About the Discovery Dash 5K/10K and 1 Mile Fun Run
The course runs through Discovery Park of America, a heritage park with a man-made river, waterfalls, and bridges woven into the route. You pass a century-old church, a frontier settlement, an early-town reproduction, and a vintage train station, all within the park grounds. In fall, part of the park is dressed up as a pumpkin village, which makes the surroundings feel genuinely different from a typical road race.
Race-morning check-in happens on site at the park, and there is pre-race entertainment before the start. An inflatable archway marks the finish line, and an awards ceremony follows shortly after the last runners come in.
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Finish-Time Stats
Going by the 2025 results, this is a small, friendly field, and the spread of finish times is wide, so this is a mostly recreational race rather than one for club runners.
3.11 Miles · 2025 results
137finishers
17:16winner
35:28median
1:01:30cutoff
Top 3: Deegan Arant (17:16) · Miloh Turner (19:26) · Madix Turner (19:32)
6.2 Miles · 2025 results
41finishers
37:00winner
57:49median
1:36:50cutoff
Top 3: Benjamin Pettit (37:00) · Rushdon Howell (37:44) · Brady Dunn (43:13)
The Discovery Dash 5K/10K and 1 Mile Fun Run has been held every year since at least 2023. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Jul 27, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
3.11 Miles10/10/2026 08:30$25
6.2 Miles10/10/2026 08:00$30
1 Mile10/10/2026 09:00$25
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