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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Discovery Dash 5K/10K and 1 Mile Fun Run 2026 Results
Going by the 2026 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.
5K Results · 2026
108finishers
15:54winner
36:24median
1:01:48cutoff
Top 3: Cedrion Cook (15:54) · Emilio Gomez (16:33) · Miloh Turner (17:50)
10K Results · 2026
31finishers
36:08winner
57:59median
1:32:30cutoff
Top 3: Rushdon Howell (36:08) · Zachary Chumley (39:56) · Bryden Manns (41:35)
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 Oct 25, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
3.11 Miles10/9/2027 08:30$25
6.2 Miles10/9/2027 08:00$30
1 Mile10/9/2027 09:00$25
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