Now more than ever, it is time to shift away from buying needless holiday gifts that often quickly pile up in our landfills, and instead enjoy experiences with family and friends, creating memories that last a lifetime and are part of a healthier life. Plastic Free Delaware and Zero Waste First State work to reduce single-use plastic in our culture and foster a “zero waste” approach to life where Reduce and Reuse are emphasized over Recycle and Refuse
Registration fees
Student Rate (18 and under) 5k Closed
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$15.00Aug 9 - Nov 22
5K Registration Closed
($30 day of event)
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$25.00Aug 9 - Nov 22
Post race party ticket for non-participants Closed
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$15.00
Event Information
Race Time
9:00 am- Registration opens
10:00 am- Race start
Location
Grain H2O
3006 Summit Harbour Place
Bear, DE 19701
Benefits
- Founded in 2011, Plastic Free Delaware (aka Zero Waste First State) is a community-based, nonprofit organization focused on making Delaware a better, cleaner, healthier place by reducing the use of single use plastic and encouraging zero waste practices. With the help of our tireless volunteer corps, we provide educational programs and undertake advocacy for policy changes at the federal, state level and local levels. In 2019 PFD founded YES!, the Youth Environmental Summit, for Delaware high school students and was attended by 500+ students from 30 high schools in 2023. In 2022, PFD launched the Delaware Community Composting Initiative to reduce food waste and encourage organics composting. Your participation in the Black Friday 5K helps PFD continue its educational reach with these and other programs, and helps keep Delaware’s schools, watersheds, and communities clean and healthy.
- With the Black Friday 5K we choose to “opt outside” and be together for something fun during the holiday weekend while supporting a good cause! The event aims at being as green & sustainable as possible. Organics (think: banana peels and orange rinds) will be collected and composted. Please bring your own Reusable, Refillable water bottles for pre- and post- race hydration. Refill stations provided. All swag and awards will be reusable.
Parking
Plenty of FREE parking located at Grain H2O and past Grain H2O at DNREC’s upper parking lot for the Mike Castle Trail.
Sponsors 
Amenities
-Cool carry bag or other Reusable Swag for all registered participants
-Refreshments courtesy of Grain H2O
-Beer and seltzers compliments of NKS Distributors
Course
Traffic free course with the Castle Crusher Switchback
NOTICE: No dogs allowed due to insurance liability. Bibs are non-transferable.
Please reference our policies page for more details.
*No refunds on registrations*
Awards
*Top Finisher Awards (Overall Male/Female and Overall Male/Female Masters) are scored by gun time, all other age groups are scored by chip (net) time.*
Timing
R2R Timing Systems will chip time using the MYLAPS BibTag Timing System
Results
They will be posted online during the race and complete results will be posted once the race is complete.
Photos
Photos will be posted on Races2Run Facebook page after the event
Contact information
- Event contact
- Sophia Gonser
- sophia@races2run.com
