Dover Colonial Running Festival

07/09/2021

02/22/2021

More Details Coming Soon!

06/06/2020

The 33rd Annual Dover Colonial Running Festival has been postponed until 2021. We hope to see you there!

06/14/2019

Some of the 2019 Dover Colonial Running Festival Winners accepting their awards from Dover Colonial Rotary Club President Paul Jones

06/14/2019

A few pics of some of the Members of the Dover Colonial Rotary Club helping out at the 2019 Dover Colonial Running Festival

06/13/2019

Congratulations to the winners, and many thanks to everyone who came out for a great evening! More pics and vids to come!

06/10/2019

This Wednesday, June 12th 2019! The 32nd annual Dover Colonial Running Festival! Fun for the whole family and for runners and walkers of all ages! Be There!

06/08/2019

The Dover Colonial Rotary Club Prepares For the 32nd Annual Dover Colonial Running Festival, Featuring The Dover Mile and The Colonial 5K, This Wednesday, June 12th!

The Colonial Rotary Club of Dover addressed the final details of the forthcoming 32nd Annual Dover Mile and Colonial 5K Run at a recent club meeting. Leading the discussion were Alex Vaughan, the club in-coming president, and Ray Parker of TriSports. This year’s event will be held on Wednesday, June 12th – rain or shine. The starting and finishing line will be located at the Governors Café across from Woodburn, the Governor’s House.

Both gentlemen went over all the details indicating that there were some changes, one of these being the route for the mile run. Rather than going up State Street as in the past, it will basically be along American Avenue, turning onto Maryland, down to Delaware, then Kent and finally Kings Highway, ending at the Governors Café area. Another change will be the availability of greeters who will welcome and assist the runners by directing them to the proper registration table. Thanks to the new route, a $600 saving is estimated as fewer police officers will be needed to stop incoming traffic. In addition, there will not be a need for a bus to bring the runners to the starting line.

All monies raised via this event go right back into the community outreach. Registration for the event will begin at 5:00 pm, the flag ceremony at 5:30 pm, the Dover mile at 6:00 pm, the 5K run at 6:30 pm and the awards scheduled for 7:45 pm. It is very important that everyone be on time for their selected activity thus avoiding unnecessary delays.

For additional information regarding this annual event please access www.dovermile.com

06/05/2019

Less than ONE WEEK to go before the starting gun fires on Wednesday, June 12th! Visit www.dovermile.com to register in advance RIGHT NOW!

05/20/2019

The 32nd Annual Dover Running Festival will be held on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at Governors Cafe, 144 Kings Highway, Dover, DE.

The Dover Mile Run/Walk will begin at 6:00 p.m.

The Colonial 5K Run/Walk will begin at 6:30 p.m., and is USATF Certified!

Both events are open to all ages, for both competitive and non-competitive participants. All participants should arrive at least an hour early in order to register (or confirm your registration if you have already registered online at www.dovermile.com).

There will also be an award ceremony at 7:45 p.m.

We hope to see you there!