Dash for Diabetes

Events

$20 7:00AM CDT - 9:00AM CDT Price increases after April 15, 2025 at 11:59pm CDT

Race Website

Additional race information can be found at http://www.tristatefit.com/diabetes.

Place

298 S. 7th Ave.
Evansville, IN US 47708

Description

Start Time: 7:00AM (Central Time)

Location: Shirley James Plaza Trailhead. The address is 298 S. 7th Ave. Evansville, IN (Map Below)
(If event has over 75 participants, race will be moved to Lamasco Park where more parking is located. This will be sent out well ahead of time if the move needs to happen.)

The Race: There will be 3 options:
1.) 2 Mile Solo Run/Walk
2.) 4 Mile Solo Run/Walk
3.) 4 Mile 2-Person Relay Team Run/Walk (Each person will do 2 miles and times added together)

**The run/walk will start at the Shirley James Plaza trail-head and proceed on the Greenway Passage for 1 mile. Participants will turn around and come back to the finish. If doing 4 miles solo, participants will run the course twice.

Cost: $20 until April 15; $22.50 until June 1; $25 until race day (Add $10 for a race shirt)
**Processing fee added at check out.
**All sales are final. Shirts not guaranteed after event is over.

Race Day Check-In: Race location from 6:15-6:45AM. There will be no early pick up for this event.

Awards: Overalls in both 2 and 4 mile solo events. Top 5 teams in relay with combined times.
Top Male/Top Female Both Solo Distances
1-19, 20-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; 60-69; 70-79; 80-99

Timing: Timing provided by To the Finish Timing.

Benefactor: Diabetes Youth Foundation of Indiana (See additional info below on DYFI)

Weather: The race will go on rain or shine. If threatening weather is in the area we will delay until safe.

**All sales for the race are final.

Diabetes Youth Foundation of Indiana

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A portion of the race proceeds will benefit the Diabetes Youth Foundation of Indiana!
Here is more about DYFI:
Since 1989, our non-profit organization has been educating, encouraging, and empowering children and teens living with Type 1 diabetes. The DYFI mission is to help children prepare for life-long success in living with diabetes, and we do this through affordable, safe and developmental camping experiences. Our cornerstone program is a residential camp in Noblesville, Camp Until a Cure. We also have weekend family camps, teen camps, Ambassadors program, and connection outreach events that we offer free to families.
Every summer, over 200 children ages 5-15 from throughout the Midwest come to our camp to swim, hike, explore creeks, and climb high ropes just like any other boy or girl who attends a summer camp. For some children with diabetes this is their first social experience where they don’t feel different from other kids. With a fully staffed camp and medical team on site, one week of overnight camp costs approximately $1,600; however, we only ask families to pay $600 per week for each child, providing additional financial aid to campers who need it. We work with each family individually. Our commitment to the diabetes community, and where your support comes to bear, is that we will not turn a child away from any of our programs due to inability to pay.
One of our newer focuses is supporting the mental, emotional, and social health of each child. While suicide and self harm rates have gone up in youth today, this population has seen an elevated increase due to the stress that this disease causes. We work to equip the youth with skills and build resiliency through intentional programming. One of our new initiatives launching this fall are school diabetes kits. These kits will include a meter, glucose test strips, glucose tabs, glucose gels, single use lancing devices, alcohol swabs, and most importantly, helpful resources about how to truly help youth with diabetes in a school setting.