Name: 5K on the Runway
Start: 2025-05-03T08:30:00-05:00
Location: Evansville Wartime Museum

Take off on Saturday, May 3, 2025, for the 2025 5K on the Runway, presented by the Evansville Wartime Museum, benefiting the Evansville P-47 Foundation, Inc. and giving runners unique and expansive views of the EVV Airport and the Evansville Wartime Museum, while having fun celebrating aviation, wellness, community collaborations and Evansville's historical wartime legacy.
Several race options are available, including a Kids Dash that starts at 8:30a, a one-mile walk starting at 9:05a, and the 5K run/walk, taking off at 9a.
The 3.1-mile chip-timed race will lead participants around EVV’s airstrip and grounds. T-shirts are included for all 5K and 1-mile race participants, and medals will be awarded to participants with the fastest times in various age groups and all registered children participating in the Kids Dash. Trophies will be awarded to the overall fastest male and female 5K participants.
In addition to the morning race events, festivities will also include local vendors, family-friendly activities and displays and discounted museum admission of only $5 until 12p. Local Chapter 21 of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) will sponsor Young Eagles Flights, or free plane rides, after the race for children ages 8-17, weather and space permitting. Photo ops with Hoosier Spirit II P-47 Thunderbolt and Rosie's Revenge Sherman Tank!