Smith McMillan 5K

Smith McMillan 5K is held in Wilmington, Delaware, on October 24, 2026, with the 5K starting at 8:30 a.m. The race honors siblings Jonathan Bacon Smith and Wendy Smith McMillan and supports a financial aid scholarship in their name. A free Kids Dash runs alongside the main event, pre-registered entrants receive a long-sleeve shirt, and awards go to the top man and woman as well as to leading alumni, faculty and staff, and walkers, with medals for the first three in several age groups.

Deep age group awards make a race like this worth targeting even if you will never trouble the overall podium, since plenty of runners come away with something. Six weeks covers a 5K build: three or four runs a week, one session of hard three-minute efforts, and an easy final few days before the start.