Hometown Heroes 5K Run/1 Mile Walk
About this race
Delaware Tech’s Stanton and Wilmington campuses will host the annual Hometown Heroes 5K Run/1 Mile Walk on Thursday, September 17 at 6 p.m. at the clock tower in Rockford Park, Lookout Dr., Wilmington, DE. Registration will open at 5 p.m.
This year’s event is free, and you can purchase a race t-shirt for $15, while supplies last. T-shirts will be distributed at Rockford Park on race day. Other race amenities include food, music, and games – fun for the whole family!
If you can't attend in person but would still like to support student scholarships, you can make a donation.
Delaware Tech trains many essential workers such as paramedics, nurses, small business owners, IT professionals, and more who become our Hometown Heroes.
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Running
Hometown Heroes 5K Run
Walking
Hometown Heroes 1 Mile Walk
Typical race-day weather
Based on 7 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Wilmington, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:45 AM and sets at 7:07 PM local time (EDT) in Wilmington on September 17, 2026 — 12h 22m of daylight.
Course
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 35 Wilmington events
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