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[1]

Reported by:

southwestmba

Race rating (3)

• Organised?Yes
• Events on time?Yes


• Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
• Plenty of drink stations?Yes


• Post race activities? Average
• Overall course based on my ability: Just right


• Comments: Great course, great weather for running. The crowd support and volunteers were really good. I would say the race "extras" (Ie goodie bag, T-shirt, medal, expo) weren't too exciting, but the race was a great experience and a good value for the money (especially compared to a $440 IM price tag). A very good "small-big city marathon"

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[2]

Reported by:

JohnnyKay

Race rating (4)

• Organised?Yes
• Events on time?Yes


• Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
• Plenty of drink stations?Yes


• Post race activities? Average
• Overall course based on my ability: Just right


• Comments: Post race food is a little weak--mostly just bananas and bread. And there were a couple aid stations that only had water where they had indicated Gatorade would be. This threw off my hydration plan a bit, but overall was not a big deal. It's a great race in my hometown that I'll probably do again someday.

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[3]

Reported by:

Fargo296

Race rating (5)

• Organised?Yes
• Events on time?Yes


• Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
• Plenty of drink stations?Yes


• Post race activities? Good
• Overall course based on my ability: Just right


• Comments: Not being from Philadelphia, I have ALOT of complaints about the city. But when it comes to putting on races, the city of Philadelphia is second to none. I truly truly enjoy running this race and I haven't been able to find one complaint other than lack of close parking which is kinda beyond the organizer's abilities. Finished 2952nd out of 3824 males running the race.

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