
From the Organizer
🚑🏃♂️ 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.
Distances & Pricing
Race Location
About This Sport
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Ambulance Driver 5K at BADSONS Brewery
Jul 15, 2026