Delaware Dash for Rare

Delaware Dash for Rare is held in Wilmington, Delaware, on November 7, 2026. The 5K run and the one-mile walk both start at 9:00 a.m., covering 3.1 miles and 1 mile respectively, so a group can enter across both formats and still regroup shortly after the finish.

Having a walk on the same schedule as the run makes this an easy race to bring people to who would not otherwise enter one. For the 5K, the training requirement is genuinely light: three or four easy runs a week for a month gets a beginner comfortably to the finish, and a single weekly session at race effort is all you need to add if you want a time. Warm up for at least 10 minutes before the 9:00 a.m. start.