Cinco De Mayo 5K

Welcome to the 8-Hour Dream Endurance Race — Indiana’s Largest Endurance Running Event!

The Dream is a fixed-duration endurance race with one simple goal: go as far as you can in eight hours. Run, walk, or stroll — every mile counts. Held on Butler University’s iconic campus, The Dream has become the largest endurance running event in Central Indiana and continues to break participation records year after year. In fact, the event has sold out FIVE years in a row, driven by an incredibly high percentage of returning runners.

Spending a full day outside historic Hinkle Fieldhouse feels like a "running tailgate" — part competition, part celebration — all while testing your physical and mental limits. It’s an experience you won’t forget.

The Course

Throughout the day, participants can choose between:

• The Long Course (5K)

• The Short Course (1.91 miles)

Runners may switch between courses at any time to manage strategy, seek shade, or dial in a target distance. Both courses feature the now-famous Bulldog’s Revenge Hill, a defining challenge of The Dream.

Ways to Participate: There are three ways to be part of the action:

• SOLO – Take on all eight hours yourself

• TEAM – Share the challenge with teammates

• Cat Nap 5K – A single-loop 5K starting at the same time as The Dream, perfect for family and friends who want to join the opening lap with SOLO runners

Team Categories & Divisions include:

• Categories: Female, Male and Coed

• Divisions within each category: 3–4 person team or 5–6 person team

Coed Team Requirements:

• 3–4 Person Teams: 3 runners → minimum 1 female | 4 runners → minimum 2 females

• 5–6 Person Teams: 5 runners → minimum 2 females | 6 runners → minimum 3 females

RC Cup is Back: The coveted cup goes to a local running club logging the most miles. Four different running clubs have captured The Cup over the last seven years. Will we have a new club take home the trophy in 2026

• Run Clubs must be certified nonprofit running clubs with non-profit status

• Require 6-person coed teams (3 males, 3 females)

• Running clubs can only enter one team in the RC Cup, but may also enter additional teams in the OPEN division

Post-Race Celebration: What truly sets The Dream apart is more than the miles: The post-race party includes a FREE cookout, live music, beer garden and the Podium Ceremonies. After a long day, free food, drink and smiles is the only way to close the book on The Dream.

Whether you’re chasing miles, cheering teammates, or soaking in the atmosphere, The Dream delivers eight unforgettable hours.

Ho Ho Ho,

Oh What Fun it is to Run in the Sun (and Shade)

and Earn Some Chillin' Summer Xmas Swag!

*Join Us to Celebrate Our 10th Anniversary!!

Jingle Jolly Saturday July 25, 2026!

• 6:00am - 6:45am Packet Pickup/Check-In Opens For Half Marathon, Big Lug Canteen (Backside)!

• 7:00am Half Marathon Starts

• 6:30am - 7:15am Packet Pickup Opens for the 5K.

• 7:30am 5K Starts

• 8:30am Post Race Christmas Party Begins!!!

Join us for the Seventh Annual CT5K!

• you can walk or run the race, starting in the CKS parking lot, on 8/9 at 7:30 am OR

• you can walk or run it virtually and share your proof of running/time OR

• you can stay in bed and think about all those crazy people who got up to walk or run 3.1 miles on a Saturday morning!

Cost is $35 per individual or $140 for a family living in the same household (up to 8 people)

*registrations received after August 4th will not receive a shirt.

Please contact Shannen Priser at [email protected] with any questions or if you are interested in volunteering.

Join us in remembering all murder victims and help fight for their justice.

DNA 5K: Run for ‘Hope’, Stand for Justice

Inspired by Carmen Hope VanHuss, and

In Partnership with CRIME STOPPERS OF CENTRAL INDIANA

We aim to raise money for advanced DNA testing to uncover crucial answers,

and ensure that the pursuit of justice continues for those who no longer have a voice.

With over 7000 cold cases in Indiana, DNA testing is critical in the pursuit of justice for these families.

And while we are lucky this technology exists, tests can run in the tens of thousands of dollars for one case depending on what is needed. Therefore, substantial fundraising is needed to ensure this crucial testing is accessible in a timely manner to all who need it. Please help us in this important pursuit!

*Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana is a 501(c)3 Organization -any donation you make is tax deductible.

This volunteer-organized, family-friendly, fun 5K Run/Walk takes place on the beautiful, historic campus of IPS Arsenal Technical High School and aims to combine health, history and a sense of community. First-time 5k runners, young runners and children are encouraged to participate. It is a casual, mixed-terrain 5k course (asphalt, concrete, brick, grass, gravel). Race starts at 9:00 a.m., and on-site registration and bib pickup start at 8:00 a.m.

Participate along with friends, family, your neighborhood, Tech alumni, clubs and teams, or join in as an individual. Everyone is welcome! Whether this is your first 5k or your 50th, we encourage runners, walkers, and teams to enjoy the course around the historic grounds and help raise money to support students.

High school seniors who would like to be eligible for an individual scholarship need to participate in some way - either completing the race or volunteering. Race entries for students are free, but do not include a race t-shirt. Arsenal Tech Extracurricular Clubs who want to be eligible for a grant also need to have members participate, volunteer or contribute in some way. Scholarships and grant amounts are determined by the funds raised, and number of applications received.

Since its inception in 2000, the Arsenal 5K Run/Walk has donated more than $65,000 in college scholarships to Near Eastside high school seniors, and has recently begun awarding funds to extracurricular clubs at Arsenal Technical High School.

Arsenal 5k Inc., has recently incorporated as a registered 501c3 non-profit. We appreciate your continued support!