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October 2012
Detailed Race
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10/06/12 (Saturday)
4th Pearls
of Hope
Memorial 5k
-Wilm.,DE
formally
"For the
Love of
Rita" 5K
run/walk.
sign
up in person till Wed. Oct. 3rd at Delaware Running Co.,
Greenville
Crossing One (cash or check)
NOTICE:
NO BABY
STROLLERS ARE
ALLOWED IN
THE RUN
PORTION OF
THIS EVENT.
YOU MAY WALK
WITH
STROLLERS.
NO DOGS
ALLOWED DUE
TO INSURANCE
LIABILITY.
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The Pearls of
Hope
Foundation,
Inc. invites
you to join us
for the fourth
Pearls of
Hope Memorial
5K Run/Walk.
This year we
are
celebrating
the life of
Mrs. Regena J.
Manley. A
native of
Jonestown,
Maryland, she
lived most of
her adult life
in Wilmington,
Delaware.
Regena
was employed
by the Family
Court of
Delaware for
twenty-five
years before
retiring in
1991. She
held the
positions of
Supervisor of
Social
Workers,
Program
Development
Administrator,
and received a
special
appointment as
Master/Commissioner.
Her
organizational
and creative
skills are
reflected in
many ways
throughout the
community.
She died in
2009 after a
long battle
with
pancreatic
cancer.
It is
Pearls of
Hope’s desire
to keep her
memory alive
by providing
scholarships
in her name to
deserving
local high
school
seniors.
Race Time:
9:30 am
(registration
opens at
8:30 am)
Location:
Rockford Park,
19th & Tower
Drive,
Wilmington, DE
Directions
Amenities:
Tee
shirt and
refreshments
Timing: NOVA Timing Systems will use the
IPICO chip
timing
system.
Course: USATF
certified
starting and
finishing at
Rockford
Tower.
Course map
Awards: Overall
male and
female and top
3 runners in
ten year age
groups win
gift cards.
Plaques to
overall male
female
Age Groups:
13 under,
14-18,
19-29, 30-39,
40-49, 50-59,
60-69, 70 over
Top
5 overall male
and female
walkers.
Prize to the
team with the
largest number
of registered
members
Prize to top
fundraiser
Random
prizes
Results:
2009
2010
2011
2012
Photos:
2009
2010
2011
2012
Entry Fee: $20
pre entry till
Oct. 3rd at
6pm
$25
after and day
of event
$5
for children
12 and younger
(tee shirt not
included)
Online
Registration: Click
here to enter
online
using a major
credit card.

Entry Info: Make checks payable to
"Pearl
of Hope
Foundation"
Universal
entry form.
Contact:
For more
information,
contact
sharpepl@comcast.net
or (302)
234-9495
Mail Entry:
Pearls of Hope
Foundation, PO
Box 7184,
Wilmington, De
19803
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10/13/12 (Saturday) -3rd
Joy - Hope Foundation 10k / 5K Run/Walk/Kids Fun Run
-Wilmington, DE
sign
up in person till Wednesday, Oct. 10th at noon at Delaware Running Co., Greenville, DE (cash
or check)
NOTICE: NO BABY
STROLLERS ARE ALLOWED IN THE RUN PORTION
OF THIS EVENT.
YOU MAY WALK WITH
STROLLERS. NO DOGS
ALLOWED DUE TO INSURANCE LIABILITY.
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Race Time: 8:30
am start for 10k 10:00 am start for 5k! (registration opens at
7:30 am)
Location:
Brandywine Valley Baptist Church 7 Mt
Lebanon Rd Wilmington, DE
Directions
Benefits:
Joy-Hope
Foundation
(to provide grieving families with a
getaway and support
Mitochondrial
disease
research)
Course:
fast wheel measured route in
residential neighborhoods
Course map (5k)
Course map (10k)
Amenities:
tee shirts and post race
refreshments. Tee shirts guaranteed
to all pre registered runners and walkers.
Timing:
NOVA Timing Systems
using the MyLaps
bib tags
Awards:
Merchandise
awards to overall male and female plus top
3 in ten year age groups
13 under to 70 over plus top 3 male female
walkers
Top 3 male and female walkers.
Get Moving Award: special awards
for those first time runners or walkers
doing the 5k.
Fundraising: Awards for
top fundraising team and team with most
participants
Results: 2010
2011
10k
5k
2012
Photos:
2010 2011
YouTube photos 2012
Entry Fee:
$20
pre registration till Oct. 10th $25
after and day of event. $30
if doing both events
Family of 4
$70 (pre entry only)
Kids under 18 entry fee is
$15 pre and $25 day of event
Online Registration: Click
here to enter online using a major credit
card.
