EVV RUN

08/17/2026

Andrew Walker (18:14) and Jessica Costello (23:21) bested a sweaty field at Saturday's Wurst Race in Evansville. Runners battled hot, humid conditions on the 5K out-and-back before cooling off with b**r and brats at Germania Maennerchor, part of the 64th annual Volksfest.

Tri-State Fitness
Evansville Germania Maennerchor

Andrew Walker crossed the finish line first at Saturday’s Wurst Race, topping a field that battled thick, late-summer humidity as much as the 5K course itself. The race stepped off at 7:30 a.m. from Germania Maennerchor, the city’s historic German heritage club at 916 N. Fulton Ave., as part of ...

08/11/2026

The race, held along the waterfront in downtown Henderson, raises money for the Father Bradley Shelter for Women and Children.

HENDERSON, Ky. — Landon Higdon crossed the finish line first at Friday evening’s Fox on the Run 5K, covering the riverfront course in 18 minutes 29.4 seconds to take the overall win. The race, held along the waterfront in downtown Henderson at the corner of Second and Water Streets, raises money...

08/10/2026

Local runners turned out in Velpen this past weekend for the 6th Annual Honor and Remember Run, honoring veterans and first responders. Proceeds support the Huntingburg and Jasper police departments.

VELPEN, Ind. — Jace Wright crossed the finish line first at Saturday’s 6th Annual Honor and Remember Run, clocking 19 minutes 45 seconds to win the men’s 5K, while Cassandra Heile led the women’s field in 22:59. Runners gathered at Cool Springs on State Road 64 for the event, which honors mi...

07/31/2026

It is an absurd undertaking for someone who laced up his first pair of real running shoes in the fall of 2024. But Rauguth isn’t doing this to prove something to a finish-line clock.

Kyle Rauguth has run one 50-mile race in his life. Starting August 17, he plans to run that distance six days in a row — back to back, sunup to sunup, from the banks of the Ohio River in Evansville to the doors of Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, 300 miles …

07/30/2026

Points are collected, and once you reach 10,000 points, you can redeem them for a $25 State Park Inns gift card or a $25 camping gift card. For more info: https://www.in.gov/dnr/places-to-go/indiana-dnr-rewards Indiana Department of Natural Resources

07/29/2026

A free community bike ride is rolling through downtown Henderson every Sunday evening this summer, open to cyclists of all ages and experience levels.

Free five-mile loop through downtown draws cyclists of all ages and skill levels every Sunday evening

07/18/2026

Kerr runs 3:42.66 to take down Hicham El Guerrouj’s legendary mark from 1999.

07/18/2026

For otherwise healthy adult athletes, the health effects of air pollution exposure range from the immediate — shortness of breath, coughing, dizziness or fatigue — to the cumulative.

For otherwise healthy adult athletes, the health effects of air pollution exposure range from the immediate — shortness of breath, coughing, dizziness or fatigue — to the cumulative. Repeated high-exertion exposure to fine particulate matter has been linked in public health research to inflammat...

07/17/2026

A hazy but bright morning can look deceptively pleasant even as particulate readings climb into unhealthy territory, and joggers who wait until they can see or smell smoke before adjusting plans are often already exercising in polluted air.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — On a humid Friday morning along the Pigeon Creek Greenway, the sky over the Ohio River had the soft, bleached-out look that longtime residents here have learned to read like a weather instrument. It is not quite smog, not quite haze, but something borrowed from much farther nort...

07/08/2026

The event will run from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday at the Evansville Sports Complex, located at Deaconess Sports Park. The evening will feature food trucks, family-friendly activities, and a fireworks display.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Explore Evansville is hosting a free public celebration Friday to kick off what officials say will be one of the busiest and most economically impactful months for sports tourism in the city’s history. The event will run from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Evansville Sports Complex,...