17th Pearls of Hope 5k

17th Pearls of Hope 5k

Date: October 4, 2025
Time: 9:30 AM EDT
Location: Rockford Park, Lookout Drive, Wilmington, DE, USA
Registration fees:

• $30 pre-registration (until Thursday before the race at Noon)
• $35 after and day of event
• $33.70 late registration

Event Information:

• 8:30am- Registration opens
• 9:30am- Race start
• Location: Rockford Park, 19th & Tower Dr. Wilmington, DE 19806
• NOTICE: No dogs allowed due to insurance liability. Bibs are non-transferable. Please reference our policies page for more details. *No refunds. on registrations*

Benefits: New Castle County Community Projects (such as the Salvation Army, Urban Promise, YMCA, ADA, AHA, Alzheimer Association, etc.)
Sponsors: Pearls of Hope Foundation, Inc. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Zeta Omega Chapter Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Lambda Gamma Chapter
Amenities:

• Tee shirts to the first 150 registered participants
• Post race refreshments in the park
• Auction with great prizes!

Awards:

• Top Finisher Awards (Overall Male/Female and Overall Male/Female Masters) are scored by gun time, all other age groups are scored by chip (net) time.
• Awards for top male/female
• Awards for top 3 male/female in 10 year age groups 12 & under through 70 & over
• Top 3 male/female walkers
• Award to team with largest number of registered participants

Timing: R2R Timing will chip time using the MYLAPS BibTag Timing System
Results: Click HERE for race results. They will be posted online during the race and complete results will be posted once the race is complete.
Photos: They will be posted online later after the race.
Contact information: Pamela Sharpe, [email protected], +1 302-562-6157