Ambulance Driver 5K at BADSONS Brewery

🚑🏃‍♂️ 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.