Name: Wild & Rooted Trail Run
Start: 2026-10-17
End: 2026-10-17
Location: Hockessin

About the Event

Date: Saturday, October 17th, 2026

Bib Pickup: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

10K Start: 10:00 AM

5K Start: 10:15 AM

It was so fun, we decided to run it again! For the second year in a row, runners and walkers are invited to explore the breathtaking natural lands of Mt. Cuba Center with one-of-a-kind courses that wind through meadows and forests, alongside ponds, and across the same scenic terrain that Mt. Cuba’s conservation team manages to restore and protect native habitats.

This year we will host the same 5K route but also add on a challenging 10K course that takes you deeper into the “wild side” of Mt. Cuba.

Register for the 5K or 10K by October 2nd to receive a Wild & Rooted Trail Run shirt!

Races Offered

Wild & Rooted 10K Trail Run

Oct 17, 2026

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Distance — 10K

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Type — Running

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08:30

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$45.00

Wild & Rooted 5K Trail Run/Walk

Oct 17, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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08:30

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$40.00

Wild & Rooted Spectator Pass

Oct 17, 2026

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Distance — Wild & Rooted Spectator Pass

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Type — Running

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08:30

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$10.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Hockessin.

thermostat Temperature

3.8° / 12.7°

wb_sunny Feels like

-0.6° / 8.6°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

7h 32m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.9 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

0.4 cm

air Avg wind speed

13.3 km/h (Gentle breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

64.1%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:48

nightlight Sunset

17:47

About Hockessin

Learn more about the host city, Hockessin.

Hockessin, is a small, rapidly growing town in northern New Castle County, right on the border with Pennsylvania. Centered between two major highways, Route 7, or Limestone Road, and Route 41, Lancaster Pike, Hockessin offers a quiet reprieve for travelers and residents alike. The center of town is based mostly around small businesses; locally owned restaurants, salons, boutiques, and a smattering of other commercial establishments. A laid-back atmosphere, peaceful neighborhoods, and picturesque scenery all make Hockessin an extremely desirable place to live: its population grew by more than a third, to 13,500, between 1990 and 2010.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Video

Watch highlights and course previews from previous years.

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Wild & Rooted Trail Run.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Jonah Zink	M	17	Gap, PA	18:36.82
🥈	Marshall Eppehimer	M	15	—	18:42.21
🥉	Jalen Andrew	M	25	—	19:18.14
4	Aidan Falstad	M	17	Millington, MD	19:33.54
5	Skyler Evans	M	16	Wilmington, DE	20:00.23
6	Grace Walker	F	15	Clayton, DE	21:30.89
7	Thomas Griffith	M	32	Wilmington, DE	22:07.48
8	Melissa Fitzgibbon	F	25	Landenberg, PA	22:34.86
9	Daniel Vila	M	35	Philadelphia, PA	22:52.05
10	M. Irwin	F	12	Hockessin, DE	22:56.59
11	Nick Golter	M	20	Avondale, PA	23:27.01
12	Melanie Williams	F	35	Elkton, MD	23:39.16
13	Ryan Panaro	M	40	West Chester, PA	24:01.4
14	Chris Jewett	M	42	—	24:06.48
15	Peter Irwin	M	39	Hockessin, DE	24:14.03
16	Adam Pysher	M	24	Philadelphia, PA	25:02.21
17	Brett Kelly	M	25	Wilmington, DE	25:16.69
18	Gabriel Gonzalez	M	42	Newark, DE	25:59.35
19	M. Jewett	M	11	—	25:59.84
20	Aaron Schauber	M	35	Elkton, MD	26:15.09
21	Andrew Webster	M	42	Bel Air, MD	26:16.61
22	Kim Eppehimer	F	49	—	26:21.79
23	C. Webster	F	11	Bel Air, MD	26:22.81
24	Tiffiney Carney	F	45	Washington, DC	26:35.41
25	John Birkmire	M	52	Jarrettsville, MD	26:56.74
26	Dana Adamson	F	55	Swarthmore, PA	26:58.22
27	Hannah Matthews	F	26	Smyrna, DE	27:39.21
28	Matthew Shaffner	M	46	Bear, DE	27:47.85
29	Jeff Stouch	M	66	Mount Joy, PA	28:21.23
30	Samuel Stiteler	M	15	West Deptford, NJ	28:27.53
31	Kimberly Webster	F	42	Bel Air, MD	28:34.74
32	L. Herrera	M	10	Miami, FL	28:53.12
33	Justin Hahn	M	21	Wilmington, DE	28:54.46
34	Brian Brown	M	58	Broomall, PA	29:06.48
35	Howard Kutcher	M	59	Wilmington, DE	29:06.55
36	Denise Mroz	F	56	Haddon Heights, NJ	29:12.25
37	Jan Summers	F	64	Mullica Hill, NJ	29:30.61
38	Ingmar Centurion	M	29	Hockessin, DE	29:52.9
39	William Griffith	M	66	Wilmington, DE	30:07.46
40	Karen Guerrero	F	65	Phoenixville, PA	30:20.46
41	Charles Copeland	M	62	Wilmington, DE	30:30.4
42	Samantha Kennard	F	42	Washington, DC	30:33.56
43	Ishnee Dupont	F	52	Kennett Square, PA	30:38.46
44	Haley Jordan	F	25	Hockessin, DE	30:44.92
45	Jason Stiteler	M	25	West Deptford, NJ	30:48.88
46	Quentin Stalker	M	22	Washington, DC	31:05.99
47	Alexandrea Carper	F	23	Wilmington, DE	31:24.98
48	Amaya Gonzalez	F	21	Newark, DE	31:29.32
49	Fabiola Avila	F	40	Newark, DE	31:35.62
50	Jonathan Wray	M	30	West Chester, PA	31:36.68