Here are the runners to look out for at this year’s Delco 10 Miler
A few runners to watch in this weekend's Delco 10 Miler include Olympian Allie Wilson, a student raising money for Wallingford Elementary School's playground, and last year's defending champ.
The Delco 10 Miler hits the road for the second time Sunday. This year’s race will have a new course, a new pace, and is open to twice as many runners.
Here are a few of the runners to look out for:
Dad and son run for a personal cause
Will Getty, 8, is pumped to run the Delco 10 Miler, said his mom, Jessica, and dad, Mark, who will push him in an adaptive jogging stroller on Sunday. But it’s more than just a fun run for Will, who has cerebral palsy, and his family.
It’s also part of an effort to raise money for an accessible playground at Wallingford Elementary School with help from the Kyle Pease Foundation.
Pease, 41, who also has cerebral palsy, visited the school in 2025 to meet students and share his foundation’s purpose: creating inclusive opportunities in sports and endurance races for people with disabilities.
After his visit, teachers began brainstorming. What if Will and Pease participated in the Delco 10 Miler together? And could they support fundraising for the playground at the same time?
“It was a perfect opportunity to cheer them both on and to hold an event where we could raise the money and awareness of what we’re trying to do here,” special education teacher Lauren Bannon said.
The school, which is on the race course on Providence Road, will hold a festival with food, games, and a station to create signs for Will from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on the morning of the race. School officials recommended getting there early before Providence Road closes and using the school’s rear entrance on Kershaw Road.
The Kyle Pease Foundation donated Will’s jogging stroller and is managing fundraising for the playground. Donations can be made at https://givebutter.com/wes-loves-pease.
Will’s dad said a group of Wallingford teachers will take turns pushing Will to the finish line. Training has become a new way to bond for Will and his dad, and a playlist of Will’s favorite band, Coldplay, has been essential listening during practice runs.
“He sees people, waves to them, and if I put the music down for a second, he’s telling me to turn it back up,” Mark said.
Just a normal Sunday for Olympian Allie Wilson
Running 10 miles on a Sunday is part of the normal training routine for Strath Haven grad and Olympian Allie Wilson. This weekend, there will be a little more fanfare to it.
Wilson’s older sister, Val, is running the Delco 10 Miler and asked Allie to join her.
“I might as well have fun and get to be around other people for once, since I’m usually just running by myself,” Wilson said.
Is a gold medal in the bag? It’s a little bit longer than her usual race, Wilson said, by 9 and a half miles.
“My race is 800 meters,” Wilson said. “It’s less than two minutes long. Like I’m borderline a sprinter.”
But you don’t get to the Olympics without a competitive edge. Wilson originally planned to stick with Val in the race, but she said her sister told her not to.
“I know I’m going to get excited and I’m going to feel left out if I want to be trying to go with the people up front,” Wilson said. “We decided my competitiveness might come out too much.”
Next up for Wilson after the Delco 10 Miler: She’ll continue training with her sights set on a return to the Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028.
A run down memory lane for last year’s winner
The Delco 10 Miler charts a course through some of the most important parts of Zach Miller’s life.
The starting line is near Rose Tree Park, where Miller ran cross country races in high school and later proposed to his wife, Heather. It goes through Media, where he grew up, and passes through Widener University, which is Miller’s alma mater and the place he met Heather.
“It’s these little nuggets that make the race kind of special to me,” said Miller, 43, of West Chester.
One more nugget to make it special: Miller won the inaugural 10 Miler last year.
He’s been waking up at 5:15 a.m. on Wednesdays to train with longtime Downingtown West High School cross country coach Scott Burns and a group of fellow runners.
“I really wouldn’t be training or you know competing at the level I am without the support and kind of accountability of that group,” Miller said.
Miller said he’s excited for this year’s race, but considers Steve Jordan, another member of his group who is also training for the Olympics, to be the front runner.
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