Coastal Delaware Running Festival
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Coastal Delaware Running Festival
The Coastal Delaware Running Festival is a multi-event weekend in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, held each April. The festival centers on races that start and finish at Rehoboth Ave and the Boardwalk and uses nearby park paths and coastal roads.
Distances and challenge options include:
- Marathon (26.2 miles)
- Half Marathon (13.1 miles)
- 9K Run/Walk (5.6 miles)
- 5K Run/Walk (Saturday)
- Cape Challenge: 5K Saturday and 9K Sunday
- Fort Miles Challenge: 5K Saturday and Half Marathon Sunday
- Tower Challenge: 5K Saturday and Marathon Sunday
Course notes and event services: the courses are described as flat and scenic. The marathon is a Boston qualifier and the half marathon serves as the RRCA Delaware State Half Championship. Finishers receive medals for the full, half, 9K and 5K, and participants in several events receive a special gift and gender specific technical shirts. Packet pick up and an expo occur before race day. A finish line celebration at Grotto Pizza offers food, post race beer for those 21 and over, music and other amenities. The event provides free race photos and has walker friendly 5K and 9K options.
The event is produced by Focus Multisports a 501(c)(3) whose events benefit Sussex County non profits including the Delaware Seashore Preservation Foundation. Location: Rehoboth Ave and Boardwalk, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
