Evansville Memorial Day Run/Walk -
About this race
The 10th annual Evansville Memorial Day Run, presented by EvansvilleEvents.com, is happening Monday, May 25th at Garvin Park. Join us as we remember those that gave it all!
SHIRT GUARANTEE May 15th, 2026 - 12pm
Early Packet Pick Up:
Friday, May 22nd 4:00 - 6:00pm
Location: Roca Bar of Evansville 4600 Washington Ave 47714
Day of Packet Pick up:
Monday, 7am-8am at Garvin Park
CHARITY PARTNER
Rolling Thunder Indiana will be presented a check at the start of the race. Rolling Thunder ® Inc.'s major function is to publicize the POW/MIA issue. To educate the public of the fact that many American prisoners of war were left behind after all past wars. To help correct the past and to protect future veterans.
RACE OPTIONS
5k run/walk, 5k walk, 10k run/walk, 10k walk.
Official bib timing by To the Finish Timing.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Late Registration & packet pickup - 7am-7:45am
Pre-race Warmup and Stretch - 7:45am
Ceremony & Salute - 8:00am
Kids Dash - 7:50 am
5K/10k start - 8:00am
9:30am – Awards
Kid Run – (ages 5-13) - Participation Medals
5K Walk – Top 3 Male/Top 3 Female (Including overall winners)
5k Run/Walk – Overall Male & Female Run Winner – Top 3 Male/Top 3 Female (excluding overall winners) 13 & Under, 14-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+
10k Walk - Top 5 Male/Top 5 Female
10K Run - Top 5 Male/Top 5 Female
15K Run – Top 5 Male/Top 5 Female - Participation Medal to all finishers of 15K only
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: on Mon. May 27th
- Late Registration & packet pickup - 7am-7:45am
- Pre-race Warmup and Stretch - 7:45am
- Kids Dash - 7:50 am
- Ceremony & Salute - 8:00am
- 5K/10k start - 8:00am
- Awards - 9:30am
Kid Run – (ages 5-13) - Participation Medals
5K Walk – Top 3 Male/Top 3 Female (Including overall winners)
5k Run/Walk – Overall Male & Female Run
–Top 3 Male/Top 3 Female (excluding overall winners) 13 & Under, 14-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+
10k Walk - Top 5 Male/Top 5 Female
10K Run - Top 5 Male/Top 5 Female
Pick your distance
Running
5K run/walk
Run or walk this 5k. T-shirts are included with purchase. Time limit 1 hr.
10K Run
Run or walk the 10k race. This race will start with the 5k but will do the 5K loop twice. T-shirt is included. 2 hr. limit
15K run/walk
T-shirt is included. 3 hr. limit
Walking
5K walk
Walk Only Event, please only select if you plan to walk the entire race, if you are going to run any part of the race please select the 5K run/walk option. T-shirt is included. I hr. limit
10K WALK
Walk Only Event, please only select if you plan to walk the entire race, if you are going to run any part of the race please select the 10K run/walk option. T-shirt is included. 2 hr. limit
Typical race-day weather
Based on 11 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Evansville, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:32 AM and sets at 8:02 PM local time (CDT) in Evansville on May 25, 2026 — 14h 29m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Evansville Memorial Day Run/Walk -
212 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the 5K run/walk
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Thewes | 32:18 | 10:24 /mi |
| 1 | Gannon Western | 17:45 | 5:43 /mi |
| 2 | Evan Shuff | 17:56 | 5:47 /mi |
| 2 | Tony Miksanek | 34:31 | 11:07 /mi |
| 3 | Elliott Stevens | 18:23 | 5:55 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Evansville
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Evansville 5K Races 29 races
- 10K Run Events in Evansville 3 races
- Evansville Running Calendar 2026 35 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, 35 Evansville events
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