Fort4Fitness Winter Wonder Dash

About the Event

2K Walk or 5K Run/Walk

Grab your winter coat, hat, mittens and warm socks and get ready to experience one of Fort Wayne's favorite holiday traditions! Every year, Blue Jacket, Inc. sets up beautiful holiday light displays throughout Franke Park for folks to drive through and enjoy. Fort4Fitness participants have special access to walk or run through the lights before the Blue Jacket drive-through event opens to the public! Gather a group of loved ones and create unforgettable, fun holiday memories as you take in the 200+ brilliant light displays.

Friday's 2K is an untimed event and has an open start from 6 PM - 7 PM. Saturday's 5K is timed and features a more competitive wave that begins at 5:45 PM and a run/walk wave that begins at 6:15 PM.

Virtual 2K/5K

Virtual participants can complete their 2K or 5K at any time and place.
Since virtual participants are not timed, you will not receive a race bib.
You will receive your t-shirt and commemorative Winter Wonder Dash ornament, either by picking it up during regular Packet Pick-Up times, or by having it mailed to you (you would have chosen this option on your original registration). Mailings will go out the week of November 18th.
We do not require you to send in proof of completion.

Races Offered

2K Walk

Nov 13, 2026

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Distance — 1.2 Miles

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Type — Running

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18:00

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$20.00

5 and Under - 2K or 5K Registration

Nov 13, 2026

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Distance — 5 and Under - 2K or 5K Registration

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Type — Running

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18:00

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$0.00

Virtual 2K or 5K

Nov 13, 2026

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Distance — Virtual 2K or 5K

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Type — Running

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18:00

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$20.00

5K Run

Nov 14, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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Type — Running

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17:45

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$25.00

5K Run/Walk

Nov 14, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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Type — Running

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18:15

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$25.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for November in Fort Wayne.

thermostat Temperature

2.3° / 10.3°

wb_sunny Feels like

-2.2° / 6.1°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

5h 51m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.6 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

0.2 cm

air Avg wind speed

14.0 km/h (Gentle breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

72.4%

wb_twilight Sunrise

08:28

nightlight Sunset

18:21

About Fort Wayne

Learn more about the host city, Fort Wayne.

Fort Wayne is a city in the northeastern part of Indiana, a state of the United States of America. It is 30 minutes from the western Ohio border and 70 minutes from the southern border of Michigan. With a population of around 260,000 in the city and 615,000 in the metropolitan area, it's Indiana's second largest city.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Fort4Fitness Winter Wonder Dash.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Vaughn Hendrickson	M	16	Fort Wayne, IN	17:19.26
🥈	Emmett Delaney	M	21	Fort Wayne, IN	17:39.32
🥉	Branden Clayton	M	26	Fort Wayne, IN	18:10.08
4	Abbey Gentz	F	19	Woodburn, IN	18:35.66
5	William Lecoque	M	14	Fort Wayne, IN	19:10.71
6	Anna Clayton	F	28	Fort Wayne, IN	19:13.24
7	Kevin Hoersten	M	36	Fort Wayne, IN	19:15.61
8	Brett Kuhlenbeck	M	16	Bluffton, IN	19:31.8
9	Kyle Branscum	M	37	—	19:36.48
10	Aaron Lazoff	M	14	Fort Wayne, IN	19:37.13
11	W. Brooks	M	12	Fort Wayne, IN	19:37.16
12	Rio Horner	M	18	Markle, IN	20:40.54
13	Rowan Walsh	M	16	Fort Wayne, IN	21:05.08
14	Abe Lee	M	13	—	21:05.35
15	Lucy Kramer	F	14	Fort Wayne, IN	21:05.96
16	Joseph Marana	M	34	Fort Wayne, IN	21:30.67
17	Ritchie DelBosque	M	32	Fort Wayne, IN	21:59.04
18	Rob Henry	M	42	Fort Wayne, IN	21:59.51
19	Joseph Schipper	M	20	Fort Wayne, IN	22:00.82
20	Christine Hendrickson	F	47	Fort Wayne, IN	22:12.34
21	Emma Groves	F	14	Fort Wayne, IN	22:22.93
22	Robert Gauker	M	56	Fort Wayne, IN	22:30.66
23	Daniel Delaney	M	47	Fort Wayne, IN	22:36.76
24	Chandra Eppard	F	24	Fort Wayne, IN	22:39.76
25	Hannah Thurber	F	14	Fort Wayne, IN	22:40.35
26	Cooper Abel	M	14	Fort Wayne, IN	22:41.81
27	Nicholas Brandt	M	23	—	22:50.94
28	Landon Wells	M	14	Fort Wayne, IN	23:02.69
29	Katelyn Van Wyngarden	F	20	Fort Wayne, IN	23:08.42
30	Benji Wittman	M	24	Fort Wayne, IN	23:11.98
31	F. Heath	M	10	Fort Wayne, IN	23:12.06
32	Lauren Cliffton	F	28	Fort Wayne, IN	23:14.54
33	Ryan Horner	M	46	Fishers, IN	23:15.42
34	Christian Miller	M	26	Fort Wayne, IN	23:25.29
35	Ryan Heath	M	39	Fort Wayne, IN	23:29.87
36	Jeffrey delong	M	49	Fort Wayne, IN	23:40.79
37	Adrianne McKaig	F	32	—	23:45.25
38	N. Ealing	M	12	Fort Wayne, IN	23:51.18
39	Ian Paterson	M	35	Fort Wayne, IN	23:53.02
40	Jacob Britton	M	28	Fort Wayne, IN	24:02.37
41	Victoria Britton	F	29	Fort Wayne, IN	24:02.62
42	Randy Smith	M	37	Fort Wayne, IN	24:05.1
43	Julius Kennedy	M	39	Fort Wayne, IN	24:12.84
44	Vincent Garcia	M	42	Fort Wayne, IN	24:15.29
45	Nicholas Sgourakis	M	27	Fort Wayne, IN	24:27.87
46	Kaitlynn Hansen	F	14	—	24:30.15
47	Amanda Munger	F	36	Fort Wayne, IN	24:34.18
48	Matt Suever	M	36	Indianapolis, IN	24:35.1
49	Lilia Chadwick	F	13	—	24:39.77
50	B. Lawrence	M	12	Fort Wayne, IN	24:42.65