location_city Rehoboth Beach
location_on Delaware
flag United States
calendar_today 31 Dec, 2025
directions_run Running
language Official Website
RegisterPACKET PICKUP
A MONDAY DECEMBER 30TH PACKET PICKUP HAS BEEN ADDED TO THIS EVENT BASED ON THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS THAT ARE SIGNED UP. PACKET PICKUP WILL BE AT THE BANDSTAND AT REHOBOTH AVENUE & THE BOARDS FROM 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM. PLEASE MAKE AN ATTEMPT TO COME PICK UP YOUR T-SHIRT & BIB WHICH WILL MAKE RACE MORNING FLOW MUCH EASIER & QUICKER. IF YOU ARE DRIVING IN ON RACE MORNING, WE TOTALLY UNDERSTAND, BUT KEEP IN MIND THAT YOU SHOULD GIVE YOURSELF EXTRA TIME ON RACE MORNING. PLEASE DO NOT SHOW UP AFTER 11:30 AM AS WE WILL BE MOVING FROM RACE DAY REGISTRATION TO THE RACE DAY KID'S DASH & 5K START.
THE SEASHORE STRIDERS DO ALLOW FRIENDS & RELATIVES TO PICK UP FOR OTHERS AS WELL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH & HAPPY NEW YEAR...
TIM BAMFORTH- SEASHORE STRIDER RACE DIRECTOR
Join the Seashore Striders to close out the year with a 5k out and back course beginning on the boardwalk and running north to the turn-a-round at Gordon's Pond, Cape Henlopen State Park.
9 & UNDER KIDS 1/4 MILE FUN RUN IS FREE WITH NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED AND NO TSHIRT....At 11:50 am the kid's will race 200m north on the boardwalk and 200m south to the finish line as the 5k runners gather by the finish and cheer on the young runners.
RACE LOCATION: The Bandstand at 1 Rehoboth Avenue; Rehoboth Beach, DE. 19971
RACE TIME: Kids Dash @ 11:50 and 5k at noon.
TO BENEFIT: Local Charities in the Cape Region
SPONSOR/HOST: Seashore Striders
RACE COURSE: 3.11 mile out & back course from the Boardwalk at Rehoboth Avenue to the entrance to Cape Henlopen State Park at Gordon's Pond.
COURSE ETIQUETTE
ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE REQUIRED TO RUN ON THE COURSE THAT IS MARKED WITH ARROWS AND CONES AND COMPLETE The FULL COURSE
PLEASE STAY ON THE ROAD WHERE IT IS MARKED AND POLICE ARE STATIONED
DO NOT RACE ON THE SIDEWALK, RUN THROUGH PRIVATE PROPERTY, OR RUN ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IN MOST CASES YOU SHOULD BE RACING WITH TRAFFIC. (FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE COURSE IS MARKED WITH ARROWS & CONES SO RUNNERS ARE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF WILMINGTON AND CHRISTIAN STREETS, THEN NO RUNNER SHOULD BE ON THE LEFT SIDE FACING TRAFFIC). ALSO, WHEN THE RACE IS DIRECTED AROUND A CONE OR CONES, FAILURE TO DO SO COULD RESULT IN CUTTING THE COURSE.
FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE RACE INSTRUCTIONS COULD RESULT IN A DISQUALIFICATION FROM THE EVENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION IN THIS MATTER. RACE DIRECTOR TIM-SS
RACE TIMING: Seashore Strider Event Production will chip time the event using the Chronotrack chip timing system.
RACE AMENITIES: Long Sleeve 100% Pre-Shrunk Cotton Race shirts guaranteed to all PRE-Registered participants by 12/23/25 ...register early...when we are out of t's - we are out. in 2024 the SS did not run out until the day before. Refreshments from the Giant and Bagels when available from Surf Bagel.
AWARDS: Overall Male & Female, Master Male & Female, and top 3 finishers in 5 year age groups from 9 & U to 80 & O
RACE PARKING: Parking will be on Rehoboth Avenue for this event and meters are not in effect.
REFUNDS/DEFERRAL: The Seashore Striders have a "No Refund" policy, however we make every possible attempt to please our client with the following options: 1. Transfer to a future Seashore Strider owned event of equal value before the end of the current year. 2. Donate your entry fee to the charity associated with the event or to the Seashore Strider Youth Running program. 3. Transfer/Defer to the following year at the same event. Thank You for your cooperation & understanding as some situations are beyond the control of the Seashore Striders.
RACE FAQ/POLICIES: Please familiarize yourself with the Seashore Strider FAQ & Policy page on the Seashore Strider website. Here is a link to the page: RACEWITHTHESTRIDERS
RACE DIRECTOR: Tim Bamforth, Seashore Striders/Seashore Strider Event Production, Inc. tim@seashorestrider.com
SEASHORE STRIDER STORE: READY-SET-GOSHOPPING
Dec 31, 2025
Distance — 3.1 Miles
Type — Road running
12:00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for December in Rehoboth Beach.
Rehoboth Beach is a city of 1,100 people in Delaware. It is a beach town along the Atlantic Ocean in Sussex County.
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