Striders to stay busy with plenty of events this fall

The Seashore Striders will race away from the Delta variant and keep it away from Delmarva as the hope is that live racing can continue throughout the State of Delaware. We have raced all summer live with no issues and made safety changes to protect our participants. The summer season was not back to 100 percent, but races were live and back to about 50-60 percent of normal numbers. This fall, Seashore Striders will be busy with its road race scene as well as directing the Beacon, Mariner and Cape Henlopen High School home cross country meets. I will also direct a statewide cross country invite plus the Sussex County Cross Country Championships in late October, and the East Coast Youth Championships in November. The running scene is active in this area of Delmarva from youth runners to those in the 80+ age group, so sign up and join us on the starting line to support many great charities.

Here is a look at the Seashore Striders schedule for the fall months coming off the Last Blast Prediction 5K Saturday, Sept. 4. 

• Thursday, Sept. 9 - Eighth Run, White & Blue 5K, Del Tech, Georgetown, 6 p.m.
• Sunday, Sept. 12 - 17th Cannonball 5K Run, Lewes Historical Society, Lewes, 8:30 a.m.
• Sunday, Sept. 19 - Third Tunnel 2 Towers Delmarva 3.43m , Cape Henlopen State Park, Lewes, 9 a.m.
• Monday, Sept. 20 - Beacon & Mariner XC quad meet, Cape High, Lewes, 4 p.m.
• Wednesday, Sept. 22 - Cape HS XC six-team meet, Sandhill Fields, Georgetown, 4 p.m.
• Saturday, Sept. 25 - Inaugural Plantation Lakes 5K, Plantation Lakes, Millsboro, 9 a.m.
• Sunday, Sept. 26 - Sixth Paradise Grill Crushin’ Cancer 5K, Paradise Grill, Long Neck, 10 a.m.
• Saturday, Oct. 2 - Fifth Ashley Furio 5K Run/Walk, Crooked Hammock, Lewes, 9 a.m.
• Monday, Oct. 4 - Beacon XC Meet, Cape HS, Lewes, 4 p.m. 
• Wednesday, Oct. 13 - Cape HS XC meet, Sandhill Fields, Georgetown, 4 p.m. 
• Saturday, Oct. 16 - TBA (Hoping for a du or a tri, but not yet confirmed)
• Sunday, Oct. 17 - Seventh Herring Point 5K/10K, Cape Henlopen State Park, Lewes, 8 a.m.
• Monday, Oct. 18 - Mariner XC meet, Cape HS, Lewes, 4 p.m. 
• Friday, Oct. 22 - Sandhill Seashore XC Invite, Sandhill Fields, Georgetown, 4 p.m. 
• Saturday, Oct. 23 - Third Howl-O-Ween 5K, Martin Sutton Park, Ridgely, Md., 9 a.m.
• Sunday, Oct. 24 - 18th Mariners Bethel Trail Run 7M/5K, Camp Barnes, Bethany, 1 p.m.
• Monday, Oct. 25 - Beacon XC meet, Cape HS, Lewes, 4 p.m. 
• Wednesday, Oct. 27 - Sussex County XC Championships, Sandhill Fields, Georgetown, 4 p.m.
• Saturday, Oct. 30 - Inaugural Sea Witch Halloween Half, CHSP, Lewes, 8 a.m.
• Sunday, Oct. 31 - 31st Sea Witch Fall 5K Classic, Grove Park, Rehoboth Beach, 9 a.m.
• Monday, Nov. 1 - Beacon/Mariner XC meet, Cape HS, Lewes, 4 p.m. 
• Saturday, Nov. 6 - Fourth MAL Run for the Arts 5K Run, Riverwalk, Milford, 9 a.m.
• Saturday, Nov. 6 - Henlopen Conference XC Championships, Killens Pond, Felton, 2 p.m.
• Sunday, Nov. 7 - East Coast Regional XC Championships, Sandhill Fields, Georgetown, 11 a.m.
• Saturday, Nov. 27 - 12th Pumpkin Pie 5K Run, Grove Park, Rehoboth Beach, 9 a.m.
• Sunday, Nov. 28 - 18th Turkey Trot 5K, Sea Colony, Bethany Beach, 9 a.m.
• Saturday, Dec. 4 - 14th Seashore Marathon & Half-Marathon, Rehoboth Beach Running Company, Rehoboth Beach, 7 a.m.
• Saturday, Dec. 11 - 16th Run with Santa 5K, Cape Henlopen State Park, Lewes, 10 a.m.
• Sunday, Dec. 12 - Inaugural Canalside Inn 5K, Canalside Inn, Rehoboth Beach, TBA
• Friday, Dec. 31 - 18th Race into the New Year 5K, Bandstand, Rehoboth Beach, 12 p.m.

Cape cross country

The Cape cross country teams will host an intrasquad scrimmage at Cape Henlopen High School at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 1. Come out and get a peek at this year’s team as they race on campus over a 5K distance. The teams, coached by Matt Lindell, are coming off a year where the boys won the D1 state championship, and both the girls and boys won the Henlopen Conference Championships. It should be an exciting year with the teams traveling to the Lake Forest Cross Country Invite Saturday, Sept. 11, then to Sussex Tech Wednesday, Sept. 15, to kick things off.