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Ambulance Driver 5K at BADSONS Brewery

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5K · Fun Run · 2 mi

Jul 15, 2026 · Derby, Connecticut, US

Listed Feb 16, 2024

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🚑🏃‍♂️ Welcome back to the mean streets and hills of Derby!

Join Derby’s Storm Engine Company Ambulance & Rescue Corps for the 2026 Ambulance Driver 5K — a summer evening run packed with great swag, good friends, wings, and community pride.

 

📅 Race Date

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

📍 Location

BADSONS BREWERY

251 Roosevelt Dr

Derby, Connecticut

 


🔥 Why Run This Race?

Because where else can you run a 5K, earn a medal, eat wings, drink a beer, and support EMS and rescue services — all in one night?


🎽 What You Get With Registration

• Short-sleeve technical race shirt (register early to guarantee your shirt)

• 🏅 Finisher medal

• 🎁 Goodie bag packed with swag

• 💪 Bragging rights for surviving the Derby hills

 
🏆 Awards

• Overall top first responder

• Top first responder by division

• 🆕 New for 2026: Age group awards


👟 Kids Fun Run – Returning for 2026

Back by popular demand!

• 1/2 mile down-and-back course

• Open to runners 12 and under

• 🚒 Hosted by the members of Storm Engine Company #2

• 🏅 All finishers receive a medal and a fire safety swag bag


Post-Race Fun (Because You Earned It)

• 🍺 Runners 21+ receive one free draft beer from BADSONS Brewery

• 🍗 The first 250 registered runners receive 10 free wings from the Dew Drop Inn

• 🎉 Official after-party at BADSONS Brewery

• 🔥 Swing by the Dew Drop Inn after the race to grab your favorite wing flavors

 
Course Extras

• 🚰 Water stop on course

• 💦 Optional sprinkler station to beat the July heat

• 🇺🇸 Start and finish under an oversized Old Glory proudly provided by the Derby Fire Department

Yes… it looks as cool as it sounds.


🎟️ Packet Pickup

Skip race-day chaos and grab your packet early.

📆 Packet pickup dates and times will be announced closer to race day.

Future you will thank you for not pinning a bib on 30 seconds before the start 😅 

 

Proceeds from the Ambulance Driver 5K support the operations, training, and lifesaving equipment of Derby’s Storm Engine Company Ambulance & Rescue Corps, proudly serving the community since 1948.

 

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