon Dash is just the beginning! This year marks Summer Fest's 10th Anniversary, and we're celebrating in style! After your morning run, join us for a full day of excitement with Summer Fest's vendors, delicious food, refreshing Beer Garden, live music, and our spectacular fireworks show.
A portion of our funds received go towards helping a variety of organizations and arts in our community.Pick your distance
Running
Dragon Dash 5k
1 Mile Fun Run
Dragon Dash 5k (no t-shirt)
1 mile Fun Run (no t-shirt)
Typical race-day weather
Based on 7 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in New Palestine, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:17 AM and sets at 9:15 PM local time (EDT) in New Palestine on June 27, 2026 — 14h 57m of daylight.
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2026 results — Dragon Dash 5k 1 Mile Fun Run
Dragon Dash 5k · 73 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Bauer | 17:47 | 5:44 /mi |
| 2 | Carson Cooper | 18:02 | 5:49 /mi |
| 3 | Micah Jones | 19:23 | 6:15 /mi |
| 4 | Nicholas Holland | 19:48 | 6:23 /mi |
| 5 | Devon Whitaker | 19:57 | 6:26 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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- 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, 2 New Palestine events
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