This year on Black Friday enjoy an outdoor experience with family and friends, creating memories that last a lifetime and contribute to a healthy lifestyle, rather than spending money on needless holiday gifts that too often quickly end up in our landfills. Plastic Free Delaware (aka Zero Waste First State) strives to reduce single-use plastic pollution in our communities and watersheds, and to cultivate a “zero waste” approach to life where Reduce, Repair, and Reuse are emphasized even before Recycle – striving for a circular economy and sustainable use of materials and resources. As such as swag and awards will be reusable or sustainable, we will strive to recycle beverage containers, minimize trash, and compost food waste & organics at this event.
ONLINE RACE REGISTRATION CLOSES WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 th . WE ARE
ACCEPTING REGISTRATION AT 9 A.M. on FRIDAY 11/29.
Registration fees
Virtual 5k
Submit your results on the results tab!
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Register for Virtual 5k$30.00Aug 15 - Nov 27
COMPETITIVE WALKING 5K
COMPETITIVE WALKING - You must WALK the entire race. This is for COMPETITIVE walkers only - NO running, NO jogging, NO EXCEPTIONS - If you plan to run/walk the race - you MUST register for the 5k run/walk
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Register for COMPETITIVE WALKING 5K$25.00Aug 15 - Nov 27
Student Rate (18 and under) 5k
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Register for Student Rate (18 and under) 5k$15.00Aug 15 - Nov 27
5K Registration Run / Walk
($30 day of event)
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Register for 5K Registration Run / Walk$25.00Aug 15 - Nov 27
Post race party ticket for non-participants
Event Information
WHO
-Runners and walkers of all ages who wish to OptOutside on Black Friday!
WHEN
-Advance Registration online through Wednesday, November 27 th
-Registration on Site on Friday, November 29 th
-Friday, November 29 th
9:00 am – Check-In & Registration Opens
9:45 am - FREE Kids Race for ages 8 years old and under– Registration not required!
10:00 am - Race Start
WHERE
-Grain H2O
3006 Summit Harbour Place
Bear, DE 19701
-Plenty of FREE parking located at Grain H2O, and beyond Grain H2O at DNREC’s upper parking lot for the Mike Castle Trail.
WHY
-With the Black Friday 5K we choose to “opt outside” and be together with family and friends (new and old!) for a fun, outdoor activity during the long holiday weekend, all while supporting a good cause! Founded in 2010, 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 the 2023 YES! was attended by 500+ students from 30 high schools. 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 expand its educational reach with these and other programs, and helps keep Delaware’s schools, watersheds, and communities clean and healthy.
The Black Friday 5k aims to be a GREEN & sustainable event
Organics (think: banana peels and orange rinds) and recyclables (beverage containers) will be collected and composted or recycled
Please bring your own reusable, refillable water bottles for pre- and post- race hydration. Refill stations provided
All swag and awards will be reusable or sustainable.
AMENITIES
-Sustainable Swag for all registered participants
- WAWA Beverage Coupons to the first 200 race registrants!!
-Post race refreshments, fruit, beer, spritzers and more courtesy of our sponsors and Grain H2O
-Pre-race coffee and pastries
COURSE
-Traffic-free course with the Castle Crusher Switchback on the paved Mike Castle Trail along the scenic C&D Canal
NOTICE
- No dogs allowed due to insurance liability
- Bibs are non-transferable
- No refunds on registrations
- Please reference our policies page for more details
AWARDS
- Grain H2O Cup and gift cards to the largest team!
- Top Finisher Awards (Overall Male/Female, and Overall Male/Female Masters (40+)) are scored by gun time, all other age groups are scored by chip (net) time
- Top Overall Male/Female, and Overall Male/Female Masters (40+) will receive 2025 Delaware State Parks annual passes
- Top 2 Female/Male in following age categories: 0-12, 13-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 and above will receive sustainable awards
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.
SPONSORSHIP SUPPORT
Sincerest thanks to our Sponsors!! Add your own by returning the form below, or
visiting www.PlasticFreeDelaware/support
Contact information
- Event contact
- Sophia Gonser
- sophia@races2run.com
