Name: Friends 5K Run/Walk, benefiting the Friends of the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute
Start: 2026-09-27
End: 2026-09-27
Location: Newark

About the Event

Join us for the 4th Annual Friends 5K Run/Walk benefiting the Friends of the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute. This year's event will be at the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center campus in Newark, Delaware.

Proceeds for this year's race will be used to support groundbreaking bench-to-bedside cancer research in order to speed the discoveries made in scientific labs to clinical trials that benefits patients.

Your support will help provide vital early-stage funding to accelerate translational cancer research.

Races Offered

Friends 5K Run/Walk

Sep 27, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

timer

09:00

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$35.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for September in Newark.

thermostat Temperature

16.2° / 25.7°

wb_sunny Feels like

15.6° / 25.2°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

8h 31m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.9 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

9.6 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

High

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (5.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

73.0%

wb_twilight Sunrise

06:44

nightlight Sunset

19:10

About Newark

Learn more about the host city, Newark.

Newark is in Delaware.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Friends 5K Run/Walk, benefiting the Friends of the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute — 2023.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Chris Mitchell	M	41	Hockessin, DE	18:51
🥈	Bailey O’Brien	M	27	Wilmington, DE	20:06
🥉	Dario Ciabattoni	M	18	Hockessin, DE	20:17
4	Matteo Lambert	M	13	Vienna, VA	20:22
5	Ryan Pommerening	M	48	Wilmington, DE	20:25
6	Frank A Ursomarso Jr	M	58	Wilmington, DE	20:31
7	Jon Tower	M	50	Middletown, DE	20:47
8	Ben Pommerening	M	16	Wilmington, DE	20:50
9	Kyle MacWade	M	36	Marcus Hook, PA	20:52
10	Richard Scrivener	M	36	New Castle, DE	22:02
11	Brennen Keith	M	14	Middletown, DE	22:03
12	Michael Farnan	M	42	Wilmington, DE	22:06
13	Rishi Sanjeev	M	14	Wilmington, DE	23:07
14	Anthony Maisano	M	17	Newark, DE	23:29
15	Molly Bergamo	F	34	Wilmington, DE	23:29
16	Allison Tully	F	27	Wilmington, DE	23:57
17	Grace Guillebeau	F	32	Wilmington, DE	24:19
18	Robert Duke	M	41	Wilmington, DE	24:25
19	Shane Reil	M	36	Wallingford, PA	24:28
20	Vince Burch	M	52	Bear, DE	24:40
21	Brandon Slawson	M	36	Wilmington, DE	24:51
22	Nick Cardace	M	27	Bear, DE	25:06
23	David Leiendecker	M	36	Wilmington, DE	25:08
24	Aashish Prashanth	M	16	Bear, DE	25:11
25	Meredith Giacco	F	43	Wilmington, DE	25:14
26	Robert Cronin	F	32	Newark, DE	25:18
27	Chris Collins	M	39	Clayton, DE	25:27
28	Sharon Massello	F	59	Bear, DE	25:47
29	Dylan Dombroski	M	24	Newark, DE	25:48
30	Alivia Gillard	F	25	Newark, DE	25:50
31	Heather Elzey	F	45	Magnolia, DE	25:53
32	W. Bradley	M	10	Hockessin, DE	26:02
33	Mike Bernardo	M	60	Wilmington, DE	26:02
34	Luis Maisonet	M	29	Philadelphia, PA	26:04
35	Jon Strasser	M	50	Wilmington, DE	26:06
36	Mohammad Khan	M	20	New Castle, DE	26:51
37	Colin Keith	M	28	Middletown, DE	26:51
38	Lauren Duffield	F	38	Landenberg, PA	26:53
39	C. Mitchell	M	9	Hockessin, DE	27:03
40	Jon Pitzo	M	34	Newark, DE	27:05
41	A. Hileman	F	11	Newark, DE	27:07
42	L. Scrivener	M	8	New Castle, DE	27:10
43	Catherine Mitchell	F	40	Hockessin, DE	27:21
44	E. Wagner	F	11	Wilmington, DE	27:29
45	William Bryant	M	47	Wilmington, DE	27:46
46	Michael Murphy	M	57	Lewes, DE	27:53
47	Loretta McAleer	F	48	Wilmington, DE	28:04
48	O. Tweedie	M	11	Wilmington, DE	28:14
49	T. Corrado	M	9	Kennett Square, PA	28:23
50	Zoe Heifetz	F	17	Wilmington, DE	28:25

Runner Reviews

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