Race for the Watershed Duck Derby and 5K
About this race
Help support healthy waterways in our community! Held in partnership with Concord Township, this event is a fundraiser to help raise money for watershed protection projects, including trail maintenance and erosion control, tree maintenance and plantings, streambank restorations, improvements to structures and public spaces within the watershed area, and water quality monitoring.
Schedule
- 8am 5K registration
- 8:40am Pre-race warm up by Yoga Six
- 9am 5K begins. Free beer for runners over 21!
- 10-2pm Car Show and Family Fun Festival with vendors, games, music, food trucks, and more
- 11am 1st heat duck race with $100 first place prize
- 12:00 championship duck race with $1,000 grand prize
- 12:30 awards ceremony
Free Beer for runners over 21 compliments of Succession Fermentory
Food Trucks
- Middle Brother Coffee Roasters
- The Munch Box
- Mr. Softee
- Pop up Beer Garden by Succession Fermentory
5K: $35 per runner entry fee. $40 day of. Prizes will be awarded in each age group for both men and women. Free beer at the finish line for runners over 21, sponsored by Succession Fermentory
Duck Race: $20 per duck or $50 for 3 ducks. $1,000 cash grand prize.
5K registrations include a free event t-shirt, available until 5/25/26. This is a rain or shine event.
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Running
Race for the Watershed Duck Derby & 5K
A 5K run along the trails at Newling Grist Mill. Trails will vary from gravel, grass, rocks, roots, and hills. Two rubber duck races with a $1,000 grand prize.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 4 years of historical conditions on this event's race dates in Glen Mills.
Course
Route map and elevation profile
No course map published yet.
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Glen Mills
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Glen Mills 5K Races 2 races
- Glen Mills Running Calendar 2026 3 races
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, 3 Glen Mills events
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