Entry Info: Make checks payable to
"The Joy-Hope Foundation" universal entry form.
Contact:
For more information, contact
amy@joyhopefoundation.com
Mail entry: The Joy-Hope
Foundation, 220 Fieldstone Crossing Dr,
Bear, DE 19701
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10/13/12 (Saturday) - 2nd Annual
Colonial Fall Festival 5k -New Castle, DE
in
person with cash or check till Thursday, Oct. 11th
at noon. Located in
Greenville Crossing
NOTICE:
NO BABY
STROLLERS
ARE
ALLOWED IN
THE RUN
PORTION OF
THIS
EVENT.
YOU MAY
WALK WITH
STROLLERS.
NO DOGS ALLOWED DUE TO
INSURANCE LIABILITY.
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Race Time: 9:00 am (registration opens at
8 am)
Location: William
Penn High School, 713 E. Basin Road, New Castle, De 19720
Directions
Benefits: TBA
Course: Fast
flat wheel measured by Chip Bixler starting and
finishing at William Penn High School to Old
Historic New Castle and back.
Course map
Amenities: Tee-shirts to all participants plus
post race party and Fall Festival parade.
Chip Timing:
NOVA Timing Systems will use the IPICO Chip Timing
System
Awards: Overall male and female winners plus top 3 in 10 year age
groups 13 under thru 70 over.
Top 3 male and female walkers.
Results:
2011
2012
Photos:
2012
Entry Fee: $18 pre registration (till
Oct. 10th) $22 after and day of event
Student Fee:
$15 pre registration (till Oct. 10th)
$20
after and day of event.
Online Registration: Click here to enter
online using a major credit card.

Entry Info: Make
checks payable to
"William Penn High School"
Contact:
For more information, contact Gloria Compello
@
gcompello@colonial.k12.de.us
Mail entry:
Colonial Fall Festival 5k, c\o William Penn High
School, 713 E Basin Rd. New Castle, De 19720
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10/14/12 (Sunday) -3rd
Annual
SOAR 5k -
Wilmington, Delaware
sign
up in person with cash or
check till Thurs. Oct. 11th
at noon.
Located in Greenville
Crossing One.
NOTICE:
NO BABY STROLLERS ARE
ALLOWED IN THE RUN PORTION
OF THIS EVENT.
YOU MAY WALK WITH
STROLLERS. NO DOGS
ALLOWED DUE TO INSURANCE
LIABILITY
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Race Time:
noon (registration opens 11 am)
Directions
Visit Trolley Square
Location: Catherine Rooney's Irish Pub &
Restaurant, 1616 Delaware
Ave., Wilmington, DE
(Trolley Square)
Sponsors: tba
Benefits: SOAR
Survivors
Of Abuse In Recovery, Inc.
Course: USATF
certified course starting at Trolley Square continuing around
Brandywine Park
and finishing back at
Trolley Square measured by Chip Bixler.
Course map
Amenities:
t-shirts and post race party with DJ and BEER for those
over 21.
Awards: Overall male and female plus
top 3 in ten year age groups
13 under through 70+
Top
2 male and female walkers.
Timing: NOVA Timing Systems
using the IPICO chip timing system
Results: 2010 2011 2012
Photos:
2010
2012
Entry Fee: $20 pre registration till
Oct. 10th at 6pm $25 after and day of event.
Online
Registration: Click here to enter online using a
major credit card.

Entry Info:
Make checks payable to
"SOAR"
Universal entry form.
Contact:
For more information,
contact Kay Preston
at 302-521-3574
Mail entry:
SOAR 5k, 405 Foulk Road, Wilmington, DE 19803
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10/14/12 (Sunday) -4th
Annual Officer Chad
Spicer Memorial 5k
Georgetown- DE
NOTICE:
NO BABY STROLLERS
ARE ALLOWED IN
THE RUN PORTION
OF THIS EVENT.
YOU MAY WALK
WITH STROLLERS.
NO DOGS ALLOWED DUE TO
INSURANCE LIABILITY
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Race Time:
Noon. Registration opens
11 am
Location:
Flex World Fitness,
20930 Dupont Hwy #103,
Georgetown, DE
directions
Benefits:
Proceeds will benefit a
family in need in Sussex
County courtesy of the
Aubrey Spicer Trust Fund
Course:
Wheel measured by Doug
White. Fast and
flat.
