The Perogie Dash
About this race
Events: 5K run and health walk 9 a.m.
1K kids Fun Run 8:30 a.m.
Sponsored by Holy Trinity Orthodox Church www.holytrinitydanbury.org to benefit The Healing Hearts Center for Grieving Children and Families in Danbury, CT https://regionalhospicect.org/bereavement-services/
Ammenities: Custom designed T-shirt to all participants pre-registered by August 3 and as available race day.
Post Race party featuring Holy Trinity’s Famous Homemade Perogies and other fine refreshments.
Prizes: Matroiska Nesting Doll Prizes given as follows: Top male and female; and top 3 male and female finishers in age groups - under 14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+
Medals awarded to all Kids Fun run participants.
Race Day Registration/Check-in: Beginning at 7:30 a.m. at Holy Trinity Orthodox Church. At 8:30 check-in will move to the driveway entrance and Joe's Hill.
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Running
5K Run and Health Walk
1K Kids Fun Run
Typical race-day weather
Based on 13 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Danbury, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:56 AM and sets at 8:02 PM local time (EDT) in Danbury on August 8, 2026 — 14h 06m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — The Perogie Dash
5K Run and Health Walk · 120 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brayden Dunn | 18:54 | 6:05 /mi |
| 2 | Calum Binder | 19:34 | 6:18 /mi |
| 3 | Elizabeth Fengler | 20:03 | 6:27 /mi |
| 4 | Mary Alex Zickefoose | 20:23 | 6:33 /mi |
| 5 | Marcos Krause | 21:18 | 6:51 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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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, 6 Danbury events
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