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5K Races in Dover, Delaware

6 upcoming 5K races in Dover, listed by date with entry fees from race registration.

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upcoming 5K races

Other distances in Dover

October 2026

November 2026

5K results in Delaware

From 126 5K races with official results in the last two years, 28,426 finishers in all. Dover has too few scored 5K races for its own numbers, so these cover all of Delaware.

Typical 5K times by age and gender

33:43
typical finish
10:51 /mi
typical pace
162
finishers in a typical race
37:11
women, typical finish
30:27
men, typical finish
under 24:20
the fastest tenth

Entry for upcoming 5K races in Delaware usually runs from $30 to $35, with a typical fee of $35 before processing fees.

Typical times are the middle finisher across these races, weighted by field size. School meets, stair climbs, and results with timing errors are left out.

Fastest 5K races in Delaware

  1. 129TH BILL DEGNAN "FAITH IN HUMAN SPIRIT" 5K & Kid's 6/7 Races (SS Summer Series #3)Lewes · median 28:00 · 138 finishers in 2026
  2. 243RD DAM MILL 5K RUN & 5K WALK (SS Summer Series #9)Millsboro · median 28:31 · 212 finishers in 2026
  3. 37TH BEEBE HEROES 5K RUN & 5K WALK (SS Summer Series #6)Lewes · median 28:56 · 281 finishers in 2026
  4. 436TH FATHERS DAY 5K RUN (SS Summer Series #4) & (Triple Crown Series #3)Rehoboth Beach · median 29:08 · 417 finishers in 2026
  5. 522ND GEORGETOWN LIBRARY 5K RUN & 1 MILE WALK (Triple Crown Series #1)Georgetown · median 29:24 · 81 finishers in 2026

Biggest 5K races in Delaware

  1. 1Thanksgiving Day MS 5kWilmington · 1,133 finishers in 2025
  2. 2Bethany Beach Firecracker 5k Run/WalkBethany Beach · 906 finishers in 2026
  3. 3Coastal Delaware Running FestivalRehoboth Beach · 874 finishers in 2026
  4. 4Mimosas for Marrow 5KWilmington · 846 finishers in 2026
  5. 52ND IRISH EYES FRIENDSGIVING 5K RUN/WALK in honor of longtime bartender Don JohnsonLewes · 750 finishers in 2025
When 5K races happen in Delaware