Amenities:
Tee shirts refreshments
including subs, pizza,
soft pretzels, and beer
!
Awards: Overall male and female plus top
3 in 10 year age
groups 13 under to 70 +.. Top 2 male female walkers.
Timing:
NOVA Timing Systems will
use the MyLaps bib tags
to chip time this event.
Results:
2010 2011
2012
Photos: 2010
2012
Entry Fee:
$20 pre
registration till Oct. 10th at 6 pm $25 after and day of event
Online
Registration: Click
here to enter online
using a major credit
card.
Entry Info:
Make checks payable to
"Flex World
Fitness
" Universal
entry form.
Contact:
For more information,
contact Heidi
at 302-381
2881 or 856-7771
heidihelou19@gmail.com
Mail entry:
Flex World Fitness Chad
Spicer Memorial Run 20930 Dupont Hwy #103
Georgetown, DE 19947
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10/21/12 (Sunday) -4th Caffe Gelato Ten Miler - Newark, Delaware
sign
up in person till Oct. 17th by noon at Delaware Running Co., Greenville, DE (cash or check)
NOTICE: NO BABY STROLLERS ARE ALLOWED IN THIS EVENT.
RACE DAY REGISTRATION AVAILABLE STARTING AT 8 AM!
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Race Time:
9 am (registration opens at 7:30 am)
Location: Caffe Gelato, 90 E. Main Street, Newark, DE Directions
Benefits: Friendship House Inc
Course: 10 mile course in Newark. Out and back starting and finishing on Creek Road
Route heads down Creek Road to white Clay Creek State Park. Wheel measured by
Chip Bixler. Great Warm-up race for Philly or Seashore Marathon. Course map
Please note that much of this race is on trails!
Parking: Plenty of free parking behind the restaurant.
Amenities: Dri-release performance T-shirt. Nice Post Race Brunch Buffet, Waffle Cone of Gelato
Timing: NOVA Timing Systems will use the IPICO chip timing system.
Awards: Overall male and female plus top 2 in 5 year age groups 13 under through 70 over.
Overall Male/Female winners get $100 gift card to Caffe Gelato
Age group winners get $50 Caffe Gelato Gift Card
Runners up get $25.
NCAA Athletes can win up to $20 gift card
Results: 2009 2010 2011 2012
Photos: 2009 2010 2011 2012
Entry Fee: $25 pre
entry till Oct. 17th at 6 pm $35 after and day of
event.
Online Registration: Click here to enter online using a major credit card.
Entry Info: Make checks payable to: "Friendship House, Inc."
Contact: For more information, contact Wayne Kursh at 302-654-6400 or wayne@races2run.com
Universal entry form
Mail entry: Caffe Gelato Ten Miler c/o races2run, PO Box 24, Montchanin, DE 19710
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10/27/12 (Saturday) -2nd
Annual Kind to Kids 5k -Wilmington, DE
sign up in
person with cash or check till Thurs.
Oct. 25th at noon. Located in
Greenville (cash or check)
NOTICE: NO
BABY STROLLERS ARE ALLOWED IN THE RUN
PORTION OF THIS EVENT.
YOU MAY WALK WITH STROLLERS. NO
DOGS ALLOWED DUE TO INSURANCE LIABILITY
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Race Time:
9:00 am
(registration opens at 8 am)
Location: Dravo Plaza,
Wilmington Riverfront
Directions
Benefits:
Kind to Kids Foundation - Making
Dreams Come True for Children in Need
Sponsors:
tba
Course:
USATF certified. Fast and flat along
the Wilm. River front Course map
Amenities: Tee shirts
to all pre registered and to those race
day till shirts run out and refreshments
Awards: Overall male and female winners plus top 3
in ten year age groups 13 under through 70
over.
Top 3 male and female walkers.
Timing:
NOVA Timing Systems will use the IPICO
timing chip
Results:
2011
2012
Photos: 2011 2012
Entry Fee:
$20 pre entry till Wed. Oct.
24th
$25 after and day of event.
Costume Fee: $18 pre entry till
Wed. Oct. 24th
$23 after and day of event if
wearing Halloween costume.
Online Registration: Click
here to enter online using a major
credit card.
Entry Info: Make checks payable to
"Kind to Kids 5k"
Universal entry form.
Contact:
For more information, contact Debbie
Dempsey at
debbie@kindtokids.org
Mail entry:
Kind to Kids 5k, 100 W. 10th Street,
Suite 606,
Wilmington, DE 19801
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Awards:
Entry Fee: $
Entry Info: Make checks payable to
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here to print entry form.
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