Philadelphia Marathon Weekend Begins November 20: A Record 40,000 Runners, All Three Main Races Sold Out
Philadelphia, in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, hosts the 33rd year of Philadelphia Marathon Weekend from November 20 to 22. The City of Philadelphia and race officials announced on November 5 that an anticipated 40,000 participants will toe the start line, the largest field in race history, after 3,000 additional bibs were added to the full marathon.
The weekend opens with a free two-day Health & Fitness Expo at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, running Friday, November 20 from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday, November 21 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, November 21 features the Dietz & Watson Philadelphia Half Marathon (15,000 runners) and the Rothman Orthopaedics 8K (5,000). Sunday, November 22 brings the TIAA Philadelphia Marathon (20,000) and the Philadelphia Kids Run.
Registration for the marathon, half marathon, and 8K sold out in record time, and all challenge combinations have also sold out; Kids Run registration remains open but is expected to sell out. Executive Director David G. Wilson noted the weekend closes out America's 250th anniversary year.
New this year is a Coopah Shakeout Run on November 20, limited to registered race-weekend participants. The finish area adds two spectator viewing areas, a Children's Zone, and a Charity Village, and champions will again be crowned with golden kotinos wreaths made from olive branches grown in Marathon, Greece. First run in 1994 with 1,500 participants, the race now ranks among the top 10 marathons in the country.
Source: Philadelphia Marathon Weekend
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