About the Nappanee Apple Festival Donut Dash 5K and Donut 1-Mile Run / Walk
The race starts and finishes at a church north of downtown Nappanee, right during the Apple Festival. The course goes out from there, so the surroundings are open and relatively flat. Chip timing keeps things honest, and age group awards are custom apple-shaped pieces, which fits the occasion well.
Packet pickup runs the evening before and again early on race morning, both at the church. Parking is on-site. At the finish, there are apples, donuts, and apple cider. After you are done, the festival itself is right there to walk around.
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Nappanee Apple Festival Donut Dash 5K and Donut 1-Mile Run / Walk 2026 Results
Going by the 2026 results, this is a decent-sized 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
442finishers
8:38winner
29:58median
1:15:13cutoff
Top 3: Billy McManus (16:54) · Nichole Troyer (12:54) · Jacob Frost (17:17)
1 Miles Results · 2026
67finishers
7:02winner
11:30median
32:10cutoff
Top 3: W. Royse (7:02) · N. Eby (7:08) · C. Holyfield (7:12)
The Nappanee Apple Festival Donut Dash 5K and Donut 1-Mile Run / Walk 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 Nov 12, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
3.1 Miles9/18/2027 08:30$15
1 Mile9/18/2027 08:00$10
1 Mile9/18/2027 08:00$10
4 Miles9/18/2027 08:00$20
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