Welcome to the 9th Annual Delaware Marathon Running Festival web site.
Thank You to Christiana Care Health System,
New Balance Brandywine & Christiana, Anesthesia Services, P.A.
(ASPA), and the Mid Atlantic Dairy Association
who are all returning as sponsors for our 2012 event. And a special
thank you to Discover Bank who has agreed to sponsor
our new eight person relay marathon.
It will be our ninth anniversary in 2012. We have some very special
things planned, so please bookmark this website as we announce new
partnerships and our plans for Delaware’s largest, oldest, biggest, and
best run marathon.
The Delaware Marathon will start at 7:00 a.m. SHARP from Tubman
Garrett Riverfront Park on the historic Wilmington, Delaware Riverfront;
the relay marathons and half marathon shortly thereafter. This small
waterfront park is located just off Martin Luther King Boulevard in
downtown Wilmington at the intersection of South Market Street (Rte 13)
and Rosa Parks Drive (Water Street). The park is located between the
AMTRAK Station and the Riverfront Market. There is plenty of free
parking nearby and easy access to and from Interstate I-95 (Exit 6).
50 State Marathon Club / Marathon Maniacs...We believe this is
your best chance to run a certified 26.2 mile road marathon in Delaware!
We are a USATF certified Boston Marathon Qualifier and historically 12%
of our marathon runners have qualified for Boston. 2010 Marathon
Certification DE 08017LMB; 2009 Half Marathon Certification DE 08016LMB.
RACE COURSES: You asked for new more scenic courses and
you got them!! The Delaware Marathon course consists of two half
marathon distance loops. Both loops take you from the Wilmington
Riverfront through beautiful Brandywine Park, along Kentmere and
Bancroft Parkways, through the 40 Acres, Wawaset Park, and Little Italy
neighborhoods of Wilmington and return via the Wilmington park system
and past Rodney Square.
The four person relay marathon course
consists of four loops of 6.55 miles each starting at the Riverfront and
running on the marathon / half marathon course before turning around
near Lovering Ave at Kentmere Parkway. Our new eight person relay
marathon course consists of eight loops of 3.275 miles each starting at
the Riverfront and running on the marathon / half marathon course before
turning around on the Market Street bridge.
Runners may register for the full 26.2 mile marathon, the 13.1 mile half
marathon, the four person relay marathon or the eight person relay
marathon. The race course will be open for six hours - after which our
agreement with the City of Wilmington requires the roads be reopened to
traffic. All back of the pack marathon runners (and walkers) will be
asked to start 45 minutes early (6:15 am) to allow you to finish the
event and receive your official finishing time and amenities.
As in past years, this is a non-profit event. In 2012, proceeds from
the event will go to multiple local charities, including The Center
for Heart and Vascular Health at Christiana Care; The Helen
Graham Cancer Center of Christiana Care Health System, Girls on
the Run, the Mike Clark Legacy Foundation, Epilepsy
Foundation of Delaware, and Team in Training Delaware.
Please feel free to donate to one or all of these worthwhile charities
when you send in your application form. You'll find more information
about some of these beneficiaries on our Beneficiaries and Fundraising
web pages.
